English to Portuguese Translation and Desktop Publishing
Organizational Context
UNDP has been active in Mozambique since 1976, aligning its efforts with the UNDP Strategic Plan 2022-2025. The organization focuses on accelerating structural transformation, ensuring no one is left behind, and building resilience. Key pillars include supporting economic recovery and diversification, strengthening climate resilience, and promoting inclusive governance, justice, human rights, peace, and social cohesion. UNDP collaborates with various national and international partners to address development challenges.
Job Purpose
This role supports UNDP Mozambique's Economic Diversification Portfolio (EDP) by translating a learning report, "Innovation Challenge Award: Lessons from a Portfolio Experiment in Local Economic Diversification," from English to Portuguese. The objective is to make the report's findings on local enterprise development and economic diversification initiatives more accessible to government counterparts, stakeholders, and partners in Mozambique. The volunteer will ensure accurate translation and professional desktop publishing, maintaining the report's original design, layout, and clarity, ultimately contributing to broader knowledge sharing and application of lessons learned.
Responsibilities
Translate the learning report "Innovation Challenge Award: Lessons from a Portfolio Experiment in Local Economic Diversification" from English into Portuguese (Mozambique). Prepare the translated report for desktop publishing, working within the existing design to ensure accurate incorporation of text. Maintain clarity and consistency of headings, tables, figures, captions, and references. Adjust text flow and page layout as needed. Proofread the Portuguese version thoroughly to ensure accuracy, readability, and completeness. Incorporate feedback from the UNDP team. Deliver a complete, proofread, and formatted Portuguese version of the report in both editable format and final PDF.
Work Experience
Proven experience in translating reports or professional documents from English to Portuguese is necessary. Practical experience in desktop publishing and document layout, specifically with Adobe InDesign, is required. Familiarity with Portuguese as used in Mozambique is preferred. Experience in proofreading translated documents and checking final layouts is also needed.
Skills
Strong written command of Portuguese and English. Proficiency in Adobe InDesign for desktop publishing and document layout. Ability to maintain design consistency and adjust text flow. Strong attention to detail. Effective communication skills. Ability to meet deadlines. Expertise in writing, editing, and proofreading.