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The World Bank and the Government of Finland are going to finance the Second Land Administration Project (LAP 2).. The Palestinian National Authority ( PNA) received Project Preparation Advance (PPA) from the World Bank ) for completing project preparation of the second Land administration Project. The PLA is now seeking the services of highly motivated individuals for Translator.

Duration of the assignment: The entire duration of this contract will be for a total of 66 man months.
The contract will b for an initial period of 6 months before the effectiveness of the project.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the general direction of the Project Director of the PMU, the translator will be responsible for
selected translation activities, in addition to interpretation services under the project.

More specifically he/she will:
-Translate Correspondences, summaries of the reports, work plans, AID Memories , donor correspondences ,legal documents, press releases, letters, fax's …etc from English to Arabic viceversa.
-Read through original material and rewrite it in the target language, ensure that the meaning of
the source text is retained.
-Provide a grammatical, well-expressed and edited final version of the translated text.
-Provide support for international and local experts with regard to interpretation during the meetings
and discussion with PLA employees and with communities in the project areas and during donor visiting missions and consultations.
-Provide support and office duties for Lap2 PMU administration as needed.

Personal qualifications:
-At least University degree in Translation, English Education.
-One to two years of previous relevant experience.
-Ability to maintain the highest standard of accuracy.
-Good communication and organizational skills.
-Ability to meet deadlines.
-Excellent Knowledge in office computer programmes.
-Ability to work under pressure

Reporting: The Translator will be based in PMU office in the PLA in Ramallah. He/she will report
to the PLA Project Director of the PMU.
Interested Candidates can submit their curriculum Vitae with a covering letter, No later than June
12 , 2010 to the following address:
Palestinian Land Authority, Ramallah, Fax (02) 2413715
E- Mail : [email protected]