Job: Translator

Location: Yangon
Deadline: Tuesday, 29 October 2013
Terms of Reference for consultant Position: No. of Position: Managed by: Location: Freelance translator 3 Position HR Manager and Line managers needing translation Anywhere-work can be done remotely if access to phone and email Number of working days and rate: Variable, depending on needs, paid per word or per page (between 5 and 12 USD per page according to complexity and urgency of needs) Start Date: As soon as possible Deadline for Application: 29th October 2013

Merlin in the world Merlin is the UK's leading international health charity, sending medical experts to the frontline of global emergencies. Working together with tireless health workers on the ground, we stay for as long as it takes. All around the world, natural disasters and political unrest threaten people's livelihoods and destroy their communities, with consequences that last long after the TV cameras have packed up and gone home. From Haiti to Pakistan, thousands of Merlin health workers are spread across the globe. They are providing these countries with the vital medical care they need to survive, and the services they need to thrive. Each year, Merlin helps more than 20 million people in more than 17 countries. For more information about Merlin, please visit our website at www.merlin.org.uk

Merlin in the Union of Myanmar Merlin established an organisational presence in Myanmar in 2004, operating under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Health. Merlin implements programmes in the Delta region, in Shan State and in Chin State and Sagaing Region with a country head office in Yangon. Merlin works with remote and isolated communities or communities affected by disasters and over the years Merlin has trained volunteer health workers and village health committees on the topics of TB, Malaria, Sanitation and Hygiene Promotion (WASH) and Maternal and child health in order to improve access to basic health care. All of these are carried out as community based activities where improving access to health care and changing behaviour patterns operate side by side. Altogether Merlin supports over 1400 community volunteers in around 1200 villages across 7 Townships: Homalin, Tamu and Kalay in Sagaing; Hakha and Thantlaing in Chin; Laputta Township in Ayerwaddy Division; Kutkai in Shan State.

General description of the role The translator will translate written documents from English into Myanmar and from Myanmar into English. In some cases, the translator might also act as an interpreter to provide oral translation during meetings as required.

Specific roles and responsibilities Translation will be from English to Myanmar and from Myanmar to English as requested. Most documents will be health related documents and therefore a very good grasp of health terminology. However there are other less technical documents that might require to be translated. From time to time, the translator might be requested to act as an interpreter. The expected turnaround rate for documents would be 48 hrs for each 10 pages. The translator will be expected to be: reading through original material and rewriting it in the target language, ensuring that the meaning of the source text is retained; researching legal, technical and scientific phraseology to find the correct translation; proactively liaising with Merlin to discuss any unclear points; proofreading and editing final translated versions; providing clients with a grammatically correct, well-expressed final version of the translated text, usually as a word-processed document; prioritising work to meet deadlines;

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Person Specification Essential Qualifications, experience and competences:

• Strong experience as a translator both from English to Myanmar and from Myanmar to English
• Experience of translating health documents and documents with technical vocabulary
• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English
• Excellent written and spoken Myanmar
• Need to have access to email and phone as requested
• Ability and willingness to keep information confidential
• Ability to respond to urgent demands and deliver within short period of time Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office, in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint] Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues

Desired

• Ability to read and amend .pdf documents
• Working on a translation software

To apply for this position Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV and a Covering Letter in English ONLY explaining how they meet the person specifications for this role, why they are interested in the position and stating their fees (as a rate per translated page). They should also state the job title of this role in the title of their email and provide examples of 2 documents that they translated into English. Please can you also clearly indicate if you speak any other Myanmar languages or dialect. Please ensure there is an up to date contact Telephone number/email address and references. We prefer receiving applications by email, which you can send to the following address: ygnreception@merlin-myanmar.org If, however you would prefer posting hard copies of your application, please use the following address: Merlin Yangon Office – 224 A, 4th Floor, Salomon Building, U Wizara Road, Bahan Township

Data Protection Please note, on submitting you application, you are agreeing to Merlin holding and using the information that you have given for the purposes of recruitment and employment – should an offer be made. Due to the urgency of this position, applications will be short listed on a regular basis and we may offer this post before the closing date. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted.

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