Country: Myanmar
Closing date: 26 Jun 2017
Title
Consultant - Interpreter (Retainer)
Purpose
Interpreter for advocacy, training and meetings for UN Women Myanmar Office
Location
As assigned by programme – in Myanmar
Contract duration
15 July 2017 – 14 July 2018
(Maximum 60 days of assignment period; UN Women does not warrant the maximum of 60 days. The service will be purchased during the term of the Agreement).
Contract Supervision
National Programme Officer - Governance, UN Women Myanmar
I.BACKGROUND
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Placing women’s rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women will lead and coordinate the United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It will provide strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States’ priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
The UN Women Office in Myanmar focusses on Governance, Peace and Security with a significant component of its work on the current peace process and on post conflict governance reform. This includes research, policy advocacy and capacity building on a spectrum of issues from a gender equality and women’s rights perspective, such as: the international human rights architecture on women, peace and security; the national architecture and process on the same; mediation, ceasefire monitoring; federalism; a women’s agenda for peace; inclusion of women and their priorities in all aspects of the peace process; governance, security and justice sector reform.
Against this background, UN Women, Myanmar seeks to hire a Documenter to support the various activities organized by UN Women Myanmar Office in relation to the mentioned goals and objectives.
II.SCOPE OF WORK AND SPECIFIC TASKS
The consultant will work under direct supervision of National Programme Officer - Governance, UN Women Myanmar who will be responsible for the quality assurance of the deliverables to ensure following tasks and deliverables are to be submitted:
· Simultaneous Interpretation from English into Myanmar
· Simultaneous Interpretation from Myanmar into English
Note: The consultant is required to inform UN Women on the progress of his/her work on regular basis.
III.DURATION OF ASSIGNMENT AND DUTY STATION
The time required for the consultancy is estimated at 60 working days within the period Indicated. The consultant will be engaged under a retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the consultant depending on the need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee.
IV.SCHEDULE OF PAYMENTS
Payment in full upon final submission and satisfactory outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements.
V.THE QUALIFICATIONS EXPECTED ARE AS FOLLOWS:
§ At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any related field.
§ At least 3 years’ professional experience in English-Myanmar-English translation preferably for UN agencies, and other development organizations.
§ Familiarity with CEDAW, gender and development, women, peace and security terminology is an advantage.
§ Fluency in both Myanmar language and English
How to apply:
Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an updated CV and a short summary of your expertise and experiences in related area by 26thJune 2017 indicating your professional fee and estimated travel cost within Myanmar in Myanmar Kyats and availability during the period of the consultancy.
Kindly submit application to hr.bangkok@unwomen.org with –cc to sandar.win@unwomen.org rmal