English-Amharic Translator specialist in Finance

For Project: Service Contract for Technical Facility Unit (TFU) for the EU Support to Public Finance Management Reforms in Ethiopia (EUSPRE)

The European Union is supporting the Government of Ethiopia through the EUSPRE public financial management (PFM) project. The EUSPRE Technical Facility Unit (TFU) provides oversight of the EUSPRE programme and specifically support and capacity building support to the Federal government’s PFM Reforms program.

The Overall Objective of the EUSPRE programme is enhanced transparency and efficiency of public financial management for better service delivery and inclusive development. 

DAI is looking for an English-Amharic Translator specialist in Finance 

The Objective of the assignment is PBB Manuals and Training Modules to be available to the MoF in Amharic; translation of the following documents from English into Amharic.

• PROTOTYPE Regional PBB Manual 
• PROTOTYPE Regional PBB Training Module

General Responsibilities and Activities of the Translators

• The translator(s) will translate the documents from English into Amharic and present these in a draft in the same format as the original documents to the EUSPRE TFU Team Leader for review and commentary by the TFU and the MoF (PFM Reforms Division and the Budget Preparation and Administration Department
• The translator(s) will reflect the comments in a Final Draft for approval by the EUSPTRE TFU Team Leader and the PFM Reforms Division and Budget Preparation and Administration Department. 
   

Profile required

Education

• Translation qualifications (English to Amharic and Amharic to English) - Relevant University Degree;
   

General Experience

• Minimum 5 year’s experience in technical translation from English to Amharic and Amharic to English for the Ethiopian public sector and international organisations and development partner agencies operating in Ethiopia.

Specific Knowledge and Skills

• Demonstrated familiarity with economics and public financial management terms used in English and Amharic in Ethiopia.
• Strong motivation and ability to work and deliver on time.
   

Indicative starting date: ASAP
Place of posting: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

If you are interested kindly submit a CV in English, indicating field (s) of expertise and experience ASAP, not later then 11 February 2025

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted!