Background

• To learn more and to apply for the vacancy kindly upload a filled in  UNDP PERSONAL HISTORY FORM (P11), it can be downloaded at the following link:UNDP PERSONAL HISTORY FORM 
• Individual contract for the services of an interpreter/translator can be offered to qualified candidates, nationals of any country.

• The information about the Individual contract modality can be found at: TYPES OF UNDP CONTRACTS AND THEIR CONDITIONS, OFFERED BY THE UNDP OFFICE IN BELARUS

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provision of interpretation into English/Russian and vice versa at bilateral and multilateral meetings, negotiations, conferences, workshops, seminars;
• Provision interpretation (English/Russian) for international staff during meetings with counterparts and field trips to project sites;
• Producing qualitative written Russian/English and vice versa translation of documents
• Interpretation provided at specific requests;
• Qualitative and timely delivery of translation services provided at specific requests.

Competencies

• Knowledge and practical experience with UNDP and/or other international organizations is an asset;
• Confidence to undertake oral translation and at training activities, high level meetings;
• Excellent interpersonal and cross-cultural skills and ability to convey messages clearly, succinctly and accurately
• Ability to think clearly and precisely articulate.

Required Skills and Experience

• University Degree in foreign languages
• Fluency in spoken and written Russian/Belarusian/English;
• A minimum of 3 years progressive experience in translating /interpreting  preferably for a donor funded technical assistance project or at governmental or international organizations level;
• Experience in communicating and cooperating with governmental, non-governmental, donors and private agencies is an asset;
• Good knowledge of computer applications.

Interested individual consultants must submit on-line or by e-mail tenders.by@undp.by (please indicate # of tender 262/2014) the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

• Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability (Annex #2)
• Financial proposal (Annex #2)
• Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 2 references (or contact information of at least 2 people who could provide a reference upon request).

All documents required (Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability, CV or P11 and Financial Proposal) shall be presented altogether in just one (1) envelope, if submitted by courier, or in one email transmission, or as an attachment to an on-line application, without password encryption. 

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED ON ROLLING BASIS.

The candidates will be evaluated based on the following methodology:

Cumulative analysisWhen using this weighted scoring method, the award of the contract should be made to the individual consultant whose offer received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria:

Total score=Technical Score + Financial Score

Example

* Technical Criteria weight; [70%], maximum 700 points

* Financial Criteria weight; [30%], maximum 300 points

All the offers of individual consultants who scored 490 (70% from 700) and more points during the desk review/interview are acceptable for financial evaluation. The lowest technically qualified proposal receives 300 points and all the other technically qualified proposals receive points in inverse proportion according to the formula:

P=Y*(L/Z), where

P=points for the financial proposal being evaluated

Y=maximum number of points for the financial proposal

L= price of the lowest price proposal

Z=price of the proposal being evaluated

ANNEXES:

ANNEX #1 - TERMS OF REFERENCE

ANNEX#2 - Letter to UNDP Confirming Interest and Availability and FINANCIAL PROPOSAL

ANNEX#3 - IC CONTRACT TEMPLATE

ANNEX#4 - IC GENERAL CONDITIONS

Applied scoring system:

Scoring table: