Volunteer Online with UN: Support in Arabic-English translation for new UNDP Sudan staff material

UN Volunteers platform is offering an online volunteer opportunity, as UNDP Sudan is looking for a 3 qualified online volunteers, With Sudan's on-going transition, the UNDP Country Offices faces an increasing volume of work addressing development challenges. Volunteers, subject to their availability, will be asked to translate 2-3 x 0.5 - 2 page documents per week from Sudanese dialect Arabic to English.

In Sudan, UNDP responds to developmental challenges created by a lack of basic services, a history of prolonged conflict and on-going sporadic violence, significant national debt, economic sanctions, and Sudan’s fragile relations with the international community. With increasing staff levels and areas of work, we have a number of Government of Sudan documents, media articles and other documents requiring translation for review by UNDP Sudan staff. The contributions of volunteers will directly support UNDP Sudan's work, and its staff, assisting the people and Government of Sudan through their transition. 

Volunteer duration and working hours:

1-5 hours per week for 4 weeks.

Eligibility criteria:

Fluency in Arabic and a strong command of English are essential, as is familiarity with Microsoft Word and Excel, and Adobe PDF files 

Volunteer task:

Volunteers will be provided documents with approximately 48 hours to return them, with the documents providing overviews of key events, activities, policies and figures in Sudan, for use in briefings for incoming UNDP Sudan staff.

About UN Volunteers:

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program contributes to sustainable human development through volunteerism worldwide.

Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. Online volunteering is fast, easy – and most of all, effective.

Through the Online Volunteering service, UNV offers: 

1. A global platform for organizations and online volunteers to connect.
2. An easy-search database of online volunteering opportunities.
3. Tools to manage volunteers’ and organizations’ online collaboration.
4. Access to online volunteering experiences, best practices and lessons learned.
5. The possibility for volunteers and organizations to expand their networks.
6. The advantage of the universal reach and neutrality of the United Nations.

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