Translate two documents ENG - POR

Help translate medical and life insurance documents from English to Portuguese

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Volunteering Interpretation & Translation

Application deadline 5 years ago: Monday 22 Feb 2021 at 11:00 UTC

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Overview

Help translate medical and life insurance documents from English to Portuguese

You have:

Native in Portuguese
Fluent in English
Familiarity with technical terms related to UNDP thematic areas

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Details

UNDP Brazil is looking for one online volunteer to help us translate two documents about CIGNA Medical and Life Insurance from English to Portuguese. The document will be used by the organization to make the insurance information and coverage accessible to all UNDP Brazil personnel, under Service Contract modality. One of the texts to be translated is 20 pages long and the other one is 11 pages long.

Translation
Translation and interpretation

The document will be used by the organization to make the insurance information and coverage accessible to all UNDP Brazil personnel, under Service Contract modality.
Volunteers: 1 needed
6-10 hours per week / 4 weeks

Candidates should be native in Portuguese and fluent in English. Familiarity with technical terms related to UNDP thematic will be considered an advantage. A one-paragraph translation will be requested as part of the selection process.
Latin America and the Caribbean
English, Portuguese

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