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LHSS Ukraine Activity Translator and Interpreter Long-Term Consultancy

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Description

  • Provide simultaneous/consecutive professional interpretation services to the meetings, trainings and workshops on request basis between Ukrainian, Russian, and English.
  • Provide professional translation from English to Ukrainian and vice versa:
    • Translate various types of written documents (reports, minutes, letters, training materials, briefs, ect.) from English to Ukrainian and vice versa.
    • Edit translated documents.
    • Approximately 400 pages to be translated over the course of six months. Deliverables will be managed and approved by the Chief of Party case by case.
    • Assumptions, Period of Performance, expected Level of Effort (LOE), reporting, minimum requirements, and travel

Responsibilities

  • An advanced degree (minimum Master) in English, especially in interpretation.
  • 5+ years of work experience as interpreter and translator. Experience in interpretation on health, eHealth, and telemedicine would be an asset.
  • Advance written and spoken English and Ukrainian.
  • Proficient in all Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
  • Careful, precise, attentive to details.
  • Ready to provide service upon urgent requests.
  • Able to work to deadlines and under pressure.
  • A degree in Public Health is a plus.

Hard Skills

  • Microsoft Office
  • Advanced Excel Skills (queries, pivot tables, formulas, macros)
  • Advanced language knowledge
  • Advanced writing skills
  • Proofreading and editing skills
  • Audio translating experience
  • Simultaneous translations experience

Soft Skills

  • Adaptability
  • Organized
  • Work well under pressure
  • Enthusiastic
  • Attention to detail

We offer

Location: The consultant will work remotely, with potential occasion travels to workshop/training/meeting venues in Kyiv if required.

Period of Performance: The assignment is planned for the period from March 1st through September 30th, 2022.

Reporting: The Translation and Interpreter Consultant will report directly to the Chief of Party