Spanish translator

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Application deadline 1 year ago: Wednesday 30 Mar 2022 at 23:59 UTC

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Result of Service Provides accurate and complete translations of a wide range of web material and other publications.

Work Location Home based

Expected duration 18/04/2022-18/05/2022

Duties and Responsibilities Every year, an estimated 1.3 million people are killed, and around 50 million injured, in road traffic accidents. This makes poor road safety one of the most pressing social, economic, and development issue of our time. Beyond human suffering, road traffic deaths and injuries impose significant economic and financial losses to individuals and to societies, estimated to create a USD 1.85 trillion burden on the global economy each year. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development included road safety in two of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely targets 3.6 and 11.2. Despite significant national and international efforts in recent years, the world is still far from achieving these global targets. Moreover, road safety has not been adequately funded at the national, regional or global levels.

In recognition of these challenges, the United Nations Road Safety Fund (UNRSF) was established in April 2018 as a multi-partner trust fund to facilitate concrete action towards achievement of the road safety targets of Sustainable Development Goals 3 and 11.

The Fund’s goal is to leverage the collective knowledge and capability of its participating UN organizations and partners in order to achieve global impact and long-term developmental change in a substantial reduction in road traffic injuries and fatalities, and the economic loss arising therefrom.

Within delegated authority, the Translator will be responsible for the following duties:

Translation of UN Road Safety Fund English language content into Spanish, with a focus on maintaining a user-friendly, concise and compelling narrative style throughout.

Website

  • Translates content on the UN Road Safety Fund website at www.roadsafetyfund.un.org. This may include selected publications (toolkit, newsletter, etc) which are linked to the website.

Work implies frequent interaction with the following:

  • Other supervisors and members responsible for reviewing UNRSF content.

  • Originators of material and designers and web developers using the content.

    Qualifications/special skills Academic Qualifications: A first-level degree from a university or institution of equivalent status. Experience: A minimum of one year of experience in translation and/or interpretation. Language: A perfect command of the relevant official language of the United Nations, which must be the candidate’s main language.

    No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.

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