Applicant criteria
NationalityNo specific nationality required
SkillsA good proficiency in English, اجادة اللغة الإنجليزية, اجادة اللغة البرتغالية, Fluency in Portuguese
Age
- No specific age required
Gender
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity FieldForeign Languages and Literature, Law, Human Rights and Gender
LocationRemotely
Needed documentsMotivation Letter
Deadline2023-11-01
Opportunity description
UNV offers an online volunteer opportunity and announces its need for 2 volunteers for a period of 6 weeks to translate Handbook on Gender-responsive budgeting from Portuguese to English. To this end, you will have a chance to learn about the ways in which the translated product contributes to the integration of the gender dimension into the planning and budgetary cycles.
Duties & responsibilities
You will be responsible for:
- Provide support by translating the Handbook on Gender-responsive Budgeting and Public Expenditure on Gender issues from Portuguese to English.
- Translate the document, which is 135 pages long into English.
- Ensure the translation is concise, in line with its communications guidelines, and fits the audience.
Please note: The selected online volunteers will be provided with:
- the document in the original language and will receive guidance on the target audience and communications guidelines.
- the opportunity to build connections with the Gender team at UNDP.
Eligibility criteria
You must have:
- Native in Portuguese and fluent in English.
- Familiarity with technical terms related to [Gender and Gender-responsive budgeting] will be considered an advantage.
- Previous translation experience.
- Ability to work 11 - 15 hours per week.
About the United Nations Volunteers(UNV):
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is the UN organization that promotes volunteerism to support peace and development worldwide. Volunteerism can transform the pace and nature of development and it benefits both society at large and the individual volunteer. UNV contributes to peace and development by advocating for volunteerism globally, encouraging partners to integrate volunteerism into development programming, and mobilizing volunteers.
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