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.
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
the Dholuo language 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 three to 14
days.
Responsibilities:
- Translation
of text messages received from the radio stations from vernacular to
English in written form.
Qualifications:
- Eight
years’ experience in translation using Dholuo and/or 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/or
Somali but also jargon, slang, euphemisms, sayings, etc.
- Demonstrated
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.
- Diploma
in Communications, Teaching, or related field.
- Fluency
in English and Dholuo, or English and Somali languages are mandatory.
Proficiency in Kiswahili.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will
be contacted. No phone calls, please.
