Short-Term Translators, USAID West Africas Peace through Evaluation, Learning and... Tender

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Country : USA

Summary : Short-Term Translators, USAID West Africas Peace through Evaluation, Learning and Adapting (PELA) Activity

Deadline : 17 May 2019

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Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 32418977

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Competition : ICB

Financier : United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

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Purchaser : MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
200 12th Street South, Suite 1200 Arlington, VA 22202 Tel: +1 703 979 7100
USA
URL :https://msiworldwide.com/

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Tenders are invited for Niger: Short-Term Translators, USAID West Africas Peace through Evaluation, Learning and Adapting (PELA) Activity.

Short-Term Translators, USAID West Africa Peace Through Evaluation, Learning and Adapting (PELA) Activity

Position Summary:

MSI seeks short-term translators to support field research for an assessment of customary legal structures in Tahoua and Tillaberi. The assessment will contribute to the design of programming to support access to justice in areas exposed to violent extremism in Niger. This assessment is being funded by USAID West Africa Peace Assessment, Learning and Adapting (PELA) Activity. The purpose of this activity is to support USAID / West Africa to be more effective, efficient and adaptable operating unit in the development of non-violent conflict management in West Africa.

Tamasheq and / or Arabic, as needed. This is a 14-day consultancy beginning on May 1, 2019, contingent on USAID funding.

** Please note: Only Nigerien citizens are eligible for this position

Responsibilities:

Ensure that translations are requested in terminology, syntax, and style.
Conduct consecutive and simultaneous translation during meetings and data collection, ensuring that interpretation is technically accurate.
Produce high quality work under deadlines.
Conducting tasks, as assigned by the supervisor.
Qualifications:

Oral and written fluency in French is required.
Oral fluency in Hausa and Zarma is required.

Fluent in Tamasheq and / or Arabic is required.

Conversational proficiency in English is required.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

MSI is an EEO / AA / ADA Veterans Employer.

Company Profile:

Management Systems International is an international development company based in Washington DC with over 35 years of contribution to results in the development world. We work in crisis environments such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, South Sudan and Iraq. MSI employs over 800 experts in the areas of public management, monitoring and evaluation, governance and anti-corruption around the world. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com . MSI has recently become a Tetra Tech company.

Job Description :

MSI is looking for a short-term translator to support an assessment of customary legal structures in Tahoua and Tillaberi. The evaluation will contribute to the design of programs to facilitate access to justice in areas exposed to violent extremism in Niger. This evaluation is funded by USAID / West Africa, as part of the activity called Peace Through Evaluation, Learning and Adaptation (PELA). The objective of this activity is to help USAID / West Africa to be a more effective, efficient and adaptable operational unit to achieve the development goal of strengthening nonviolent conflict management systems in Africa. from West.

The translator will provide accurate translation for requested documents and also verbal interpretation in tamasheq or Arabic, as required. This is a 14-day board beginning May 1, 2019. This position is dependent on USAID funding.

* * Note: The post is reserved for citizens of Niger.

Your skills will allow you to perform tasks on work orders and / or specific contracts. Tasks could include, but are not limited to:

Responsibilities:

Ensure that translations of requested documents are consistent with terminology, syntax, and style.
Perform consecutive and simultaneous oral translation in meetings and data collection, and ensure that translation is accurate.
Produce quality work under the deadlines.
Perform relevant tasks as required by the supervisor.
Qualifications:

An oral and written master's degree in French is required.
An oral mastery in Hausa and Zarma is required
An oral master's degree in Tamasheq or Arabic is required.
Conversational Capability in English is required.
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