Translation and Transcription Consultant at Breakthrough ACTION

RCCE subnational Consultants – Transcription and Translation

Background

Breakthrough Action Nigeria (BA-N) is a USAID-funded Social Behaviour Change (SBC) and Risk Communication Project with the goal of increasing the practice of priority individual and household level health behaviors in target states on Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health plus Nutrition (MNCH+N), Family Planning (FP), Malaria, Tuberculosis, and Risk Communication and Community engagement (RCCE) for COVID and Priority Infectious diseases (Lassa fever, Monkey Pox). Firmly grounded in proven practices, Breakthrough ACTION works in partnership with governments, civil society, and communities around the world to implement creative and sustainable SBC programming, nurture SBC champions, mainstream new techniques, and technologies, and advocate strategic and sustained investment in SBC.

Scope of Work

The consultant will work closely with Breakthrough ACTION-Nigeria RCCE technical staff to

• Translate and transcribe audio from Hausa to English.
• Prepare a translated scripts in English to each question using the assessment tool.

Deliverables:

• Translated scripts (written in English) of all interviews (FGDs, KIIs and IDIs) conducted.

Minimum Qualifications & Skills

• Experience translating and transcribing audio, written, and visual services for health-related development projects.
• Fluency in Hausa language (Spoken and written)
• Access to translating and transcribing tools to accomplish the services listed.
• Provision of at least 2 samples of previous work.
• Ability to mobilize resources and deliver within specified timeline.

Period of engagement: 2 weeks (January 20 to February 10, 2023)

Total number of days: 15 days

Supervision: Senior Program Officer (RCCE-RMEL).

Number required: 4 Translators

Payment Terms.

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