Spanish translation of Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action guide

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The Child Protection Area of Responsibility is looking for two volunteers to translate (English to Spanish) and proofread (in Spanish) the Child Protection Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Action (CPMS) guide for coordination groups. The guide is 15 pages long in Word format and contains around 6000 words. The volunteers will need to start ASAP and be available for two weeks. The volunteers will be able to strengthen their knowledge of child protection in humanitarian action. The work of the volunteers is highly valuable and will allow to make the guide available to Spanish speaking audiences.

• Translation

• Translation and interpretation

  Child Protection is an Area of Responsibility (AoR) within the Global Protection Cluster. The 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 CP AoR is seeking the support of two volunteers to make the CPMS guide available to child protection actors in Spanish-speaking humanitarian contexts. The volunteers' work will thus be highly valuable.

• Volunteers: 2 needed

• 11-20 hours per week / 2 weeks

  The volunteers should be fluent in English and Spanish, preferably native in Spanish. A background in translation, development studies, human rights, health, or child protection is an advantage. Previous translation and/or proofreading experience is an asset, especially protection-related documents. 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, Spanish