Individual Consultants for Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation, Written Translation and Editing Services (Mongolian–English / English–Mongolian) – Long-Term Agreement (LTA), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Organisation: UNICEF
- Location: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
- Deadline: 15 November 2026
Individual Consultants for Simultaneous and Consecutive Interpretation, Written Translation and Editing Services (Mongolian–English / English–Mongolian) – Long-Term Agreement (LTA), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Job no: 596699
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Ulan Bator
Level: Consultancy
Location: Mongolia
Categories: Adolescent Development, Child Protection, Education, Gender Development, Health, HIV/AIDS, Nutrition, Social Policy, WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene), Early Childhood Development, Knowledge Management, Innovation, Programme Management, Social and Behavior Change, Health and Nutrition, Research, Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, UN Volunteer, Disability
UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.
At UNICEF, we are committed, passionate, and proud of what we do for as long as we are needed. Promoting the rights of every child is not just a job – it is a calling.
UNICEF is a place where careers are built. We offer our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture., coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.
Visit our website to learn more about what we do at UNICEF.
For every child, the right to protect.
The Mongolia Country Office Country Programme is committed to protecting children's rights in line with international obligations. The programme priorities were selected based on consultations with national counterparts, United Nations agencies, and development partners to focus on areas that need action to achieve child-related national priorities and reduce equity gaps. The programme priorities, which include Health, Education, WASH and Climate Change, Child Protection, and Social Policy, aims to promote funding, policies, and address geographic disparities across the country.
How can you make a difference?
Purpose of Assignment
To establish a Long-Term Agreement (LTA) with individual consultants to provide simultaneous interpretation, consecutive interpretation, written translation, and editing services between Mongolian and English (and vice versa) to UNICEF Mongolia Country Office on an as-needed, call-down basis over a two-year period. This LTA will streamline sourcing of qualified language professionals, ensure quality and consistency of language services, and reduce the need for repeated ad hoc competitive processes for individual assignments.
Scope of Work:
Applicants may apply for one, several, or all of the following four service categories. Each category will be evaluated and rostered separately, and consultants will only be called upon for the category/categories in which they qualify.
Category 1. Simultaneous Interpretation (Mongolian↔English)
Booth/simultaneous interpretation for high-level meetings, conferences, workshops, ministerial and donor events, and training sessions, field visits.
Category 2. Consecutive Interpretation (Mongolian↔English)
Interpretation for meetings, field visits, interviews, focus group discussions, bilateral consultations, and community engagements.
Category 3. Written Translation (Mongolian↔English)
Translation of reports, official correspondence, policy and programme documents, publications, communication and advocacy materials, and other UNICEF documents. Translation should preserve the meaning, formatting, tables, figures, images, captions and overall layout of the original document, where applicable.
Category 4. Editing Services (English and Mongolian)
Editing and proofreading of translated or originally drafted documents in English and/or Mongolian to ensure accuracy, clarity, consistency, grammar, terminology and adherence to UNICEF/UN style.
As this is a Long-Term Agreement (LTA), specific deliverables, timelines and travel (if any) will be defined under each individual call-down assignment/purchase order/work order. Each assignment will specify:
• Scope and nature of the assignment
• Deadline/delivery date
• Volume (e.g., words, pages, hours or days)
• Applicable fee based on the consultant's LTA-agreed rate
If you would like to know more about this position, please review the complete Job Description here: ToR_LTA interpretation services.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Minimum requirements:
• University degree in translation, linguistics, English, Mongolian, communications, or a related field
Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:
Category 1. Simultaneous Interpretation (Mongolian ↔ English)
Language Requirements:
o Excellent written and spoken English and Mongolian, with the ability to interpret accurately in both directions.
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
o Minimum 5 years of professional experience in simultaneous interpretation.
o Demonstrated experience providing simultaneous interpretation for conferences, high-level meetings, ministerial/donor events, workshops, training sessions, and/or field visits.
o Strong ability to accurately convey complex, technical and professional content in real time.
o Strong listening, communication, concentration and terminology-management skills.
Desirables:
o Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, or diplomatic missions.
o Experience interpreting for high-level officials, ministers, senior management or international conferences.
o Familiarity with UN terminology and development/humanitarian terminology.
Category 2. Consecutive Interpretation (Mongolian ↔ English)
Language Requirements:
o Excellent written and spoken English and Mongolian, with the ability to interpret accurately in both directions.
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
o Minimum 3 years of professional experience in consecutive interpretation.
o Demonstrated experience in meetings, field visits, interviews, focus group discussions, bilateral consultations, community engagements and/or similar settings.
o Ability to accurately interpret technical and professional discussions while maintaining the intended meaning and context.
o Strong listening, communication, note-taking and interpersonal skills.
Desirables:
o Experience working with UN agencies, international organizations, or diplomatic missions.
o Experience in development, humanitarian, social, education, health or other programme-related settings.
o Familiarity with UN terminology and development/humanitarian terminology.
Category 3. Written Translation (Mongolian ↔ English)
Language Requirements:
o Excellent written proficiency in English and Mongolian, with the ability to translate accurately in both directions.
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
o Minimum 5 years of professional experience in written translation between English and Mongolian.
o Demonstrated experience translating reports, official correspondence, policy and programme documents, publications, communication and advocacy materials, and/or similar documents.
o Strong command of grammar, terminology, style, consistency and accuracy in both languages.
o Ability to translate complex and technical content while maintaining the meaning, tone and context of the original document.
Desirables:
o Experience providing translation services to UN agencies, international organizations or diplomatic missions.
o Experience translating development, humanitarian, social, education, health or other programme-related materials.
o Familiarity with UN terminology, style and editorial standards.
Category 4. Editing Services (English and Mongolian)
Language Requirements:
o Excellent written proficiency in English and/or Mongolian, with demonstrated ability to edit and proofread documents in the relevant language(s).
Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:
o Minimum 5 years of professional experience in editing and/or proofreading in English and/or Mongolian.
o Demonstrated experience editing professional, technical, policy, programme, communication and/or publication materials.
o Strong command of grammar, spelling, syntax, terminology, consistency and clarity.
o Ability to improve the quality and readability of documents while preserving the intended meaning and tone.
Desirables:
o Experience providing editing services to UN agencies, international organizations or diplomatic missions.
o Experience editing translated materials and/or bilingual documents.
o Familiarity with UN editorial standards, terminology and style.
Qualified candidates are invited to submit the following documents via the online recruitment portal, TMS (Talent Management System):
• An up-to-date TMS profile and curriculum vitae (CV)
• Cover letter
• A separate financial proposal (only acceptable in the format of the linked template) Financial proposal LTA translation.docx
• Technical proposal requirement:
Applicants should submit the following information and supporting documents for each service category for which they apply:
Category 1 – Simultaneous Interpretation
• A list of relevant simultaneous interpretation assignments undertaken during the last three years, including the type of event, subject matter, client or organization, and the applicant’s role. Applicants should include experience in both high-level events and regular professional meetings, where applicable.
Category 2 – Consecutive Interpretation
• A list of relevant consecutive interpretation assignments undertaken during the last three years, including the type of meeting or activity, subject matter, client or organization, and the applicant’s role. Applicants should include experience in both high-level events and regular professional meetings, where applicable.
Category 3 – Written Translation
• Two samples of previous written translation work between Mongolian and English, preferably demonstrating experience translating technical, policy, programme or other substantive documents. Applicants should indicate the language direction and their role in each sample.