UN Women English-Thai and Thai-English Translator and Editor (Retainer Contract),Ending Violence Against Women, Bangkok, Thailand,National Consultant

Background:

The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

UN Women supports UN member states as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes, and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: (1) increasing women’s leadership and civic and political participation; (2) ending violence against women; (3) engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; (4) enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and (5) making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality. 

Based on UN legislative mandates and UN Women’s Strategic Plan, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) is responsible for providing strategic program development, policy/ technical advisory services, and quality assurance support to Multi-Country Offices (MCOs) and Country Offices (COs) across the region. It undertakes or coordinates regional research and data analysis and advises on norms, policies, and strategies for achieving the internationally and regionally agreed goals related to gender equality and women’s empowerment issues. It acts as a knowledge hub at the regional level, collecting evidence on progress and emerging issues and sharing knowledge on innovative approaches and lessons learned in implementation.

In the context of its Ending Violence against Women (EVAW) programming, UN Women ROAP and Thailand aims to establish a pool of Translator-Editor in EVAW for short-medium term consultancies to support localization of various technical activities and publications affiliated with EVAW programmes. This will be in a retainer pool, accessible to the ROAP, MCOs, and COs and will comprise senior-level translators and editors, who will be called as needs arise. 

Description of Responsibilities / Scope of Work

Under the overall leadership of Programme Analyst,Thailand, EVAW unit,  the incumbent will focus primarily on translation and edition of publications, concept note, guidance note, handbook, or other relevant materials.

Tasks and deliverables

The detailed terms of reference for specific assignments will be developed by the hiring manager in consultation with selected consultants. UN Women will retain the copyright of the assignment. Each consultant will be expected to work on translation and/or edition of specific assignments as required by the relevant office within their respective expertise. 

*Note: The service will be rendered “on call” basis. UN Women does not warrant that the maximum of contract amount will be purchased during the term of the agreement. While on retainer, there is no guarantee of work, and selected consultants retain the right to decline assignments based on their availability and expertise.

Consultant’s Workplace, Duration and Official Travel

This is a home-based consultancy.  Contract duration is from 23 June 2025 to 22 May 2028 (Maximum 100 days of assignment period; UN Women does not warrant that the maximum of 100 days. The service will be purchased during the term of the Agreement). The consultant will be engaged under a retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the consultant depending on need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee. As part of the official duty of this consultancy, the consultant may be expected to travel, which will be processed by UN Women, following the duty travel policy.

Reporting and Payments

The national consultant will work under the supervision of the UN Women EVAW Program Analyst and EVAW Program Specialist Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with the EVAW team, Asia and the Pacific Region.

Payments for this consultancy will be based on the achievement of each assignment and certification that each has been satisfactorily completed. Payments will not be based on the number of days worked but on the completion of each stated assignment within the indicated timeframes. 

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How to apply :

* Interested candidates are encouraged to submit an electronic application not later than June 18 , 2025, Midnight New York’s time (EST). Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment. Please merge all documents into one document to attach. 

Statements :

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

Diversity and inclusion:

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