Support the translation of web content from English to Chinese for the Global Diaspora Summit 2022 (GDS) and for the iDiaspora platform
Support translation of GDS and iDiaspora content online
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Overview
Support translation of GDS and iDiaspora content online
You have:
- Fluency in English and Chinese is essential for translation tasks.
- Experience in online content management systems is required.
- Experience with Drupal is preferable.
- Experience in social media outreach is desired.
Contract
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After the first-ever International Diaspora Ministerial Conference 2013 held in Geneva, the Global Diaspora Summit 2022 will give the opportunity to attendees to once again stress at the highest political level the importance of engaging with diaspora communities as well as learn about new tools and effective approaches to engage, enable and empower their diasporas to become agents for development. iDiaspora is a community-driven digital venue, facilitated by IOM, designed to empower diaspora engagement in the 21st century. Volunteers will directly contribute to expanding the reach of the GDS and iDiaspora Platform by generating the content of interest w/c can then be shared through social media to general interest & drive traffic toward the platform while providing the volunteer an opportunity to generate visibility for their work. The Global Diaspora Summit aims to once again to follow up on the precedent set by the Global Diaspora Ministerial Conference in 2013 to once again highlight at the highest political level the profile of the important role of transnational communities as agents and accelerators of sustainable development.
The tasks for this Online Volunteer assginment will be to translate key documents for the Global Diaspora Summit and documents for the iDiaspora Platform in coordination with the iDiaspora Team within IOM. Volunteers will be assigned specific content to translate within a given timeframe and all translations will be review before going live on the Platform. Each Online Volunteer is expected to support with the translation of 20 pages of content.
Volunteers will be expected to be engaged with the materials of the GDS such as the Reporting Mechanism and they will inform the iDiaspora Team in case they are unable to complete the assignment within the allotted time so that it can be reassigned if needed. Furthermore, volunteers will be encouraged to share the translated content on social media to relevant groups and networks.
Candidates should be familiar with online content management, experience with Drupal is preferable, as well as experience in social media outreach. Fluency in the language(s) being translated a most as noted below.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe your experience with translation and how you ensure accuracy? | This question assesses your relevant experience and attention to detail in translations. | Discuss specific translation projects you've worked on and your method for checking accuracy. |
| How do you manage deadlines when working on multiple translation assignments? | This question gauges your time management and organizational skills. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What tools or software do you use for translations and content management? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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