Interpreter and Fixer

Job Description

Title: Interpreter and Fixer

Company Name: E-Zone HRM Limited

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Job Context:
∎ Duty Station: Dhaka, Bangladesh. Field visits will be required to all parts of Bangladesh.
∎ Contract Duration: Two years. Selected candidate should be available for minimum of 2 years duration of the contract with the stated rate quotes (not changeable)
∎ Number of Vacancies: 5-10 (depending upon quality)
∎ Contract Type: This will not be fulltime engagement contract, this will be on call bases contract. The fixed number of hours, days or months are not determined and it depend on the United Nations agency need.
∎ Contract Start: The contract will begin ASAP.
∎ A. Background
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∎ To efficiently and effectively drive results for children, adolescents and women, United Nations agency`s has taken a strategic and integrated (print and digital) advocacy and communication approach to keep its target audiences including NatComs abreast of and engage with United Nations agency`s goals, work and progress in key priority issues.
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∎ This year, United Nations agency is producing audiovisual content with a number of national and international contractors for national, regional and global campaigns on climate change, Convention on the Rights of the Child, youth skills development and employability, newborn and maternal health, as well as a multimedia production on the history of the organization in the country. For delivery within tight regional, global and local deadlines, it has become essential to effectively support videographers in conducting background and field research, identifying cases, tracking and developing stories all over the country, and producing multi-language scripts.
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∎ The CAP section is dedicated to ensuring that the situation of children and communities in terms of key organizational priorities receive adequate coverage so that the world is compelled to act in support of United Nations agency`s programmes for the affected. Given the large volume of work, short delivery times, and far-off filming/shooting locations, it is critical to be able to efficiently look for stories, assimilate the context, facilitate production, and provide logistic support to storywriters, videographers and photographers profiling the plight of children.
∎ Digital Advocacy Approach:
∎ Digital media, especially social platforms, are changing the ways people interact, giving rise to new and diverse audiences and empowering civil society in ways that have profound implications for United Nations agency`s work - and for how communication and public advocacy are used to support that work. With nearly 6 million social media followers, to drive change for children, United Nations agency must fully develop its digital capacity - embracing a cultural change across the entire organization. United Nations agency`s - at all levels - must target these people as emerging audiences and engage meaningfully with them across multiple digital platforms, moving away from disseminating information and moving towards having conversations. Digital content and engagement will reinforce United Nations agency`s leadership as a credible voice for and with children.
∎ B. Objectives, Purpose and Expected Results:
∎ United Nations agency`s is seeking interpreters and fixers for interpreting from Bengali to English and vice versa as well as provide logistics assistances to work with international contractors and consultants to create engaging and creative content (video and photo stories and profiles) for global/regional/CO level digital campaigns, social media and specialized networks to reach a broad range of audiences, especially children and adolescents.
∎ The purpose of this services is to help our photographers, videographers and story writers to produce communication outputs that will be used by HQ and BCO for advocacy and fundraising purpose. At the same time they will used during Donor and Natcom visits.
∎ Additionally, interpretation services are also required for on-spot translation during events and field visits attended by non-Bangladeshi colleagues and guests.
∎ E. Reporting requirements:
∎ The interpreters/fixers will be required to report in United Nations agency`s Dhaka office as well as relevant divisional office Chiefs and associated Officers, as required. They will coordinate with multimedia contractors for field assignments.
∎ F. Payment Schedule: Monthly invoicing.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ C. Description of Assignment:
∎ Key activities include:
∎ On-spot/simultaneous translation from English to Bengali and Bengali to English.
∎ Arranging logistic and transport support for field assignments for contractors if required.
∎ Identifying subjects and stories in diverse locations all over the country and in various areas, e.g. education, protection, health, nutrition, WASH, etc. with minimal or no support or through coordination with Country Office/Regional Office.
∎ Obtaining any background materials if required from United Nations agency's /Partner to familiarize himself/herself.
∎ If required, ensure recording the interpretation for United Nations agency's /the consultant/contractor.
∎ D. Deliverables:
∎ On-spot/Simultaneous oral translation
∎ Logistic and transport support if required
∎ Identifying subjects and stories if required

Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent English and Bengali skills
∎ University degree in language, social science or relevant to the assignment deliverables
∎ Excellent inter-personal communication skills
∎ At least 3 years experience as a fixer, identifying stories in diverse locations all over the country and in various areas, e.g. education, protection, health, nutrition, WASH, etc. with minimal of no support.
∎ Good understanding of children's rights issues and ethical reporting
∎ Familiarity with international development issues is desirable
∎ Work experience with development agencies is an asset

Application Deadline: September 25, 2019

Company Information:
∎ E-Zone HRM Limited

Category: Media/Advertisement/Event Mgt.