Individual Consultants for Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation, Written Translation and Editing Services (Mongolian–English / English–Mongolian) – Long-Term Agreement (LTA), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Individual Consultants for Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation, Written Translation and Editing Services (Mongolian–English / English–Mongolian) – Long-Term Agreement (LTA), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

UNICEF Mongolia Country Office is seeking individual consultants to establish a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) to provide interpretation, translation, and editing services on an as-needed, call-down basis over a two-year period.

Purpose of Assignment To establish a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with individual consultants to provide simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation, written translation, and editing services between Mongolian and English (and vice versa) to UNICEF Mongolia Country Office on an as-needed, call-down basis over a two-year period. This LTA will streamline sourcing of qualified language professionals, ensure quality and consistency of language services, and reduce the need for repeated ad hoc competitive processes for individual assignments.

Scope of Work: Applicants may apply for one, several, or all of the following four service categories. Each category will be evaluated and rostered separately, and consultants will only be called upon for the category/categories in which they qualify.

Category 1. Simultaneous Interpretation (Mongolian↔English) Booth/simultaneous interpretation for high-level meetings, conferences, workshops, ministerial and donor events, and training sessions, field visits.

Category 2. Consecutive Interpretation (Mongolian↔English) Interpretation for meetings, field visits, interviews, focus group discussions, bilateral consultations, and community engagements.

Category 3. Written Translation (Mongolian↔English) Translation of reports, official correspondence, policy and programme documents, publications, communication and advocacy materials, and other UNICEF documents. Translation should preserve the meaning, formatting, tables, figures, images, captions and overall layout of the original document, where applicable.

Category 4. Editing Services (English and Mongolian) Editing and proofreading of translated or originally drafted documents in English and/or Mongolian to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, grammar, terminology and adherence to UNICEF/UN style.

As this is a Long-Term Agreement (LTA), specific deliverables, timelines and travel (if any) will be defined under each individual call-down assignment/purchase order/work order. Each assignment will specify:

• Scope and nature of the assignment
• Deadline/delivery date
• Volume (e.g., words, pages, hours or days)
• Applicable fee based on the consultant's LTA-agreed rate

If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR_LTA interpretation services.pdf

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Minimum requirements:

• University degree in translation, linguistics, English, Mongolian, communications, or a related field Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required: Category 1. Simultaneous Interpretation (Mongolian ↔ English) Language Requirements: o Excellent written and spoken English and Mongolian, with the ability to interpret accurately in both directions. Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: o Minimum 5 years of professional experience in simultaneous interpretation. o Demonstrated experience providing simultaneous interpretation for conferences, high-level meetings, ministerial/donor events, workshops, training sessions, and/or field visits. o Strong ability to accurately convey complex, technical and professional content in real time. o Strong listening, communication, concentration and terminology-management skills. Desirables: o Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, or diplomatic missions. o Experience interpreting for high-level officials, ministers, senior management or international conferences. o Familiarity with UN terminology and development/humanitarian terminology. Category 2. Consecutive Interpretation (Mongolian ↔ English) Language Requirements: o Excellent written and spoken English and Mongolian, with the ability to interpret accurately in both directions. Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: o Minimum 3 years of professional experience in consecutive interpretation. o Demonstrated experience in meetings, field visits, interviews, focus group discussions, bilateral consultations, community engagements and/or similar settings. o Ability to accurately interpret technical and professional discussions while maintaining the intended meaning and context. o Strong listening, communication, note-taking and interpersonal skills. Desirables: o Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, or diplomatic missions. o Experience in development, humanitarian, social, education, health or other programme-related settings. o Familiarity with UN terminology and development/humanitarian terminology. Category 3. Written Translation (Mongolian ↔ English) Language Requirements: o Excellent written proficiency in English and Mongolian, with the ability to translate accurately in both directions. Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: o Minimum 5 years of professional experience in written translation between English and Mongolian. o Demonstrated experience translating reports, official correspondence, policy and programme documents, publications, communication and advocacy materials, and/or similar documents. o Strong command of grammar, terminology, style, consistency and accuracy in both languages. o Ability to translate complex and technical content while maintaining the meaning, tone and context of the original document. Desirables: o Experience providing translation services to UN agencies, international organizations or diplomatic missions. o Experience translating development, humanitarian, social, education, health or other programme-related materials. o Familiarity with UN terminology, style and editorial standards. Category 4. Editing Services (English and Mongolian) Language Requirements: o Excellent written proficiency in English and/or Mongolian, with demonstrated ability to edit and proofread documents in the relevant language(s). Knowledge/Expertise/Skills: o Minimum 5 years of professional experience in editing and/or proofreading in English and/or Mongolian. o Demonstrated experience editing professional, technical, policy, programme, communication and/or publication materials. o