The National Consultant will translate the Adolescent Girls Storybook, and accompanying multimedia content, from English into Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo. The translations must preserve the meaning, tone, cultural sensitivity, child-rights framing, and storytelling style of the English version while using natural, age-appropriate language.

• Job Location: Abuja (Remote)
• Employment Type: Consultancy (1 Month)
• Salary: Not stated

UNICEF Nigeria is committed to advancing the rights of adolescent girls by strengthening their voice, leadership, and agency. The organization works in partnership with the government, civil society, children, and families to fulfill and protect children's rights in a complex humanitarian and development setting.

• Inception and Translation Planning
• Translation into Nigerian Languages
• Cultural Adaptation and Terminology Management
• Quality Assurance, Editing and Proofreading
• Review and Revision
• Final Production Support

• Bachelor's degree in Translation, Linguistics, Nigerian Languages, English, Communication, Literature, Education, Development Studies, Gender Studies, or a related field.

Work Experience

• A Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in translation, localization, editing, or multilingual publishing.
• Proven experience translating educational, adolescent-, child-, or social-development materials.
• Demonstrated experience translating from English into one target language - Hausa, Yoruba, and/or Igbo.
• Experience in applying quality assurance processes, including editing, proofreading, terminology management, and version control.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should Apply here . Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Why This Job Might Be a Good Fit

This consultancy is ideal for an experienced translator with native or near-native proficiency in Hausa, Yoruba, or Igbo who is passionate about adolescent girls' empowerment and gender equality. It offers a remote work arrangement and the opportunity to contribute to a meaningful UNICEF project that amplifies girls' voices across Nigeria.

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