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UN Global Compact Translation for gender equality material (English to Italian)

United States

Opportunity Deadline

05/09/2023

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Job Description

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Male, Female, Both

General

  • Description of assignment title
    UN Global Compact Translation for gender equality material (English to Italian)
  • Assignment country
    United States of America
  • Expected start date
    Invalid Date
  • Sustainable Development Goal
    5. Gender equality
  • For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?
    1 – 5 hours per week
  • Host entity
    UN Global Compact
  • Type
    Online
  • Duration
    4 weeks
  • Number of assignments
    1

Details
Mission and objectives

The Global Compact’s mission is anchored on Ten Principles that are universal timeless, and incontestable. These principles apply to all types of entities, sizes of business, wherever they operate in the world. They are the framework for what a responsible business must build into its ways of working.

The United Nations Global Compact is uniquely positioned to support companies as they align their practices for a sustainable and inclusive future while building back stronger from the COVID-19 pandemic. With the broad-based support of all 193 participant countries of the United Nations General Assembly, the UN Global Compact remains the single, global normative authority and reference point for action and leadership within a growing global corporate sustainability movement.

Context
The material is used as part of the Target Gender Equality accelerator. This initiative has been engaging more than 2.000 companies to date in setting and meeting ambitious targets for gender balance, women’s leadership and equal pay for work of equal value. You can learn more about the initiative here: https://unglobalcompact.org/take-action/target-gender-equality/

Task description
We are seeking translation from English to Italian. The selected online volunteer will translate the following:

1. Three Decks including Notes section
2. Three Word documents

Ideally the candidate would have some understanding of common terms used in the area of gender equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as knowledge of how to edit material in power point documents.

Translators should make sure to use gender-inclusive language throughout. Please see guidelines: https://www.un.org/en/gender-inclusive-language/guidelines.shtml

Requirements
Required experience
Translation skills from English to Italian

Languages
Italian, Level: Fluent, Required

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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