English to Mozambican Portuguese Proofreading: Navigating Global Guidance
Proofread documents in Mozambican Portuguese for child protection guidance.
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Overview
Proofread documents in Mozambican Portuguese for child protection guidance.
You have:
- Fluency in English and Mozambican Portuguese is required.
- Previous experience in translation, particularly from English to Mozambican Portuguese, is an asset.
- Ability to work under tight deadlines is essential.
- A background in child protection or education is an advantage.
- Availability of 20+ hours per week during the project duration.
Contract
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The Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility is looking for three Online Volunteers to proofread three documents in Mozambican Portuguese with 60 pages in total. The documents have already been translated from English to Mozambican Portuguese. The documents are about navigating global guidance. The proofreading would need to be completed by 21 September by CET midnight. Online Volunteers will be able to strengthen the knowledge on the accessibility and use of child protection and education in emergencies during the process of proofreading. The work of Online Volunteers is highly valuable and will allow making the documents available in additional languages.
- Translation
Translation and interpretation
Child Protection is an Area of Responsibility (AoR) within the Global Protection Cluster. The Global CP AoR aims at ensuring that the efforts of national and international humanitarian actors to protect children are well coordinated, achieving maximum quality and impact. The Global CP AoR is seeking the support of three Online Volunteers to make the documents available in Mozambican Portuguese. The Online Volunteers' work will thus be highly valuable.
Volunteers: 3 needed
20+ hours per week / 1 weeks
Candidates should be fluent in English and Mozambican Portuguese. A background in translation, child protection or education is an advantage. Previous translation experience of translating from English to Mozambican Portuguese (especially documents related to child protection or education) is an asset. The volunteers need to be able to work under tight deadlines. Applicants may be asked to translate a text as part of the selection process.
Global
- English, Portuguese
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with proofreading documents? | The interviewer wants to understand your background and skills in proofreading. | Provide specific examples of documents you've proofread and the context of that work. |
| How do you manage tight deadlines when performing tasks? | This assesses your time management skills and ability to work under pressure. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What do you know about child protection and its importance? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a challenging translation project you've worked on and how you handled it. | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Why do you want to volunteer specifically for this project? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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