UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact sustained results, ensuring effective external relations, communications, partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose

You would be responsible for:

1. Produce a 100% accurate translated text. Content accuracy includes detailed comparison of content, facts and figures and making sure there are no omissions from the source; translations and proofreading all footnotes and/or endnotes, captions under photographs, lists etc.

2. Ensure minimal use of machine translation (such as Google translate, Computer-Assisted Translation tools, AI translation, etc.). When machine translation took place, provide subsequent rewriting. The amount of translated text from machine sources should not exceed 20% in the finalized text.

3. Communicate effectively the original meaning in a manner that is both readable and comprehensible for the target audience. Research legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation.

4. Reflect the style of the source material. Adhere to current acceptable usage of the language and use the appropriate register for the target audience.

5. Take any cultural factors into consideration and suggest appropriate changes to reflect and keep the idea clear to the reading audience.

6. Ensure language excellence and proofreading, including excellent vocabulary, syntax, expression and grammar as well as all relevant terminology.

7. Follow all grammatical conventions and adhere to rules for line breaks, punctuation, alignment, and capitalization.

8. Ensure quality check and proofreading of translation; ensuring that no typographical errors are left in the final text.

9. Ensure that all tables, charts, boxes, captions, etc. are clearly and correctly labelled and optimally formatted. As needed, strengthen key findings and messages for tables and charts.

10. The translation submitted to UNFPA under this TOR is the property of UNFPA and cannot be submitted, distributed to or used by any other party, unless arranged otherwise.

11. The translated documents should be submitted to UNFPA by email and/or via cloud links.

Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements

• Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in linguistics, translation, international relations, or related fields with a combined minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Russian-English-Russian interpretation and translation. OR First-level university degree (Bachelor's) in the specified fields above, combined with a minimum of 7 years of relevant professional work experience.
• Any international certificates for translation programme completion will be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience with technical terminology related to UNFPA’s mandate (e.g., sexual and reproductive health and rights care and policies, such as maternal health, family planning, cervical cancer-related services, prevention and response to gender-based violence, population dynamics, etc.). Applicants are requested to submit a work sample in Word or PDF format with application, demonstrating expertise in technical terminology aligned with the aforementioned thematic areas or relevant scientific literature.
• Prior experience working with UN system organizations (e.g., EECA COs) is highly desirable.
• Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills in both English and Russian.

UNFPA Work Environment

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements.

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Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.