Individual consultancy-Interpreter roster _ UNFPA Mongolia

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead UN agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.  UNFPA’s strategic plan (2022-2025), reaffirms the relevance of the current strategic direction of UNFPA and focuses on three transformative results: to end preventable maternal deaths; end unmet need for family planning; and end gender-based violence and harmful practices. These results capture our strategic commitments on accelerating progress towards realizing the ICPD and SDGs in the Decade of Action leading up to 2030. Our strategic plan calls upon UN Member States, organizations and individuals to “build forward better”, while addressing the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on women’s and girls’ access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights, recover lost gains and realize our goals.

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards, and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates that transform, inspire and deliver high impact and sustained results; we need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them and who commit to deliver excellence in programme results.

Job Purpose:

The work of UNFPA is based on the premise that all human beings are entitled to equal rights and protections. It focuses on women and young people because these are the groups whose ability to exercise their rights to sexual and reproductive health is often compromised. 

UNFPA Mongolia has been working together with its partners, both in government and non-governmental organizations, and with the generous financial support of various donors. We continue to work together to deliver services for vulnerable population in Mongolia with the aim to achieve three transformative results by 2030: ending preventable maternal deaths, ending the unmet need for family planning, and ending gender-based violence and all harmful practices. 

In line with the transformative results, our new country programme will leverage partnerships with government entities, and strengthen strategic partnerships with international financial institutions, donors, civil society organizations, the media, and the private sector to strengthen advocacy efforts and leverage resources. 

In implementing UNFPA Mongolia Country Program regularly convenes meetings, workshops and consultations with partners, as well as publishes advocacy materials, studies and evaluations to communicate with donors and the general public.  These activities frequently require verbal translation services including simultaneous and consecutive between English to  Mongolian and vice versa.

Therefore, UNFPA Mongolia is seeking services of highly skilled English to Mongolian and Mongolian to English roster translators, who can support quality simultaneous and consecutive translation services in the areas as follows:

Scope of Work:

Duties of the roster simultaneous and consecutive interpreters are as follow:

Duration and working schedule: The duration of the engagement is for 11 months, and the service is to be provided on on an ad hoc basis as and when needs arise.

Place where services are to be delivered: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia is the common place to work for simultaneous and consecutive interpretation service. However, if necessary, the interpreter will be asked to join field missions or other travels as required.

Delivery dates and how work will be delivered: The services should be done in agreed time for each assignment.

Interpretations services: The duration of these services may vary from one hour to several days. Interpreters will be informed in advance of the service duration, and relevant background documents will be shared to ensure accurate and consistent use of vocabulary, terms, and terminology. The equipment required will be arranged by the UNFPA Mongolia.

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline: 

UNFPA will perform monitoring and evaluation on delivery of each assignment. Requesting units/staff will provide regular feedback upon delivery of each assignment and evaluation at the end of the contract on quality and timeliness of products to ensure the performance of selected contractor is at appropriate level.

If UNFPA has obtained negative performance feedback from the “requesting units” and the rating of the quality of products falls below 2 times within the given period, it can be the base to terminate the contract.

Supervisory arrangements: Each assignment is expected to be supervised by the requesting staff/unit of the country office. 

Expected travel: Some travel may be envisaged depending on the nature of the request.  Should there be any travel outside of Ulaanbaatar, UNFPA will cover the travel cost following its travel policy.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Knowledge and Experience: 

Languages: 

Required Competencies: 

Inputs / services to be provided by UNFPA or implementing partner (e.g support services, office space, equipment), if applicable:

For simultaneous and consecutive interpretation service, the selected contractor will work from the venue or place where the meeting is held, or service is required. The equipment required will be arranged by the UNFPA Mongolia CO. 

Other relevant information or special conditions, if any:
UNFPA reserves the right to withhold up to 30% of the total fee of the assignment in case that deliverables are not submitted on schedule or do not meet the required standard UNFPA will process payments upon completion of deliverables and acceptance by respective requesters within 30 calendar days. 

To reduce minimum valued transactions, UN/UNFPA may combine payments  below USD100 on a quarterly basis. Payments exceeding this threshold will be made upon the completion of deliverables in accordance with UNFPA terms and conditions.

Except for purposes of this assignment, the information shall not be disclosed to the public nor used in whatever without written permission of UNFPA in line with the national and International Copyright Laws applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks, medical clearance, visa issuance and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts. 

Applicants for positions in the international Professional and higher categories, who hold permanent resident status in a country other than their country of nationality, may be required to renounce such status upon their appointment.