APHRC Handbook Translation from English to Kiswahili Jobs in Kenya
APHRC Handbook Translation from English to Kiswahili Jobs in Kenya
Context and purposeThrough its multi-country project, Challenging the Politics of Social Exclusion (CPSE), the Center is in partnership with the Ministry of Health.
Part of this collaboration includes developing and producing a community guidelines handbook for engaging adolescents, parents/guardians and leaders in the community in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The goal of the handbook is to promote and improve the social, cultural, economic, health and wellbeing outcomes of adolescents in Kenya.
It provides a useful roadmap for engaging communities to set priorities relevant to their local context and mobilize collective effort for improving the quality of life for adolescents.
To this end the CPSE team, is looking for a translator who has experience with documents that have medical, public health and other relevant technical content and has worked on content that is intended for the general public
Scope of work
Under the guidance and leadership of the Policy Engagement and Communication Project Lead and the Advocacy Manager, the consultant will perform the following:
Translate 120 pages of content which is in three sections from English to Kiswahili that is easy to read and understand for the general public
Ensure that the technical terms are translated accurately and that the meaning of the content does not change
Provide a professionally translated handbook within the timelines agreed jointly with the project team
Qualifications and Requirements
Advanced degree in Kiswahili from a recognized university
Minimum 15 years of professional experience working in
translation of documents from
English to Kiswahili and vice versa in Kenya
Experience working with documents that have technical terms and in particular from the medical and public health fields
Excellent writing and reporting skills
Fluency in English and Kiswahili
Good communication skills
Knowledge of the adolescent environment in Kenya is a plus
Period of performance: The period of performance for this Scope of Work will be agreed upon jointly with the project team
How to Apply
An updated CV with a list of three referees for whom the consultant has translated documents within the last two years
Proof of documents previously translated is required, both for English to Kiswahili and Kiswahili to English with a minimum of 10 documents for each (not less than 30 pages for each)
A detailed quotation for the work showing the timelines
Any other relevant details that highlight your suitability
Please send this to consultancies@aphrc.org and copy inandongwa@aphrc.org to reach us by December 15th , 2020.
APHRC is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the protection of vulnerable persons.
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