Translator - Provision of Translation Services

3 weeks ago

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Full time

**Translator - Provision of Translation Services**:
**Location**:

- Riyadh, SAUDI ARABIA**Application Deadline**:

- 30-Apr-23
- **(Midnight New York, USA)**

**Time left**:

- 15d 19h 54m**Type of Contract**:

- Individual Contract**Post Level**:

- International Consultant**Languages Required**:

- Arabic English**Starting Date**:
- 01-May-2023**Duration of Initial Contract**:

- The anticipated duration is 12 months with possibility for extension**Expected Duration of Assignment**:

- The anticipated duration is 12 months with possibility for extension**Background**:
A. Project Title

00137889 - Umbrella Programme for Socio-Economic Development

B. Project Description

For the last four decades, Saudi Arabia has realized and sustained remarkable progress along the socioeconomic development path. As a result of this, the Kingdom has been able to move to a high-income country.

The Saudi Vision 2030 represents an ambitious resolve with long-term goals and expectations founded on the strengths and capabilities of the Kingdom. It covers the three themes of a vibrant society, a thriving economy, and an ambitious nation. A thorough review of the three themes and their underlying issues of national concern would reveal a holistic approach to development that encompasses the three dimensions of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): the social, the economic and the environmental.

The Umbrella Program for Socio-Economic Development is a partnership between the Ministry of Economy and Planning (MEP) and UNDP that aims at mainstreaming social and economic development national policies and sectoral and regional plans.

It focuses on mobilizing technical assistance and capacity development to MEP to facilitate economic and social transformation, including economic diversification and inclusive and accelerated economic growth. Specifically, the program framework covers the following:
Main areas:

- SDGs monitoring and reporting.
- Policymaking, policy analysis and regional development planning.
- Producing the National Human Development Report.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
A. Scope of Work
- Performs oral interpretation
- Performs written translations upon request
- Assists and supports the project personnel to liaise with Government counterparts on substantive issues
- Translate drafts and documents from Arabic into English and vice versa
- Translate reports from Arabic into English
- Working in close consultation with the personnel from MEP and with
- interlocutors from other institutions, as well as other government offices and International organizations
- Perform translation of correspondence from English into Arabic and vice Versa
- Translates project-related documents and official correspondence in a concise
- manner from English to Arabic and from Arabic to English as requested.
- Provide interpretation for international project staff at presentations
- Other interpretation tasks as needed within the project implementation.
- Provide a simultaneous translation for international project staff
- Act as interpreter in meetings and conferences, according to needs
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as required and necessary
- Translate both written and verbal communication from English to Arabic and vice versa.
- Proofread, edited and revise final translated documents.
- Ensuring translated texts convey original meaning and tone
- Provide constructive feedback on translated documents to other departments and deputyships within MEP.
- Follow up with internal team members to ensure translation meets their needs.
- Participate in the assistant deputyship for Sustainable Development Affairs meetings and special events as required.
- Identify and resolve conflicts related to the meanings of words, concepts, practices and terminology.

A. EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLES

**Deliverable
**Expected number of working days**

**Payment Schedule & Amounts**

**Deliverable 1**:

- 17 SDG Reports
- 5 SDG Presentations

63 working days

Relevant department at MOEP, in collaboration with UNDP Programme Analyst

**Deliverable 2**:

- 1 VNR documents
- 2 VNR Summary documents
- 2 VNR Presentations

63 working days

**Deliverable 3**:

- Translate around 20 official communication and letters
- Translate around 40 speeches

42 working days

**Deliverable 4**:

- Translating official documents from English to Arabic Language vice versa, including tabular info. Formatting Arabic Text with English Text in one format of the paper given
- Additions/revisions after proofreading /feedback
- Translate Economic reports and materials as required during the assignment
- Facilitate smooth monitoring of the translation, regular meetings/conference calls should be organized to discuss the progress of the work

84 working days

B. Institutional Arrangement

The expert will be reporting to MEP and UNDP. A detailed work plan for the expert’s duties and responsibilities will be formulated by MEP. She/he will be supervised by Assista

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