Location:

Bratislava, Slovakia
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

VOLUNTEER
Posted:

2 months ago
Category:

Language and Writing Services
Deadline:

15/03/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

assignment(s)

Open recruitment (advertised)

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General

Description of assignment title

Provision of translation support with the documents between Slovak and English

Assignment country

Slovakia

Expected start date

Invalid Date

Sustainable Development Goal

3. Good health and well-being

For how many hours per week will the volunteer be required?

11 – 15

Host entity

WHO Slovakia

Type

Online

Duration

4 weeks

Number of assignments

Details

Mission and objectives

Founded in 1948, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health. The WHO Country Office in Slovakia was established in 1994 in Bratislava to support WHO’s work in the country and provide leadership in advocacy, partnership and representation, policy development and technical cooperation.

Context

WHO Country Office in Slovakia deals with a constant influx of materials that require translation, ranging from partnership agreements and communication materials to health-related information and more. It will be needed to translate the documents, which is provided from Country Office between English and Slovak languages.

Task type

Translation and Interpretation

Task description

We are currently seeking for 5 Online Volunteers who can commit to providing stable support for 4 weeks in the field of translation between Slovak and English. To this end, the Online Volunteers are asked: – To translate the documents, which is provided from Country Office between English and Slovak languages, which means documents and text, no more than 5 pages A4 per week. The responsibility of the Volunteers with such a translation tasks will take no more than 10 hours per week (on average 6-8 hours) – Ensure the translation is concise, in line with the communications guidelines, and fits the target audience Translation is required for documents regularly produced by the country office, including: – Information about WHO health-related recommendations – Texts on the health campaigns – Translation of publications from the WHO website – Translation of the text for the social networks – Any other relevant materials. The selected Online Volunteers will be provided with the document in the original language and will receive guidance on the target audience and our communications guidelines as well as other guidance as needed.

Requirements

Required experience

Candidates should be native in Slovak language and fluent in English. Familiarity with technical terms related to the health and well-being topic will be considered an advantage. Previous translation experience is considered an asset.

Languages

English, Level: Fluent, Required Slovak, Level: Mother tongue, Required

Other information

Inclusivity statement

United Nations Volunteers is an equal opportunity programme that welcomes applications from qualified professionals. We are committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, care protected characteristics. As part of their adherence to the values of UNV, all UN Volunteers commit themselves to combat any form of discrimination, and to promoting respect for human rights and individual dignity, without distinction of a person’s race, sex, gender identity, religion, nationality, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy, age, language, social origin or other status.

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