Russian-English Interpreters and Translators Roster

The Consultant will provide simultaneous or consecutive interpretation and written translation services between English and Russian for virtual and in-person events, ensuring high quality and confidentiality. Tasks include interpretation during meetings and workshops, document translation and editing, terminology research, and quality assurance of translated materials.

Responsibilities

• Provide simultaneous or consecutive oral interpretation for virtual and in-person events in English and Russian.
• Ensure effective and efficient provision of interpretation services while maintaining full confidentiality.
• Work collaboratively with another interpreter for events exceeding 2 hours, coordinating and alternating as needed.
• Perform written translation and editing of documents, reports, and briefs 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.
• Produce 100% accurate translated texts with detailed comparison of content, facts, and figures ensuring no omissions.
• Minimize use of machine translation and provide rewriting when machine translation is used, limiting it to 20% of the finalized text.
• Communicate original meaning clearly and appropriately for the target audience, researching legal, technical, and scientific phraseology.
• Reflect the style of the source material and adhere to language conventions and register.
• Consider cultural factors and suggest appropriate changes to maintain clarity for the reading audience.
• Ensure language excellence and proofreading including vocabulary, syntax, expression, grammar, and terminology.
• Follow grammatical conventions and formatting rules for line breaks, punctuation, alignment, and capitalization.
• Ensure quality check and proofreading of translation to eliminate typographical errors.
• Ensure all tables, charts, boxes, captions, etc. are clearly and correctly labelled and formatted.
• Submit translated documents to UNFPA by email and/or via cloud links.
• Maintain confidentiality and ensure that translations are property of UNFPA and not distributed or used by other parties without arrangement.

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 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, maternal health, family planning, cervical cancer-related services, prevention and response to gender-based violence, population dynamics).
• Applicants are requested to submit a work sample in Word or PDF format demonstrating expertise in technical terminology aligned with the 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.

Skills

• English-Russian Translation
• Simultaneous Interpretation Systems
• Consecutive Interpretation
• Document Translation
• Translation Quality Assurance
• Editing and Proofreading
• Terminology Management
• UN Thematic Knowledge
• English to Russian Interpretation
• Technical Terminology Assessment
• Gender-Based Violence Terminology
• Maternal Health Terminology
• Family Planning Terminology
• Translation Certification
• Virtual Event Interpretation
• In-Person Event Interpretation
• Reproductive Health Terminology
• Population Dynamics

Languages

English, Russian