Volunteer Online with UN: Translate from Arabic to English
Applicant criteria
- No specific age required
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
UN Volunteers platform is offering an online volunteer opportunity for UN-HABITAT to Translate the urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Arab Region from Arabic to English.
Aiming to achieve the region-wide adoption of Nature-based Solutions and specifically Ecosystem-based Adaptation, UN-Habitat, in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Regional Office for West Asia, initiated the regional project titled “Capacity Building of National and Local Governments on Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) In the Arab Region” to promote urban EbA as a Nature-based Solution for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in cities and strengthen the capacity of adaptation experts and climate change policy makers on the national and local government levels in the region.
Volunteer duration and working hours:
6-10 hours per week for 8 weeks.
Duties & responsibilities
We are seeking [one] Online Volunteer to support us by translating [Guidelines document] on [Urban Ecosystem-based Adaptation in the Arab Region] from [Arabic] to [English]. To this end the Online Volunteers are asked:
- To translate the document, which is [12,600 words/39 pages] long into [English]
- Ensure the translation is concise, in line with our communications guidelines, and fits the audience
The selected Online Volunteers will be provided with the document in the original language and will receive guidance on the target audience and our communications guidelines as well as other guidance as needed. The Online Volunteers will have the opportunity to build connections with the [team/section] at [host entity/organization] and learn about the ways in which the translated product contributes to [objective the translated product contributes to/purpose of translated product].
Eligibility criteria
- Required experience: Candidates should be native in Arabic and fluent in English. Familiarity with technical terms related to urban development, climate change, ecosystems and ecosystem-based adaptation will be considered an advantage. Previous translation experience is considered an asset.
- Languages: English, Level: Fluent, Required Arabic, Level: Fluent, Required
About UN Volunteers:
The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program contributes to sustainable human development through volunteerism worldwide.
Online volunteering allows organizations and volunteers to team up to address sustainable development challenges – anywhere in the world, from any device. Online volunteering is fast, easy – and most of all, effective.
Through the Online Volunteering service, UNV offers:
- A global platform for organizations and online volunteers to connect.
- An easy-search database of online volunteering opportunities.
- Tools to manage volunteers’ and organizations’ online collaboration.
- Access to online volunteering experiences, best practices and lessons learned.
- The possibility for volunteers and organizations to expand their networks.
- The advantage of the universal reach and neutrality of the United Nations.
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