Organization Mission

El Centro Regional del Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo respalda las actividades de apoyo brindadas por las Oficinas de País, procurando fortalecer sus capacidades en el manejo de proyectos, formación de alianzas estratégicas y distribución del conocimiento en áreas prioritarias en América Latina y el Caribe.

El Centro está integrado por un creciente equipo de profesionales y expertos que destacan en iniciativas destinadas a promover el desarrollo humano en el campo de la Gobernabilidad Democrática, Energía y Medio Ambiente, Prevención de Crisis y Recuperación, VIH/SIDA, Género, Desarrollo de Capacidades y, Reducción de la Pobreza y ODM. Adicionalmente, cuenta el equipo de Gestión de Conocimiento, encaminados a fortalecer la capacidad de los gobiernos y las comunidades, fomentar el desarrollo sostenible, y brindar apoyo para el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio.

Context

UNDP is committed to mobilizing support for advancing women’s leadership and gender equality in biodiversity planning and policy processes, as well as implementing transformative actions for nature around the world that also contribute to women’s empowerment and gender equality outcomes, in line with its Gender Equality Strategy and Nature Pledge. As part of these efforts, the organization has developed several knowledge products, methodologies and regional and national level capacity building processes to provide gender related technical guidance to countries updating their NBSAPS, developing biodiversity projects and implementing nature-based solutions. UNDP has become, in many countries, a key referent and provides guidance and specific recommendations on how countries can identify and address gender considerations in various sectors or processes that are relevant to the national biodiversity agenda.

Key Responsibilities

We are seeking Four Online Volunteers (two focused on French Translation and two focused on Spanish) to support us by translating simultaneously a webinar on gender and National Biodiversity Strategies from English to French and Spanish. To this end the Online Volunteers are asked:
– To translate simultaneously during a 1 hour and half call.
– Ensure the translation is concise, in line with our communications guidelines, and fits the audienceThe selected Online Volunteers will be provided with the presentation 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 Gender Team at UNDP and learn about the ways in which the translated product contributes to ensure gender equality is at the center of biodiversity agendas.

Required Skills and Experience

Candidates should be native in Spanish and French and fluent in English. Familiarity with technical terms related to gender equality will be considered an advantage. Previous translation experience is considered an asset.