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Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development Project, UCORD is looking for interpreter from Ukrainian to English and vice versa.
Location: Kyiv, Ukraine
Expected start date: as soon as possible
Duration of Assignment: December 2024 – November 2026
Category of experts: National experts
Background
Ukraine’s Cohesion and Regional Development Project, UCORD is a technical assistance project supported by Switzerland through the Swiss Cooperation Office in Ukraine (SDC) and implemented by NIRAS Sweden AB.
UCORD aims at citizens, businesses and public authorities to contribute and equally benefit from recovery actions and coherent regional development that fosters improved quality of life, resilience, peace and social cohesion in Ukraine. The project works in 6 pilot oblasts of Ukraine: Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Ternopil, Vinnytsia, Volyn, and Odesa oblasts as the starting points, targeting capacity development and awareness-raising initiatives spread through the whole country. UCORD consists of three components:
Component 1 embeds the regional policy development in Ukraine through supporting and strengthening the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) in pilot oblasts.
Component 2 seeks to improve public services delivery in WASAW (water supply, sanitation and waste management) sector with a focus on the environment.
Component 3 aims at regional development and strengthening social cohesion through culture, dialogue and creative industries.
UCORD Project is looking for individuals for a pool of national experts who can provide Interpretation Services from Ukrainian to English and vice versa.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
- Degree in Linguistics, Translation, Interpretation, professional certification of English is a plus
- Experience in simultaneous translation
- Familiarity with sector-specific terminology: local self-governance, regional development, economic development, decentralization
Evaluation of response & selection
Interested applicants should send their proposals to [email protected] on EOB December 17, 2024
The proposal should contain the following documents:
- Cover letter explaining the expert suitability for a particular profile
- Up-to-date CV
- Minimum 3 contacts for references with their updated contact details
The proposal should be submitted in English.
The selection will be done based on the applicant’s competence and suitability for the role. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Each application should specify a rates for simultaneous interpretation and for consecutive translation taking into account all the taxes as private entrepreneurs. The rate should be given in CHF.
Reasonableness of the proposed rates will be assessed in line with the available project budget; once agreed upon a rate, the applicant shall be included in the pool of experts. If the proposed rates are considered unreasonable or if a mutually acceptable rate cannot be agreed upon, a candidate will not be included into the pool of experts.
Contracting arrangements
Successful applicants will be selected and placed on the UCORD expert pool for a period of up to November 2026. Inclusion in the pool does not guarantee a contract during this period. Experts will be contacted when service requests arise and will be asked to indicate availability and interest.
