Antecedentes
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Office in Timor Leste has been working to support the country to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and reduce human poverty. UNDP’s on-going Country Programme Action Plan 2015-2019 (CPAP) is positioned within the overarching objective of the Timor-Leste United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2015-2019, which elaborates on four outcomes and seventeen sub-outcomes to respond to the evolving needs within each sector. The formulation of the UNDAF in turn has been guided by the SDGs and the National Development Priorities which were defined in the Government’s Strategic Development Plan 2011-2030. One of the current Governance Programme’s projects is the Parliament Project.
PARLIAMENT PROJECT
Since the inauguration in 2002, the National Parliament has successfully fulfilled its constitutional mandates – legislative, oversight, representational functions - which led the political, economic, and social development in Timor-Leste.
Despite the considerable progress, the National Parliament is facing with several challenges in terms of its institutional capacity which constrain it to perform its mandates the best. These challenges are namely insufficient technical expertise and systemic training mechanism, low digital capacity, absence of effective engagement with citizens, and weak in international relation management.
To address the abovementioned challenges, the project will focus on the National Parliament’s further institutional development particularly in training and capacity building, technical expertise, regulatory impact analysis, digital transformation, citizen engagement, communication, and international relations. The project will also ensure that all the support are mainstreaming gender, human rights, environment, and SDGs.
Pro PALOP-TL SAI
Additionally, the Parliament Project is supporting the UNDP-EU Project for Strengthening technical and functional skills of Supreme Audit Institutions, National Parliaments, and Civil Society for the control of public finances in the PALOP and Timor Leste (Pro PALOP-TL SAI in implementing the COVID-19 Mitigation Plan to favor relevant national counterparts in each beneficiary country, including Timor Leste.
Within this context, the Parliament project is seeking to engage a consultant for provision of professional interpretation services for the vast webinars/dialogues programme that is project has. The consultant’s work will aim to ensure that all events, internal documents, and publications issued by each of the projects have a coherent and uniform understanding by the different counterparts involves in the initiatives.
Deberes y responsabilidades
The interpreter/translator will work under the direct supervision of the Parliament Project’s Chief Technical Advisor, and for the above-mentioned projects, and he/she will be requested to deliver the services below:
1. Translation Services (Portuguese/Tetum to English, English to Portuguese/Tetum)
- Produce 100% accurate translation from Portuguese/Tetum to English or vice versa of various documents, written / recorded speeches, talking points, presentations, brochures, fact sheets, reports, website content, press releases, etc. as assigned by UNDP.
- Use the appropriate terminology considering the style and nuances of the original text. Areas frequently covered by such documents include legal, public relations and Business texts, etc.
- Quality check and proofreading of translation ensuring no typographical errors in the final text.
- Make necessary corrections or changes required by UNDP or its partners and re-submit corrected text within the agreed timeframe.
- Deliver the translated documents as per the plan developed by the Chief Technical Advisor of the Project, as per each specific assignment.
2. Consecutive Interpretation Services (Portuguese/Tetum to English, English to Portuguese/Tetum)
- Provide consecutive interpretation during project events (ceremonies, workshops, webinars, trainings, conferences, informative community events, etc.) and meetings (technical working groups meetings, meetings between international advisors/experts or UNDP representatives and local counterparts, etc.).
3. Simultaneous Interpretation Services (Portuguese/Tetum to English, English to Portuguese/Tetum)
- Provide simultaneous interpretation during project events (ceremonies, workshops, webinars, trainings, conferences, etc.) and meetings (technical working groups meetings, meetings between international advisors/experts or UNDP representatives and local counterparts, etc.).
Competencias
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Achieve Results: | LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Think Innovatively: | LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, makes improvements | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learn Continuously: | LEVEL 1: Open minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, asks for feedback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Adapt with Agility: | LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, is flexible | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Act with Determination: | LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Engage and Partner: | LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, forms positive relationships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Enable Diversity and Inclusion: | LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, confront discrimination | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Habilidades y experiencia requeridas
Min. Academic Education | High school graduate or bachelor degree in the field of literature, international development, or relevant field. |
Min. years of relevant Work experience | Secondary education with minimum of 6 years or University degree with 3 years of relevant working experience in Interpretation and translation services, programme or management support in an international organization and/or a non-governmental organization and/or the private sector; |
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