Transcribe and translate interviews (Arabic-English)

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Mission and objectives

The IPC-IG is a global forum for South-South dialogue on innovative development policies guided by a partnership agreement between UNDP and the Government of Brazil, represented by the Secretariat of Strategic Affairs of the Presidency of the Republic (SAE/PR). The IPC-IG’s mandate is to promote the production and dissemination of studies and policy recommendations, the exchange of best practices in development initiatives and the expansion of South–South cooperation. The leading voice for inclusive growth in and for the South The IPC-IG was founded in 2004. Since 2013, the UNDP Brazil Country Office has offered operational support and its Resident Representative is the director of the Centre. The Brazilian Institute of Applied Economic Research (IPEA) hosts the IPC-IG and contributes substantively through the participation of its body of researchers in the Centre’s activities. The IPC-IG has disseminated over 1.000 policy-oriented research publications that provide useful insights into various issues related to inclusive growth strategies. It has established and consolidated a global network that covers 189 countries. Its reach extends to over 37,000 selected stakeholders working in related areas at government level, in academia, the United Nations and civil society organisations. The IPC-IG’s training sessions, workshops and study tours have already involved more than 7,000 representatives from around 50 developing countries. The IPC-IG website receives a monthly average of over 160,000 visits, with visitors from over 170 countries.

Context

One of the main gaps in social protection in developing countries remains the limited coverage of contributory schemes among agricultural workers, especially in regions where the agricultural sector is essential for livelihoods, such as the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region. Countries in the region have been discussing reforms of their social protection systems, including options to extend the coverage of contributory schemes to workers who have been traditionally excluded. Against this background, the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG), the FAO Regional Office for the NENA and the ILO Regional Office for the Arab States joined forces to further discuss policy options, highlighting the trade-offs that NENA countries face to expand social insurance for agricultural workers. Among other activities, a series of key informant interviews with agricultural workers representatives of countries in the region are being conducted.

Task description

The IPC-IG research team is holding key informant interviews with agricultural workers representatives in the Near East and North Africa (NENA) region in order to collect information and analyse the constraints and opportunities to enhance the coverage of social insurance schemes for rural populations. To help in this process, the IPC-IG is looking for online volunteers to provide support with interviews' transcription and translations (Arabic-English). In collaboration with IPC-IG's researchers, the selected candidates will: (i) transcribe interviews in Arabic, (ii) translate interviews transcription from Arabic into English, (iii) review texts and transcriptions.