Online Translation Support for UNV China

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Mission and objectives

The United Nations Volunteers is the UN organization that supports sustainable human development globally through the promotion of volunteerism, including the mobilization of volunteers. It serves the causes of peace and development through enhancing opportunities for participation by all peoples. It is universal, inclusive and embraces volunteer action in all its diversity. It values free will, commitment, engagement and solidarity, which are the foundations of volunteerism.

Context

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. We work with partners to integrate qualified, highly motivated and well supported UN Volunteers into development programming and promote the value and global recognition of volunteerism. To that end, UNV China Field Unit (FU) is seeking the support of Online Volunteers in translating partnership documents that are essential for UNV China FU ongoing activities and operations.

Task description

UNV China FU is looking for 1 motivated and professional Online Volunteers to support us in translation of working document and national talent pool data translation. The selected Online Volunteers are required to produce translations from Chinese to English and English to Chinese of concept notes, reports and national talent pool information. Approximately, the Online Volunteer is expected to translate 2000-3000 words per week from the above mentioned documents. The documents are related to UNV's mobilization efforts and partnership with Chinese partners to facilitate the successful implementation of activities and daily operation work.