English/ Russian Translator

Background

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, the UN Women will lead and coordinate United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.

UN Women Kazakhstan is working with national governments, civil society and international actors to promote women’s leadership and political participation in all spheres of life. Enhancing women’s economic empowerment to promote women’s ability to secure decent jobs, accumulate assets, and influence institutions and public policies. Ending violence against women and girls by tackling root causes to prevent violence, raise awareness of its causes and consequences and ensure gender-sensitive protection services for survivors. Enabling women’s participation and influence in all aspects of peace and security and humanitarian action to prevent and resolve conflicts and ensure that women have access to justice and are protected from discrimination and human rights violations. Advocating for transparent national planning and budgeting that provides adequate public financing for gender equality and adopts gender-responsive budgets that channel adequate resources to both women and men providing intergovernmental support so that Member Statescan act to meet their international commitments and implement key gender equality norms and standards.

The objective of this assignment is to provide high quality written translation and editing services from English to Russian vice versa, as well as consecutive and simultaneous translation (retainer contract basis).

Duties and Responsibilities

The consultants will work under the direct supervision of the UN Women Kazakhstan Programme Staff and will be responsible for the following.

• Translate and edit various UN Women working documents from English to Russian vice versa using appropriate programmatic language.
• Ensure accuracy of terms and terminology is used in the document.
• Include annexes, tables, graphics and infographics to visualize the key statements and issues covered by the written submission where applicable.
• Consult with the Programme Staff when required on interpretation of data generated from the survey for further presentation.
• Submit a draft translated research documents to the Programme Staff for review/comments and submit final document based on the feedback provided.
• Maintain the statistical data to support the analysis and ensure evidence-based recommendations for policy related actions as is on the original document.
• Complete the work within the agreed timeline and submit the final translation in the required language either in Russian or in English. All work will be requested, carried out and delivered remotely without any need for travel under the scope of this TOR. Expected deliverables and payment procedures The selected consultants will be responsible for delivering the following deliverables.

Competencies

Core Values

• Respect for Diversity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf

Functional Competencies

• Possesses the ability to work independently, under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Good knowledge of technical area.
• Experience in translation and editing of research documents.

Application process

Qualified and interested candidates can view the vacancy and apply online at https://jobs.undp.org/. The interested candidates must submit the following documents/ information to demonstrate their qualification:

• Completed UN Women Personal History (P11) form, that can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment/;
• Financial proposal (in KZT) with breakdown for each particular expected result/ deliverable highlighted in the terms of reference. For more detailed information please read ToR in English (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IaSC8GbZgxJ5Lj4GkneiXSL70pAra1wH/view?usp=sharing)

Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, hence all supporting documents: P11 form, certificates and financial proposal must be scanned as one attachment. Applications without completed UN Women P11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. 

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Master’s degree in Linguistics, Economics Sciences, Social Science, Humanities, Gender Equality or area relevant to the requirements of the TOR.

Working Experience

• At least 3 years of professional translation experience in Russian and English in development related issues and gender equality/women’s rights.
• Demonstrated good understanding of technical terms used in areas of human development, socioeconomic aspects, statistics, gender and youth.
• Previous experience working with UN Women and UN agencies and/or international organisations is an asset.

Knowledge of languages

• Fluency in written and oral Russian and English required.

Other:

• Good computer skills in Windows environment, knowledge of internet communications and command of MS Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point).