Translators at CMS COP14

Result of Service High quality translated documents for the duration of the meeting in support of the CMS Secretariat.

Work Location Samarkand, Uzbekistan

Expected duration Translation services during COP 14 / 6 working days from 23-28 October 2023

Duties and Responsibilities The consultant will support the UNEP/CMS Secretariat during the following meetings:

¿ 54th Meeting of the Standing Committee (22 October 2023) ¿ The 14th Meeting of the Conference of Parties (23-26 and 28 October 2023) ¿ the 55th Meeting of the Standing Committee, (28 October 2023)

All meetings will take place back to back in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, In. The meetings will be held in the 3 official CMS languages (English, French and Spanish). The consultant will be part of the translation team on site in Uzbekistan and will translate official documents from English into French and/or Spanish.

UN, UNEP and CMS terminology must be respected and coherency in the vocabulary used must be maintained. Verification of terminology and accuracy of quotations reproduced are responsibility of the Translator team. In case of text ambiguity, the Translator team should contract the officer requesting the work for clarification, preferably by email. The Translator team member will use the official documents of the CMS, UNEP and UN as reference sources. These documents are published in the following website www.cms.int (CMS).

Qualifications/special skills Demonstrated experienced working with large documents, with a focus on attention to detail and accuracy. Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines. Experience in the translation or publications field is desirable. Past experience with CMS is a highly desirable. The individual contractor should have experience and be used to paying great attention to details and accuracy. Knowledge of terminology used in the UN, UNEP and the CMS Secretariat.

Languages Native level command of French and/or Spanish is essential.

Additional Information UN, UNEP and CMS terminology must be respected and coherency in the vocabulary used must be maintained. Verification of terminology and accuracy of quotations reproduced are responsibility of the Translator team. In case of text ambiguity, the Translator team should contract the officer requesting the work for clarification, preferably by email. The Translator team member will use the official documents of the CMS, UNEP and UN as reference sources. These documents are published in the following website www.cms.int (CMS).

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.