Translation of joint programme concept notes from English to Arabic

A United Nations Resident Coordinator is one of the highest United Nations official in Lebanon. The Resident Coordinator is the designated representative of the UN Secretary General and leader of United Nations Country Team comprised of UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes present in country, of which Lebanon has 27. In a times of crisis, the Resident Coordinator is also the Humanitarian Coordinator. The Resident Coordinator in Lebanon aims to bring together the different UN agencies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational activities at the country level. The RC seeks to promote effective dialogue and interaction of the UN system with multilateral, bilateral and non-governmental organizations active in development cooperation for national development. The UN Country Team develops, in close cooperation with the Government of Lebanon, a coherent frame of reference for cooperation and assistance by the UN system. The UN Resident Coordinator’s Office (UNRCO) supports the UN Resident Coordinator in his roles and functions. The UNRCO in Lebanon provides inter-agency coordination support to the UN Country Team and its various sub-groups. The support includes strategic planning, programme and operations management, policy guidance, as well as knowledge management, advocacy and communications, all seeking to enhance UN coherence and improve overall programme impact to better achieve results.

The UN is preparing a series of concept notes for recovery joint programmes to mobilize support to areas and people affected by the war. The assignment aims to translate the concept notes from English to Arabic to share with all donors in the region.

We are seeking [3] Online Volunteers to support us by translating joint programme concept notes from English to Arabic. To this end the Online Volunteers are asked: - To translate the document, which is [number of words 3,500 average] long into [ official Arabic] - Ensure the translation is in line with UN Terms, The selected Online Volunteers will be provided with the document in English and will receive guidance on the translation. The Online Volunteers will have the opportunity to build connections with the RCO team at Lebanon and learn about the ways in which the translated product contributes to mobilizing support to recovery programmes in Lebanon.