BACKGROUND:

The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) is a local non-profit, non-partisan Lebanese human rights organization based in Beirut. CLDH was created in 2006 by the Franco-Lebanese Movement SOLIDA (Support for Lebanese Detained Arbitrarily), which has been active since 1996 in the struggle against arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and the impunity of those perpetrating gross human rights violations.

CLDH monitors the human rights situation in Lebanon, fights enforced disappearance, impunity, arbitrary detention and racism and rehabilitates the victims of torture. CLDH regularly organizes press conferences, workshops and advocacy meetings on human rights issues in Lebanon and collects, records and documents human rights abuses in reports and press releases.

CLDH team on the ground supports initiatives aimed at determining the fate of all missing persons in Lebanon.

CLDH regularly follows up on numerous cases of arbitrary detention and torture in Lebanon in coordination with Lebanese and international organizations, and with the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention WGAD and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture.

Job Profile:

 

The chosen supplier will work with CLDH on 2 legal reports that needs translation.

All original documents will be written in: Arabic, English or French and shall be translated in one of those three languages.

Deliverables:

 

  • Reading through material in one language and converting it into a second language, making sure to preserve the original meaning and context.
  • Translating a variety of documents including but not limited to legal, research, technical, educational, and commercial materials.
  • Consulting with colleagues to ensure that true meaning is retained during all translations.
  • Must be fluent in Arabic, French and English.
  • Proofread and edit final translated versions.

 

The chosen vendor is expected to deliver 5 pages per day, once the document is sent by CLDH for translation. Each report is expected to be between 20 and 30 pages.

Location:

 

The selected supplier will work remotely with occasional visits to CLDH office in Dora, Lebanon when needed.                                                                                           

How to apply

Applications:

 

Interested applicants should submit and in ONE proposal, their CV, Letter of Interest that highlights their relevant experience, translation sample (preferable legal text), and rate per page (250 words) to [email protected] indicating ‘’CLDH-Translation Services’’ in the subject of the email by May 10th, 2020.

 

Expired
Deadline
Sunday, 10. May 2020
Type of Call
Call for Applications
Intervention Sector(s):
Communications & Media, Law & Legal Affairs