UNDP·Apr 6, 2026
Translation of Climate Promise website content into French
The Online Volunteer will support the team in translating select Climate Promise website content from English to French. Specific tasks include: · Translate explainers and other select editorial content on Climate Prom...
Online13. Climate action
Online
Türkiye
Assignment location
Duration
84 days
11 - 15 hours per week
Positions
1 Available
Deadline
Apr 20, 2026
5 days left
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Sustainable Development Goal
13. Climate action
General Information
Description of assignment title
Translation of Climate Promise website content into French
Assignment country
Türkiye
Sustainable Development Goal
13. Climate action
Host entity
UNDP
Type
online
Duration
84 days
Number of assignments
1
Assignment Details
Mission and Objectives
The UNDP Climate Hub is the arrowhead of UNDP’s commitment to the “Climate Prom-ise” that aims to support programming countries designing and implementing pledges un-der the Paris Agreement, including ambitious National Determined Contributions, with climate change mitigation and adaptation interventions fully embedded in the national de-velopment planning and budgetary processes.
The UNDP Climate Hub is responsible for:
· Thought leadership on Climate and to be the custodian of UNDP policy positions on Climate;
· Strategy and vision formulation;
· Pipeline development in coordination with the other hubs and the Vertical Fund Programme Support, Oversight and Compliance Unit;
· Provision of integrated policy and programme support to Country Offices;
· Global engagement, advocacy in collaboration with BERA;
· Integration across thematic areas;
· Strategic Partnerships development and resource mobilization;
· Lead and Support global flagship initiatives and partnerships on Climate;
· Serve as focal point with relevant UN coordination mechanisms and Conventions (UN Framework Convention on Climate Change);
· Cross-organization knowledge and learning; and
· Innovation.
Context
The Climate Promise website (http://climatepromise.undp.org) is home to communications content produced by UNDP Climate Hub relating to climate change and climate action.
The website includes blogs, photo stories, news releases as well as other specialized content such as country pages which summarize the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of countries.
We aspire to have as much of Climate Promise content in French as possible.
To support the delivery of these sessions, we are seeking 1 dedicated Online Volunteer to assist in translation of Climate Promise website content into French..
Task Description
The Online Volunteer will support the team in translating select Climate Promise website content from English to French.
Specific tasks include:
· Translate explainers and other select editorial content on Climate Promise website into French
· Translate country pages hosted on Climate Promise, which are currently being updated with new NDC information, into French
· Translate any required social media assets for major campaigns into French, as needed
· Any other ad hoc requests related to translation on the Climate Promise website, such as site labels, headlines, menu items
· Ensure alignment of translations with UN and UNDP guides on French translations (to be provided by team).
Eligibility Criteria
Age
18 - 80
Assignment Requirements
Language Requirements
FrenchRequired
Native language
EnglishRequired
Native language
Required education level
-
Skills and experience
· Strong understanding of climate change and climate action
· Prior experience translating development, humanitarian, environmental or climate-related content.
· Ability to deliver quality translations under tight deadlines.
· Familiarity with UNDP editorial and publication standards, including terminology, structure, and formatting requirements is desirable.
· Strong attention to detail, stylistic consistency, and adherence to institutional branding and communication guidelines.
· Ability to work with large documents (over ?? pages) and ensure coherence and quality across bilingual/trilingual versions.
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