UNFPA EECARO : Russian-English Interpreters and Translators Roster

UNFPA Supplies Partnership; United States; On-site; USD 40,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

UNFPA EECARO seeks Consultants for a Russian-English Interpreters and Translators roster to deliver high-quality interpretation and translation services for virtual and in-person events. Roles include translation of internal and external documents, terminology research, and adherence to UNFPA standards.

The assignment emphasizes accuracy, minimal machine translation, and confidentiality, with a retainer modality and potential for work on diverse UNFPA materials.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree with a combined minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Russian-English interpretation and translation OR a Bachelor's with 7 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with UN terminology related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
• Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills in English and Russian.

Responsibilities

• Provide simultaneous or consecutive oral interpretation for virtual and in-person events.
• Provide high-quality interpretation English/Russian and vice versa during meetings and seminars.
• Translate and edit internal and external documents for MS Word, PowerPoint, or Excel formats.
• Perform terminology research to ensure accuracy and appropriate use of terminology.
• Ensure confidentiality and quality control in all translation work.

Skills

Interpretation

Translation

Editing

Terminology

Education

Master's degree in linguistics

Bachelor's degree in linguistics or related field

Tools

MS Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

• UNFPA EECARO : Russian-English Interpreters and Translators Roster

UNFPA EECARO : Russian-English Interpreters and Translators Roster

Staff grade/level

Individual Consultancy

Contract type

Consultancy

Duty station

Multiple

31 December 2026 17:00(America/New_York)

Under the guidance of the relevant Programme Specialist/Advisor, the Consultant will provide services in a retainer modality. Tasks include:

• Provide simultaneous or consecutive oral interpretation for virtual and in-person events.
• Provide high quality simultaneous/consecutive interpretation services English/Russian and vice versa during meetings, workshops and seminars and other activities offline and online.
• Ensure effective and efficient provision of services, while maintaining full confidentiality in all aspects of assignment, management of information and follow up on deadlines and commitments made.
  • Translate and edit internal documents (e.g., messages, reports, bulletins, UN rules and guidelines) and deliver them in MS Word, PowerPoint, or Excel formats.
  • Translate and edit external documents (e.g., media materials, press releases, publications) for print, web, or broadcast, delivering them in MS Word, PowerPoint, or Excel formats.
  • Translate and proofread all text contained in figures, boxes, tables, photo captions, and covers using Microsoft Office programs with track changes enabled.
  • Perform terminology research (using UNFPA/UN websites and official publications) to ensure accuracy and appropriate use of terminologies.
  Applicants may apply for interpretation services, translation/proofreading services, or both, depending on their qualifications and experience. Applicants should clearly indicate in their application which service(s) they are applying for and provide the corresponding proposed rates.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies.

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

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact sustained results, ensuring effective external relations, communications, partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results

Job Purpose:

You would be responsible for:

1. Produce a 100% accurate translated text. Content accuracy includes detailed comparison of content, facts and figures and making sure there are no omissions from the source; translations and proofreading all footnotes and/or endnotes, captions under photographs, lists etc. 2. Ensure minimal use of machine translation (such as Google translate, Computer- Assisted Translation tools, AI translation, etc.). When machine translation took place, provide subsequent rewriting. The amount of translated text from machine sources should not exceed 20% in the finalized text. 3. Communicate effectively the original meaning in a manner that is both readable and comprehensible for the target audience. Research legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation. 4. Reflect the style of the source material. Adhere to current acceptable usage of the language and use the appropriate register for the target audience. 5. Take any cultural factors into consideration and suggest appropriate changes to reflect and keep the idea clear to the reading audience. 6. Ensure language excellence and proofreading, including excellent vocabulary, syntax, expression and grammar as well as all relevant terminology. 7. Follow all grammatical conventions and adhere to rules for line breaks, punctuation, alignment, and capitalization. 8. Ensure quality check and proofreading of translation; ensuring that no typographical errors are left in the final text. 9. Ensure that all tables, charts, boxes, captions, etc. are clearly and correctly labelled and optimally formatted. As needed, strengthen key findings and messages for tables and charts. 10. The translation submitted to UNFPA under this TOR is the property of UNFPA and cannot be submitted, distributed to or used by any other party, unless arranged otherwise. 11. The translated documents should be submitted to UNFPA by email and/or via cloud links.

Required expertise, qualifications and competencies, including language requirements:

• Advanced university degree (Master's or higher) in linguistics, translation, international relations, or related fields with a combined minimum of 5 years of professional experience in Russian-English-Russian interpretation and translation. OR First-level university degree (Bachelor's) in the specified fields above, combined with a minimum of 7 years of relevant professional work experience.
• Any international certificates for translation programme completion will be an asset.
• Demonstrated experience with technical terminology related to UNFPA’s mandate (e.g., sexual and reproductive health and rights care and policies, such as maternal health, family planning, cervical cancer-related services, prevention and response to gender-based violence, population dynamics, etc.). Applicants are requested to submit a work sample in Word or PDF format with application, demonstrating expertise in technical terminology aligned with the aforementioned thematic areas or relevant scientific literature.
• Prior experience working with UN system organizations (e.g., EECA COs) is highly desirable.
• Excellent writing, editing, and oral communication skills in both English and Russian.

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.

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