Individual Consultants for Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation, Written Translation and Editing Services (Mongolian-English / English-Mongolian)
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential. The Mongolia Country Office Programme focuses on protecting children's rights through initiatives in Health, Education, WASH, Climate Change, Child Protection, and Social Policy, aiming to reduce equity gaps and promote funding and policies.
Job Purpose
The purpose of this assignment is to establish a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with individual consultants to provide essential language services, including simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation, written translation, and editing, between Mongolian and English for the UNICEF Mongolia Country Office. This LTA will operate on an as-needed, call-down basis over a two-year period. By streamlining the sourcing of qualified language professionals, this agreement aims to ensure consistent high quality of language services and reduce the administrative burden of repeated ad hoc competitive processes for individual assignments. This will allow UNICEF to efficiently access the linguistic support required for its diverse programmatic activities and high-level engagements within Mongolia.
Responsibilities
Consultants will be engaged to provide one or more of the following services based on their qualifications and the specific needs of UNICEF Mongolia: Category 1: Simultaneous Interpretation (Mongolian↔English) - Provide real-time interpretation for high-level meetings, conferences, workshops, ministerial and donor events, and training sessions, as well as during field visits. Category 2: Consecutive Interpretation (Mongolian↔English) - Offer interpretation for meetings, field visits, interviews, focus group discussions, bilateral consultations, and community engagement activities. Category 3: Written Translation (Mongolian↔English) - Translate various UNICEF documents, including reports, official correspondence, policy and programme documents, publications, and communication/advocacy materials. Translations must accurately preserve the meaning, formatting, tables, figures, images, captions, and overall layout of the original documents. Category 4: Editing Services (English and Mongolian) - Edit and proofread documents originally drafted or translated into English and/or Mongolian. This includes ensuring accuracy, clarity, consistency, correct grammar, appropriate terminology, and adherence to UNICEF/UN style guidelines. Specific deliverables, timelines, and travel requirements will be detailed in individual call-down assignments or purchase orders, specifying the scope, deadline, volume, and applicable fees.
Work Experience
Minimum 5 years of professional experience in simultaneous interpretation. Demonstrated experience in providing interpretation for conferences, high-level meetings, ministerial/donor events, workshops, training sessions, and/or field visits is required. Experience with UN agencies, international organizations, or diplomatic missions, and interpreting for high-level officials is desirable.
Skills
Simultaneous interpretation, Consecutive interpretation, Written translation, Editing and proofreading, Excellent written and spoken English, Excellent written and spoken Mongolian, Accurate interpretation in both directions, Conveying complex technical content in real-time, Strong listening skills, Strong communication skills, Concentration skills, Terminology management