Online Translation Support for UNV China

Provide translation support for UNV China documents.

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Application deadline 2 years ago: Tuesday 9 Jul 2024 at 00:00 UTC

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Overview

Provide translation support for UNV China documents.

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 a challenging translation project you’ve worked on? This question assesses your problem-solving skills in translation. Share a specific example outlining the challenge and your approach to addressing it.
How do you ensure the accuracy of your translations? This gauge your attention to detail and methodologies. Pro members can see the explanation.
What motivates you to engage in volunteerism? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Describe a situation where you had to work with a team to complete a translation task. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Tell us about your familiarity with the volunteerism sector in China. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Added 2 years ago - Updated 1 year ago - Source: unv.org