Translation of charts in Excel from English to Arabic

Translate 25 excel sheets from English to Arabic and adjust graphs accordingly

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UNDP Lebanon

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Home-based; Lebanon

Volunteering Interpretation & Translation

Application deadline 5 years ago: Sunday 15 Nov 2020 at 02:00 UTC

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Overview

Translate 25 excel sheets from English to Arabic and adjust graphs accordingly

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Proficient in reading and writing in both Arabic and English
Proficient in Excel
Ability to be focused, organized, and attentive to detail

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Details

The volunteers will have to translate 25 excel sheets with 32 graphs each (800 graphs in total) from English to Arabic. The translations have already been provided, but will need to be applied to all graphs under all the excel files. Number values will not change, only x-axis and y-axis entries. The orientation of the graphs will also have to be shifted to be read from right to left.

Translation
Translation and interpretation

A survey was conducted in Lebanon in 2018-2019, and the results were published on a national level. UNDP is now supporting the expansion and presentation of the findings on a district level (sub-national level), to better guide focused area-based policy-making in the country. English reports were created and designed for each of the 26 districts in Lebanon, and are now being translated to Arabic. The volunteer will be responsible for translating the graphs used in the reports.
Volunteers: 2 needed
6-10 hours per week / 2 weeks

Volunteers should have the ability to read and write in both Arabic and English. They should be proficient in Excel, be focused, organized, and attentive to detail.
Lebanon
English, Arabic

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Can you describe a time when you had to translate complex information accurately?	The interviewer wants to assess your translation skills and attention to detail.	Provide a specific example of a translation project you completed, focusing on the challenges and solutions.
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