Call for Translator SPIDER Documents

TERMS OF REFERENCE 

TRANSLATION / INTERPRETATION (VOICE OVER/ SUBTITLING) OF LEATRA DOCUMENTS FROM ENGLISH TO SWAHILI

1. Background information 

• Trias 

Trias is an international development organisation with strong roots in Belgium. In 14 countries, Trias supports the realization of dreams of millions of family farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs through their member-based organisations (MBOs) by connecting, empowering, and bringing about change. Our interventions are focused on organisational strengthening and institutional development.

In Tanzania Trias currently work together with 10 Tanzanian organizations to ensure the member-based organisations (MBOs) partners and members become stronger and more sustainable organisations, and empowered actors of change.

Trias has the ambition to ensure the supported MBO-members are becoming active agents of change, and actively contributing to their own livelihoods, social and political development, as entrepreneurs’ members of their MBO and as global citizens. We concretely want to see the family farmers, non-farmer entrepreneurs, pastoralists and their organisations actively contribute to inclusivity of women, youth and other underprivileged groups, environmental conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation and entrepreneurship.

• LEATRA (LEAdership TRAjectory)

This comprehensive methodology aims to achieve behavioural change among the current and future leaders of farmers’ and entrepreneurs’ associations. The trajectory consists of a basic training course plus several additional modules, selected to tackle the competencies that are most important for them individually. Individual coaching sessions help them convert theory into practice.

2. Objectives of the assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to translate and interpret Trias’ LEATRA Tool from English to Swahili translation.

The consulting firm / company will provide the following services:

• High-quality translation/ interpretation and subtitling of statements, documents, videos, course and modules from English into Swahili.
• Edit and proof-read texts to accurately reflect language including review translated material for accuracy of meaning, grammar, and syntax.

3. Sequence
4. Kick-off meeting and provision of bibliography, and preparatory documents.
5. Refining work plan.
6. Submission of the first drafts & receiving feedback from Trias
7. Refining the translated Swahili version documents.
8. Submission of the final translated Swahili version documents.
9. Deliverables 
10. Translated Swahili version of LEATRA Tool. This includes the word documents, PowerPoint documents and subtitled videos.
11. Required Skills and Competences

The consultant or consulting firm’s lead person should have the following qualifications and skills:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in translating technical documents from English and Swahili.
• Minimum master’s degree in languages, literature, translation, and / interpretation etc.
• Ability to consider the target audience regarding language, style, and register.
• Experience in subtitling
• Certification in translation / interpretation from accredited institutions and member(s) of a professional translators’ association is highly desirable.

6. Proposal requirements 

Interested companies / firms interested in the assignment should send a proposal including:

• A proposal describing a detailed work plan, timelines, budget per page/ words / day.
• Curriculum Vitae of lead translator clearly detailing relevant experience.
• Include sample translations done previously in the proposal.

9. Payment Terms

• 40% on contract signing, 30% on delivery of draft translations, and 30% on acceptance of final translated documents. A breakdown of costs should be included in the proposal. All costs (consultant fees, DSA, communication, transport, payment of team members, etc.) should be covered by this budget.

10. Submission of proposal and deadline

Interested firms or individuals can submit their technical and financial proposals by email to trias.tanzania@trias.ngo the deadline to receive proposals is 22^nd August 2023. The maximum time for the assignment to be full completed is October 2023 from the contract signing date. 

NB: Interested applicants can request for the Trias’ LEATRA trajectory documents via: trias.tanzania@trias.ngo / Michael.pallangyo@trias.ngo  

TERMS OF REFERENCE 

TRANSLATION / INTERPRETATION (VOICE OVER/ SUBTITLING) OF LEATRA DOCUMENTS FROM ENGLISH TO SWAHILI

1. Background information 

• Trias 

Trias is an international development organisation with strong roots in Belgium. In 14 countries, Trias supports the realization of dreams of millions of family farmers and small-scale entrepreneurs through their member-based organisations (MBOs) by connecting, empowering, and bringing about change. Our interventions are focused on organisational strengthening and institutional development.

In Tanzania Trias currently work together with 10 Tanzanian organizations to ensure the member-based organisations (MBOs) partners and members become stronger and more sustainable organisations, and empowered actors of change.

Trias has the ambition to ensure the supported MBO-members are becoming active agents of change, and actively contributing to their own livelihoods, social and political development, as entrepreneurs’ members of their MBO and as global citizens. We concretely want to see the family farmers, non-farmer entrepreneurs, pastoralists and their organisations actively contribute to inclusivity of women, youth and other underprivileged groups, environmental conservation and climate change mitigation and adaptation and entrepreneurship.

• LEATRA (LEAdership TRAjectory)

This comprehensive methodology aims to achieve behavioural change among the current and future leaders of farmers’ and entrepreneurs’ associations. The trajectory consists of a basic training course plus several additional modules, selected to tackle the competencies that are most important for them individually. Individual coaching sessions help them convert theory into practice.

2. Objectives of the assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to translate and interpret Trias’ LEATRA Tool from English to Swahili translation.

The consulting firm / company will provide the following services:

• High-quality translation/ interpretation and subtitling of statements, documents, videos, course and modules from English into Swahili.
• Edit and proof-read texts to accurately reflect language including review translated material for accuracy of meaning, grammar, and syntax.

3. Sequence
4. Kick-off meeting and provision of bibliography, and preparatory documents.
5. Refining work plan.
6. Submission of the first drafts & receiving feedback from Trias
7. Refining the translated Swahili version documents.
8. Submission of the final translated Swahili version documents.
9. Deliverables 
10. Translated Swahili version of LEATRA Tool. This includes the word documents, PowerPoint documents and subtitled videos.
11. Required Skills and Competences

The consultant or consulting firm’s lead person should have the following qualifications and skills:

• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in translating technical documents from English and Swahili.
• Minimum master’s degree in languages, literature, translation, and / interpretation etc.
• Ability to consider the target audience regarding language, style, and register.
• Experience in subtitling
• Certification in translation / interpretation from accredited institutions and member(s) of a professional translators’ association is highly desirable.

6. Proposal requirements 

Interested companies / firms interested in the assignment should send a proposal including:

• A proposal describing a detailed work plan, timelines, budget per page/ words / day.
• Curriculum Vitae of lead translator clearly detailing relevant experience.
• Include sample translations done previously in the proposal.

9. Payment Terms

• 40% on contract signing, 30% on delivery of draft translations, and 30% on acceptance of final translated documents. A breakdown of costs should be included in the proposal. All costs (consultant fees, DSA, communication, transport, payment of team members, etc.) should be covered by this budget.

10. Submission of proposal and deadline

Interested firms or individuals can submit their technical and financial proposals by email to trias.tanzania@trias.ngo the deadline to receive proposals is 22^nd August 2023. The maximum time for the assignment to be full completed is October 2023 from the contract signing date. 

NB: Interested applicants can request for the Trias’ LEATRA trajectory documents via: trias.tanzania@trias.ngo / Michael.pallangyo@trias.ngo