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New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Individual Contract
15-Apr-2024
26-Mar-24 (Midnight New York, USA)
International Consultant
1 year, part-time basis (approximately 10 hours to start with, with the possibility of adding more h
9d 19h 54m
English
1 year, part-time basis (approximately 10 hours to start with, with the possibility of adding more h
UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.
Placing women's rights at the centre of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates United Nations system efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality, women empowerment and gender mainstreaming translate into action. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors.
The United Nations System Coordination Division, coordinates and promotes the accountability of the United Nations system in its work on gender equality and the empowerment of women at the global, regional, and country levels. Through a dedicated portfolio on disability inclusion and intersectionality (DIIP), it contributes to gender equality and empowerment of women and girls with disabilities.
The main objective of this consultancy is to provide International Sign (IS) interpreting services for the events envisioned under activities of Disability Inclusion and Intersectionality Portfolio (DIIP).
The consultant will be reporting to UN Women’s Global Advisor, Gender and Disability Inclusion, and will be supported by Administrative Associate, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
Deliverables
The specific objective of this assignment is to provide simultaneous IS interpreting during live online events (webinars, meetings, workshops or similar). The online events are envisioned to be few hours long.
Scope of Work
Providing simultaneous IS interpreting (from English/to English) during online events using Zoom, MS Teams or similar platforms.
Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy.
Core Values:
Core Competencies:
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https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Values
FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Computer literacy.
Education and Certification:
Experience:
Languages:
Full Time
$74k-95k (estimate)
03/18/2024
05/17/2024
groups.undp.org
Washington, DC
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