UNFPA / Published Jun 12, 2026

Support with translation services: English to French

Online16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

We are looking for online volunteers to translate the Guidelines for Marriages and divorces registration from English to French. The work requires 2 volunteers in total, with two UNVs assigned to each language (one expert to undertake translation and the other does validation of translated version). The selected Online...

Remote country
South Africa
16 - 20 hours per week
Duration
21 days
Deadline
Jun 26, 2026
1 days ago
Assignments
2
available position(s)
Sustainable Development Goal

16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Assignment

What the volunteer will do

Mission and objectives

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled. UNFPA’s goal is to achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health, realize reproductive rights, and reduce maternal mortality to accelerate progress on the ICPD agenda, to improve the lives of adolescents and youth, and women, enabled by population dynamics, human rights, and gender equality. UNFPA launched efforts to achieve three transformative results, ambitions that promise to change the world for every man, woman and young person: 1.) Ending unmet need for family planning 2.) Ending preventable maternal death 3.) Ending gender-based violence and harmful practises UNFPA recognizes that innovation is a key accelerator to achieve these results. UNFPA will harness innovation to meet tomorrow’s challenges and boost its impact, especially in addressing furthest behind populations, and leverage opportunities, social capital, funding and technology by (a) strengthening the corporate innovation architecture and capabilities, (b) scaling up innovations that have proven to be effective and impactful, (c) forming new partnerships and connecting with relevant innovation ecosystems, (d) strengthening and leveraging financing for innovation, and (e) expanding communities and culture for innovation.

Context

UNFPA is the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency. Our mission is to deliver a world where every pregnancy is wanted, every childbirth is safe and every young person's potential is fulfilled.

Task description

We are looking for online volunteers to translate the Guidelines for Marriages and divorces registration from English to French. The work requires 2 volunteers in total, with two UNVs assigned to each language (one expert to undertake translation and the other does validation of translated version). The selected Online Volunteers will be provided with information and materials relevant and necessary to perform the tasks. The translations should be validated to improve quality and enhance accuracy, as the reports will be shared with member states and development partners working in the civil registration system.
Requirements

Eligibility and qualifications

Age
18 - 80
Education
-

Languages

FrenchRequired

Native language

EnglishRequired

Fluent

Skills and experience

- At least a master’s degree in communications, Linguistics, or relevant field. - Candidate should be native French speaker and have an excellent command of English. - Experience in translation of technical documents for high level policy makers use by member states and development partners. - Document editing skills would be an asset. - Experience working with social media platforms such as X, TikTok, and Facebook. - Experience in Communication with stakeholders. - Detail Oriented - Collaboration - Analytical skills - Excellent writing skills