Support UNDP Pakistan Movers Programme in Translation of the Movers Curriculum

Translate and adapt Movers Curriculum for Pakistani youth.

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Application deadline 3 years ago: Tuesday 7 Feb 2023 at 00:00 UTC

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Overview

Translate and adapt Movers Curriculum for Pakistani youth.

You have:

  • Fluency in Urdu and English is required.
  • Willingness to learn and be flexible in approach.
  • Experience as a mover or similar role is encouraged.

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UNDP Pakistan, under the Youth Empowerment Program, is exploring innovative avenues for engaging youth, especially from marginalized backgrounds, through various cutting-edge ventures. These include: dialogues and policy engagement with youth, training to strengthen the talent pool and creating opportunities for youth from marginalized sections of the country.

The Movers Programme is a regional movement of volunteers who develop SDGs awareness, entrepreneurial mindsets and 21st-century skills by conducting localized training at a grassroots level. The Movers Programme uses a training-of-trainer approach and works with community partners to target harder-to-reach groups and support Youth Co:Lab’s objective to leave no youth behind.

For the Movers Programme, the Movers team has developed detailed curricula. our aim is to make these presentations more relevant to the Pakistani context and translate them in urdu so that they are able to reach a maximum number of youth in Pakistan and are more relatable.

Therefore, the main objective of this assignment will be the Online Volunteers translating the Movers Curricula in Urdu and make it more adaptable to Pakistani culture.

Candidates needs to be fluent in Urdu and English. Willing to learn and be flexible. Experienced Movers are encouraged to apply.

Potential interview questions

Can you describe a time when you had to adapt a document for a specific audience? This question assesses your ability to tailor communication effectively. Provide examples of how you changed language or content to meet the audience's needs.
How do you handle feedback on your translations or adaptations? The interviewer wants to know how you process critique and improve your work. Pro members can see the explanation.
What strategies do you use to ensure cultural relevance in translation? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Tell us about a challenge you faced in past translations and how you overcame it. Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
Why do you want to work on the Movers Programme specifically? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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