Translator Job at Population Council - 2015

  The Population Council is an international, nonprofit, and nongovernmental organization established in 1952 to address population and development issues in developing countries. Population Council conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three main areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health.

Currently the Council is planning to conduct a research study on Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health (AYSRH) in Oromia, Tigray, Amhara, SNNP and Benishangul Gumuz regions. The Council invites qualified and experienced candidates to translate AYSRH quantitative study tool (questionnaire) to three local languages: Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigrigna. The material will be translated from English, and should be finalized within 15 working days starting from the date the agreement is signed. The successful translator should be able to provide the translation services for at least one of the languages mentioned above.

Tasks:

The successful translator will conduct the following tasks:

Translate the English AYSRH questionnaire into any or all of the following languages: Amharic, Afan Oromo and Tigregna – requires ability to comprehend public health terminologies.Accuracy in translating ideas and concepts in simple language that can be clearly understood by the community members. Usage of official language and not the use of dialects is a must.Translate any new upcoming additions/changes included into the English version (if any) before the translation is finalized Accommodate comments given by the appropriate PC team on the content of the translated document Submit softcopy of the translation within 15 working days

 

 Key Responsibilities:

The successful translator will translate questionnaire of AYSRH survey tool in English to Amharic, Afan Oromo or Tigrinya. Incorporate feed backs that may be provided by the technical team before final documents are accepted. Submit the final ready to use document after doing cleaning, reviewing and editing the entire material.

Required Qualification and Experience:

Education: Bachelor degree in language studies, literature, communication or a related field;

Experience: must be fluent writing and oral skills in English and any local language the applicant wants to compete for; proficient and familiar with technical terminologies in the fields of public health; extensive experience in translation of quantitative interviews; have excellent grammar and punctuation skills in the language;

Resume/CV: Including information describing previous relevant work experience; the translator must provide samples of previous work, preferably translation work related to public health from English language into any language(s) he or she would like to translate to

References:  Names and contact information of a minimum of three previous clients separately for  each of the language translation services the applicant wants to compete for

The applicant must have a renewed Consultancy License, and must be available to work immediately

 

Applicants who meet the above requirements can apply through the following address within 10 consecutive working days from this announcement. You can send your non-returnable C.V., application letter outlining how your previous work experience and skills fit to this vacancy and a copy of other supporting documents via online ethiojobs, or drop by Population Council office physically. Only short listed applicants will be contacted.

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