Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) Nepal’s Sisters for Sisters' (SfS-II) Education project second phase is funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) Girls’ Education Challenge and is running from 2017 – 2021. The British Council’s English and Digital for Girls’ Education (EDGE) project is one of the components of the wider SfS-II programme which aims to enhance participants’ English proficiency, digital skills and awareness of social issues.

Details

Location Kathmandu
Closing date Wednesday 07 February 2018

Role overview

The role can be divided into 2 main focus areas:

1. Project familiarisation and understanding context

The translator will be required to attend some initial meetings at British Council to discuss the actual requirement and model of the translation. He/she also needs to read and understand the project documentation and recommended text provided by the project team in order to understand the context and tasks. A minimum of 10 days has been allocated for the assignment. The actual number of days will depend upon the recommendation of the academic consultant who is currently producing supplementary resources and guidelines for translation in English.

Qualifications and experience required

Essential

  • University Degree programme including English / Nepali translation skills and studies
  • At least 2 years’ experience of professional translation work

Desirable

  • Experience of translation of education / training courses and materials related to English language and digital skills
  • Knowledge of girls’ education in rural Nepal

How to apply

If you are interested, please send the following to recruitment@britishcouncil.org.np , the project manager:

  • your CV tailored to the above requirements,
  • a covering letter highlighting relevant experience and suitability for the role
  • per page rate and per day rate.

Short-listed candidates will be sent a sample text to translate as part of the final selection process.

Please note, we can only respond to successful applicants and only within 5 working days of the application deadline.

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The British Council is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We work to ensure that people are not unjustifiably discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any other irrelevant grounds. The British Council affirms the position that all children have the right to be protected from all forms of abuse as set out in article 19, UNCRC, 1989.
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