Support translation of project documents – English/French

Host entity: UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa

Application deadline: 08/10/2026

Mission and objectives

About the Resilience Hub for Africa
The UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa, established in Nairobi, Kenya in 2019, is a thematic hub with a
mandate on integrated resilience covering the 46 Sub-Saharan countries under UNDP’s Regional
Bureau for Africa.

Vision
The Resilience Hub provides thought leadership and cutting-edge support for resilience building
in Africa, with the goal of making UNDP’s work both future-ready and shockproof by transforming
resilience-informed programming into reality.

Role and Function

Comprised of four dedicated teams, the Resilience Hub works in an integrated manner, leading and
supporting regional initiatives and country offices (COs) in policy and programming across four
thematic areas:
1. Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction
2. Governance and Peace-building
3. Migration and Displacement
4. Digital Partnership

Assignment context

Established in 2019, The UNDP Resilience Hub for Africa is a thematic hub with a mandate on resilience covering 46 nations across Sub-Saharan Africa. The Hub works to help governments, communities and institutions build resilience through sustainable development.
The Great Lakes Region (Burundi, DRC, Rwanda, Kenya, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Angola) holds significant untapped potential for economic growth in agriculture, livestock, trade, logistics, and cross-border commerce. Yet the region continues to face fragility, weak market integration, and limited economic opportunities for youth, women, displaced populations, and border communities. While many development programmes generate strong research on these opportunities, few succeed in turning it into real partnerships, investments, and jobs — this requires active engagement between governments, businesses, financial institutions, and investors, not just analysis.
The REST-GLR programme supports economic transformation across seven trade corridors in the region by promoting medium-sized enterprises as "anchor" businesses that connect smallholder farmers, cooperatives, and women- and youth-led enterprises into stronger markets. As UNDP commissions assessments on Agri-Food Systems, Livestock Markets, and Agricultural Finance to identify opportunities, this assignment supports the next step: engaging potential partners and building the relationships needed to turn these findings into investment-ready projects.
UNDP therefore seeks to engage an online volunteer to provide translation services in support of the REST-GLR programme’s documentation needs.
The key assignments will include translation of the following material:
1. Country Office Input Collector- 19 pages
2. Guideline for intergovernmental consultation in work planning – 4 pages
3. Outcome document- 6 pages
4. Country by country programme packages
5. Consolidated multi country program document.
* Note that the document translations will be handled gradually.

Task description

We are looking for 1 online volunteer with strong written communication and translation skills.
The task will include the following responsibilities:
• Translating project documents from English to French and vice versa where necessary.
• Ensure translations accurately reflect the meaning, intent and tone of the original document.
• Research the fields terminologies to ensure high-quality translation of the content.
• Manage assignments and deliver completed tasks within deadlines.
• Maintain a translation glossary to ensure consistency in documents.
• Ensure confidentiality in handling sensitive matters.

Skills and experience

Candidates should have strong translation and written communication skills in both English and French. Background in development and cross-border issues is highly desirable. Cultural awareness is Key in this context
Candidates should have high level of accuracy and be keen to details. They should demonstrate ability to work independently and meet deadlines.

Full eligibility requirements, conditions of service and application instructions are available on the official UNV platform.