Support Researcher with Translation from Somali to English at UNDP, April 2024

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations’ global development network. Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It provides expert advice, training, and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries.

Support Researcher with Translation from Somali to English

Duties and Responsibilities

Objective

Support research with translations from Somali to English

Nature Of Assignment

The Researcher is expected to work in close consultation with the team at Pulse Lab Kampala, UN Global Pulse and partners;
The Researcher will work remotely with the team at Pulse Lab Kampala;
The Researcher will attend consultations and workshops with partners in Mogadishu to produce the expected deliverables;
The Researcher will conduct day-to-day supervision of the work of 2 Translators of Somali to English;
Copyright and ownership – all materials produced and other intellectual property will be solely owned by Pulse Lab Kampala. Any material provided to the expert will remain the property of Pulse Lab Kampala.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Translate text and audio from Somali to English;
Supervise the job of 2 translators of text and audio from Somali to English;
Provide research inputs for analysis of text and audio translated.

Competencies

Excellent interpreting skills and provision of simultaneous and consecutive services in English/Somali and Somali/English;
Ensure effective and efficient provision of services;
Demonstrate a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treat all people fairly without favoritism;
Full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information flow and follow-up on deadlines and commitments made.

Education

Required Skills and Experience

Successful candidates must have a university degree in foreign languages, public policy, economics or another related field.

Experience

Minimum 2-year(s) experience in interpretation with international organizations is required;
Excellent knowledge of (professional fluency in) Somali and English languages;
Background in one or more of the following areas of specialization: poverty reduction, democratic governance, constitution, environment and energy, capacity development, HIV and AIDS, gender equality and women’s empowerment; Rule of Law (police, justice and corrections) and Human Rights;
Knowledge of UN and UNDP terms, language and style is an advantage.

Language

Fluency in oral and written English and Somali.

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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

UNDP works in some 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results.

Inclusive growth, better services, environmental sustainability, good governance, and security are fundamental to development progress. We offer our expertise in development thinking and practice, and our decades of experience at country level, to support countries to meet their development aspirations and to bring the voices of the world’s peoples into deliberations.In 2016, UNDP is continuing its work to support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 new Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs), or Global Goals, as they help shape global sustainable development for the next 15 years.

UNDP focuses on helping countries build and share solutions in three main areas:

Sustainable development

Democratic governance and peacebuilding

Climate and disaster resilience

In all our activities, we encourage the protection of human rights and the empowerment of women, minorities and the poorest and most vulnerable.

The annual Human Development Report, commissioned by UNDP, focuses the global debate on key development issues, providing new measurement tools, innovative analysis and often controversial policy proposals. The global Report's analytical framework and inclusive approach carry over into regional, national and local Human Development Reports, also supported by UNDP.

UNDP role in UN coordination

UN coordination is a key priority for UNDP and a commitment in our Strategic Plan. The UNDP Administrator is the Chair of the UN Development Group (UNDG), which unites the funds, programmes, specialized agencies, departments and offices of the UN system that play a role in development. Created by former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and endorsed by the General Assembly, the UNDG seeks to ‘facilitate joint policy formulation, encourage programmatic collaboration and realize management efficiencies’ among UN agencies.

At the country level, this interagency structure is embedded in the Resident Coordinator System (RCS), which encompasses all organizations of the United Nations system with operational activities for development. The RCS is managed by UNDP on behalf of the entire system. The Resident Coordinator function is carried by the UNDP Resident Representative. As the designated representative of the Secretary-General, the Resident Coordinator is the leader of the UN Country Team (UNCT) and plays a central role in coordinating the UN’s development operations and ensuring alignment with national priorities. UNDP provides the lion’s share of the resources needed to maintain the RC system in over 130 countries. The remainder of the RCS funding comes from a cost-sharing arrangement between all participating agencies.

UNDP also administers the UN Capital Development Fund, which helps developing countries grow their economies by supplementing existing sources of capital assistance by means of grants and loans; and UN Volunteers, which fields over 6,000 volunteers from 160 countries in support of peace and development through volunteerism worldwide.

0 USD Nairobi CF 3201 Abc road Contract , 40 hours per week United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network. Headquartered in New York City, UNDP advocates for change and connects countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. It provides expert advice, training, and grants support to developing countries, with increasing emphasis on assistance to the least developed countries.

Support Researcher with Translation from Somali to English

Duties and Responsibilities

Objective

Support research with translations from Somali to English

Nature Of Assignment

The Researcher is expected to work in close consultation with the team at Pulse Lab Kampala, UN Global Pulse and partners;
The Researcher will work remotely with the team at Pulse Lab Kampala;
The Researcher will attend consultations and workshops with partners in Mogadishu to produce the expected deliverables;
The Researcher will conduct day-to-day supervision of the work of 2 Translators of Somali to English;
Copyright and ownership - all materials produced and other intellectual property will be solely owned by Pulse Lab Kampala. Any material provided to the expert will remain the property of Pulse Lab Kampala.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Translate text and audio from Somali to English;
Supervise the job of 2 translators of text and audio from Somali to English;
Provide research inputs for analysis of text and audio translated.

Competencies

Excellent interpreting skills and provision of simultaneous and consecutive services in English/Somali and Somali/English;
Ensure effective and efficient provision of services;
Demonstrate a client-oriented approach, tact and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds;
Display cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality, and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Treat all people fairly without favoritism;
Full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information flow and follow-up on deadlines and commitments made.

Education

Required Skills and Experience

Successful candidates must have a university degree in foreign languages, public policy, economics or another related field.

Experience

Minimum 2-year(s) experience in interpretation with international organizations is required;
Excellent knowledge of (professional fluency in) Somali and English languages;
Background in one or more of the following areas of specialization: poverty reduction, democratic governance, constitution, environment and energy, capacity development, HIV and AIDS, gender equality and women’s empowerment; Rule of Law (police, justice and corrections) and Human Rights;
Knowledge of UN and UNDP terms, language and style is an advantage.

Language

Fluency in oral and written English and Somali.

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