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Translator, Vernacular Radio Pilot Project, Nairobi, Kenya
Translator, Vernacular Radio Pilot Project, Nairobi, Kenya
Company Profile: MSI
is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm with a 30-year
history of helping to deliver development results across the developing world.
In 2008, we became the America’s operation of the
international development arm of Coffey International Limited. Since that time,
we’ve greatly expanded our ability to respond seamlessly and flexibly to client
needs with our sister offices in the UK and Australia.
Together, we are always driving toward results. We care
deeply about the global issues we tackle. Our projects drive governments
and organizations toward better results, helping the people they serve to live
better lives.
Today, we are proud to work in partnership with USAID, the
private sector, local organizations, universities and foundations to create
solutions to global needs.
We collaborate with our partners in some of the most
challenging and economic climates in the world, including Pakistan, Afghanistan
and Iraq.
We possess a core group of development experts in the fields
of monitoring and evaluation, public sector reform, governance and
anti-corruption who forge close relationships with our clients and partners to
achieve the most effective development outcomes.
Alongside the international development arm of Coffey, our
team includes more than 2,100 development professionals with more than 70
corporate and project offices worldwide. For more information on MSI, please
visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Proposal Summary: In
October 2012, MSI was awarded the Kenya Program Support Project. Under Support,
MSI provides verification, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for USAID/Kenya’s
entire portfolio of projects country-wide.
MSI will also gather information related to the media to
assist USAID in assessing and evaluate its interventions in Kenya.
MSI has been implementing a pilot program created to work
with six vernacular radio stations in Kenya, to train their journalists (and
editors) on development reporting.
Please note: Only Kenyan citizens are eligible for this position.
Position Summary: MSI
is seeking to hire two translators; one who is fluent in Dholuo and the
second in the Somali language.
The Translators will translate text messages received from
the vernacular radio stations to English. The assignment duration is a between
3 to 14 days.
Responsibilities:
- Translation
of text messages received from the radio stations from vernacular to
English in written form
Qualifications:
- 8 years
experience in translation using Dholuo and Somali grammar and vocabulary
and be familiar with the idiomatic and stylistic variants of expressing
things in the language.
- Must be
familiar with not only formal or literary expressions in Dholuo and Somali
but also jargon, slang, euphemisms, sayings, etc.
- Ability to
translate volumes of short messages ranging in content and context from
diverse writers.
- Experience
in the Nyanza and/or the North Eastern Regions of Kenya.
- A Diploma
in Communications, Teaching, or related field.
- Proficiency
in English, Kiswahili. Dholuo and/or Somali languages are mandatory.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will
be contacted.
No phone calls, please.
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
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