Individual Consultant for Translation, Interpreting and Editing Services At African Development Bank
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier
multi-lateral development-finance institution in Africa and it seeks to foster,
inter alia, economic growth and social progress on the continent. The AfDB’s
primary goal is to reduce poverty and improve living standards by mobilizing
resources in and outside Africa, and providing financial and technical
assistance for development projects and programs in Africa. To sharply focus
the objectives of its Ten Year Strategy (2013 - 2022) and ensure greater
developmental impact, the Bank has rolled out a new Development and Business
Delivery Model (DBDM) based on five top priorities (“High 5s").
The Vice-Presidency, Human Resources and Corporate Services
(CHVP) is instrumental in implementing the Bank’s development agenda and
strategic focus. CHVP leads efforts to ensure the competitiveness of the Bank
as the employer of choice and is responsible for providing leadership in the
formulation and implementation of Bank's strategies on people, IT, general
services and institutional procurements, business continuity, health and
safety, and language services.
Position title: Individual Consultant for Translation,
Interpreting and Editing Services
Publication date:
11/12/2017
Closing date:
24/12/2017
Country: Côte
d’Ivoire
The primary role of the Corporate Language Services
Department (CHLS), for efficient execution of the Bank’s mission and in keeping
with the Bank's Agreement, is to i) ensure the availability of all documents to
be submitted to Senior Management and the Governing Bodies of the Institution
in the two working languages of the Bank (English and French), and occasionally
Arabic and Portuguese; ii) provide
interpreting services at all Bank meetings, at Headquarters, in the Bank’s
Regional and Country Offices and in the field; and iii) provide editing
services for flagship reports and key documents produced by the AfDB.
In view of the foregoing, the Corporate Language Services
Department hereby invites individual consultants to express their interest to
provide the following services:
i)
translations of Bank documents to and from English and French primarily,
and occasionally to and from Portuguese and Arabic;
ii)
interpretation, during various Bank meetings and missions, into and from
English and French primarily, and, occasionally, into and from Portuguese and
Arabic; and
iii) editing
of flagship Bank documents and reports in English and French primarily, and
occasionally in Portuguese and Arabic.
CHLS will select successful candidates and sign framework
contracts with them in order to constitute a roster of freelance translators, interpreters,
and editors whose services will be contracted as and when needed during a
period of three (3) years, renewable.
Duties and
responsibilities
Objectives and Scope
of the Assignment
• CHLS will use
the services of the selected consultants, as and when needed, to meet the
Institution’s translation, interpretation, and editing needs throughout the
duration of the framework contracts.
• Unless
otherwise expressly decided by CHLS, there shall not be any lump sum payments
and the consultants shall be paid for the services effectively provided;
• The consultant
will be required to:
i. submit quality
translations requiring little or no revision;
ii. perform quality interpretation;
and
iii. provide quality
editing services in respect of the aforesaid Bank documents.
• Documents to
be translated shall relate, but not limited to, project reports, policy and
strategy documents, legal and research papers.
• For each
assignment, the parties (translator, interpreter, editor and CHLS) shall agree
on the duration, completion date and cost of the service to be provided; the
costs shall be based on defined rates set by the Bank and taking into account
international standards; and
• The payment of
consultants, continuation and subsequent renewal of contracts shall be
contingent upon satisfactory periodic and annual performance.
Administration/reporting
The consultants shall report to either the Translation or
Interpretation Division Managers, the Director of the Department or any other
CHLS officer that the Director might designate.
The supervising officer shall be responsible for the periodic and annual
assessment as well as guidance of the consultant.
Duration of the contract
The aforesaid framework contract to be signed with the
Director of CHLS shall be for a duration of three (3) years. It shall commence in January 2018 and end on
31 December 2020. The contract shall be
renewable by the CHLS Director for similar durations of three years or less,
subject to satisfactory assessment of the performance of the consultant over
the preceding contract period.
Selection Criteria
Including desirable
skills, knowledge and experience
Prospective consultants must be nationals of AfDB member
countries and shall possess the following qualifications and skills, in keeping
with the Bank’s procurement policies:
- At least a Master’s degree, equivalent qualification or experience in Translation, Interpretation or related and relevant disciplines;
- Relevant experience of at least five (5) years in translation, interpretation and editing, preferably in or with a development-finance institution or similar body;
- Excellent writing and/or speaking skills in English and French, and/or in Portuguese and Arabic;
- Ability to work reliably, independently and effectively, even under pressure, and to meet agreed deadlines;
- Adequate knowledge of the core business, activities and operations of the African Development Bank;
- Experience working for the African Development Bank and/or other development-finance institutions, national and international financial institutions and relevant national ministries and agencies.
- Computer literacy and familiarity with standard software as well as with computer-assisted translation (CAT) tools and similar software will be an added advantage;
- Ability to work in a multicultural and multilingual environment; and
- Ability to work in a team and to communicate effectively.
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Application Deadline
Application Due Date is 24th of December 2017
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