Online Translation Support for UNV China

Support translation of UNV documents between English and Chinese.

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Friday 5 Apr 2024 at 00:00 UTC

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Overview

Support translation of UNV documents between English and Chinese.

You have:

  • A master's degree in English, Communication, International relations, public administration or other related field.
  • Have translation experiences (EN-ZH; ZH-EN)
  • Have passion to act for promotion of volunteerism.
  • Working experience in international organizations is an asset.

Contract

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The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. To that end, UNV China Field Unit (FU) is seeking the support of Online Volunteers in translating partnership documents that are essential for UNV China FU ongoing activities and operations.

UNV China FU is looking for 1 motivated and professional Online Volunteers to support us in translation of working document and national talent pool data translation.

The selected Online Volunteers are required to produce translations from Chinese to English and English to Chinese of concept notes, reports and national talent pool information. Approximately, the Online Volunteer is expected to translate 2000-3000 words per week from the above mentioned documents. The documents are related to UNV's mobilization efforts and partnership with Chinese partners to facilitate the successful implementation of activities and daily operation work.

  1. A master's degree in English, Communication, International relations, public administration or other related field.
  2. Have translation experiences (EN-ZH; ZH-EN)
  3. Have passion to act for promotion of volunteerism.
  4. Working experience in international organizations is an asset.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe your experience with translation between English and Chinese? This question gauges your relevant experience and proficiency in bilingual translation. Discuss specific projects or documents you've translated, highlighting any challenges and how you overcame them.
Why do you want to promote volunteerism through your translation work? The interviewer wants to understand your motivation and passion for the mission. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a time when you had to work under tight deadlines. How did you manage? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unv.org