Translation of outreach materials – UNV jobs in the USA

• Location: USA
• Vacancy No: N/A 
• Salary: N/A
• Organization: UNV
• Gender: Both
• Deadline:  2024-04-03

Details
Mission and objectives
UNDP’s mandate is to end poverty, build democratic governance, rule of law, and inclusive institutions. We advocate for change, and connect countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.

Context
The Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) at UNDP is looking for Online Volunteers with experience in translating documents to help SECU translate a short document. The Online Volunteer would receive the original 2-page document and will have about a week to complete the translation.

Task type
Translation and Interpretation

Task description
The Social and Environmental Compliance Unit (SECU) at UNDP is seeking Online Volunteers who can assist us in translating a 2-page outreach document into Portuguese, Russian, Bengali, Bahasa Indonesian, and/or Hindi.

Requirements
Required experience
– Proficiency in English and at least one of the following languages Portuguese, Russian, Bengali, Bahasa Indonesian, Swahili, and/or Hindi.
– Attention to detail to ensure accuracy and fidelity to the original document’s meaning.
– Experience in document translation or related fields, such as interpretation, language teaching, or linguistic studies.

Languages
English, Level: Fluent, Required
Portuguese, Level: Mother tongue, Desirable
Russian, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Bengali, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Indonesian, Level: Fluent, Desirable
Swahili, Level: Mother tongue, Desirable
Hindi, Level: Mother tongue, Desirable

Other information
Inclusivity statement
United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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