Background

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Regional Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean (RBLAC) in collaboration with the UNDP Caribbean network of offices – Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Barbados and the OECS undertook the formulation of a first Caribbean-wide Human Development Report (CHDR) on Citizens’ Security. Using Global UNDP HDR processes, analysis and methodologies, the Caribbean HDR reviewed crime and security in the Caribbean with data analysis and information from a human development perspective. The report defines short and medium-term policy recommendations based on the social aspects of security which impact on citizen safety, youth violence, education, unemployment and inequality, inclusive economic growth, migration, and drug use and alcohol abuse.  One of the primary recommendations from the report is the urgent need for the region to shift from traditional concepts of state security to a broader multidimensional concept that focuses on citizen security and safety and wellbeing of Caribbean citizens.  

An assessment of youth, insecurity and juvenile justice systems, conducted by USAID/ESC in the Caribbean point at the lack of standardized data on crime and violence and their drivers. Raw data are available in different forms and at different stages of the criminal justice process due to the diversity of entities that generate security statistics, the absence of clear guidelines, and weak inter-institutional coordination and information sharing.

National consultations and assessments conducted by UNDP in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean point at four interrelated key problems: 1. Deficient evidence-based citizen security policies due to 2. Lack of reliable and comparable national and regional statistics, 3. Weak coordination at national, sub-regional and regional levels, and, 4. Weak institutional and CSO capacities. 4) The importance of up-to-date data inform prevention programme design, monitoring and evaluation. 

The data gaps resulting from these challenges are further aggravated by different definitions of security concepts, non-standardized indicators and inconsistent use of information; dispersion of information and a multiplicity of information sources; sporadic initiatives in the area of information management; lack of unified technical criteria and permanent technical capacities within the national and regional institutions; absence or lack of understanding of a preventive focus in information management; low citizen participation in discussions on citizen security; and absence of mechanisms and capacities to mainstream gender into the analysis and management of citizen security related information and public policies.

Based on this, UNDP seeks to work with countries in the Eastern and Southern Caribbean (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago to improve institutional capacity for evidenced based decision making and programming. The project intends to achieve two components:1) improving the quality, comparability and reliability of data and information and crime and violence; 2) and regional collaboration and networking on crime and violence strengthened. These components will be achieved by improving regional and national institutional capacity to collect, monitor, and analyze citizen security and apply it to decision-making and policy formulation at both level through the development of IT applications and specific training on Citizen Security and Crime Analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the overall guidance and direction of the CariSECURE Team Leader, the Consultant will:

• Translate various training documents from Spanish to English.
• This includes text contained in figures, boxes, graphs, tables, photo captions, sources and other similar content;

Documents to be translated/adjusted as follows:  Kinldy note document 2 – 4 are accessible via the link provided at Item 2.

1. UNDP Information Management Course
2. Curso de Gestion de Informacion en Seguridad Ciudadana. Link:  https://www.infosegura.org/2017/08/09/curso-de-gestion-de-informacion-en-seguridad-ciudadana/
3. Construyendo politicas de serguridad ciudadana basadas en evidencia
4. Ejercicios de applicacion

Consultant is expected to perform terminology research and consult UN manuals or content related materials to ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of all translations.

The Consultant is also expected to provide infographic support (boxes, graphs, tables with translated content. In addition, the Consultant is expected to suggest, with the support of CariSECURE team, examples of issues from the Caribbean region.

Documents to be translated/reviewed with the number of pages

REGIMEN OF PAYMENT:

Competencies

• Perfect mastery of English/Spanish (i.e. mother tongue) and excellent knowledge of English ( University degree or higher);
• Bachelor’s degree in Translation or documentation of and accredited and valid translator competence test that is equivalent to a final exam for any Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in translation from an accredited institution of higher education. Post-graduate qualification in translation studied, applied linguistics or related discipline would be a strong asset;
• Demonstrated ability to produce a high-quality translation in the language(s) required;
• Knowledge of security related expressions and terminology required;
• Basic Infographic knowledge is required;
• Client oriented with ability to meet short deadlines.

Required Skills and Experience

Years of experience:

At least 4 years’ experience as a professional translator/proof reader, preferably with the UN or other international organizations, multinational companies.