UNDP Jobs - 47184- Procurement of Individual Professional Translation

Procurement of Individual Professional Translation Services on Framework Basis to (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS)/ Regional Programme Division (RPD)

Location :

Beirut, LEBANON

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

17-Jul-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year from Contract Signature.

Languages Required :

Arabic English French

Expected Duration of Assignment :

One year from Contract Signature.

UNDP is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS)/ Regional Programme Division (RPD) is currently running the following projects: Anti-Corruption and Integrity in the Arab Countries (ACIAC), the Aid for Trade Initiative for the Arab States (AFTIAS), the Arab Development Portal (ADP), the Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) and the Arab Knowledge Report (AKR).

The services provided by the successful candidate shall therefore cover any of the above-mentioned projects upon request.

Duties and Responsibilities

The translation of the Regional Programme Division (RPD) documents will be the responisbility of the Translator, including, but not limited to:

Proper Arabic, English and French language writing;
Proper presentation and style to meet the highest standards;
The translation should consider the spirit of the original text;
Check the quality of the final text and ensure its correctness;
Revisit the translated text as required attending to all remarks of the Project Director, Chief Technical Advisor or Project Manager;
Translating all parts of the document; this includes all charts, figures, and tables as well as statistical annex;
Translating documents to Arabic, English and French. The documents consist of papers, reports and studies for RPD projects;
Take into consideration the overall remarks and recommendations of the RPD proof readers and the Project Director, Chief Technical Advisor or Project Manager, will have the final say regarding the text, adjustments and final acceptance of the translated version.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modeling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treats all people fairly without favoritism;
Fulfills all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.

Functional Competencies:

Excellent writing skills;
Good Relevant IT skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

M.A. degree in Translation.

Experience:

At least ten years of professional experience in translation.

Language:

High level of competency in Arabic, English and French are required.

Kindly refer to the Individual Consultant Procurement Notice and all related Annexes by visiting the below link:

http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/operations/procurement/

Please make sure to submit all the requested documents/information; otherwise, your application will be considered incomplete.