Translator Consultancy (Retainer) two positions

Background

Background/Context

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with Women-CSOS and other relevant actors. 

In Myanmar, UN Women’s priorities include ensuring that stakeholders have increased information for policymaking and multi-sectoral response planning and programming across the humanitarian peace and development nexus, developing and implementing social cohesion and livelihood initiatives for women in emergencies by increasing capacity on humanitarian action for women led CSOs and humanitarian stakeholders and supporting increased access to effective services and protection mechanisms for violence against women. 

Duties and Responsibilities

Description of Responsibilities/ Scope of Work

The consultant will work under supervision of Programme Specialists, UN Women Myanmar to ensure following tasks and deliverable are submitted.

• Translation of documents from English into Myanmar (costed per number of words)
• Translation of documents from Myanmar to English (costed per page)
• Proof-reading of documents from English into Myanmar (costed per number of words)
• Proof-reading of documents from Myanmar to English (costed per page)

Deliverable

Unit Type

Quantity

Unit

Written translation per word from English to Myanmar

word

100,000

Words

Proof reading per word from English to Myanmar

word

40,000

Words

Written translation per page from Myanmar to English

word

50

Pages

Proof reading per page from Myanmar to English

word

50

Pages

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

This consultant will be home-based for on-line service.

The consultant will be engaged under a retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the consultant depending on need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee.

Competencies

Core Values: 

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies: 

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: 

https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values 

Required Skills and Experience

Education and Certification:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in any related field.

Experience:

• At least 4 years’ professional experience in English-Myanmar-English written translation services.
• At least 4 years professional experience in proof reading.
• Experience in translation for UN agencies or other development organizations is preferable.
• Familiarity with Programme management/Results Based Management, CEDAW, Gender and Development, Women, Peace and Security, Migration terminologies and humanitarian terminologies is required.

Language

• Fluency in both English and Myanmar language is required.

V. How to Apply 

• Personal P11 (P11 can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc )

A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page)

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