SNV Netherlands Development Organisation is a leading international organisation that specialises in capacity development support to government, non-government and private sector organisations. SNV aims to achieve impact by providing advisory services, facilitating knowledge development, networking, strengthening local capacity builders, and carrying out advocacy at national and international levels. Working with over 900 advisors in 34 developing countries worldwide, SNV provides expertise in Agriculture, Water, Sanitation & Hygiene and Renewable Energy sectors.
The "Great Himalaya Trail" (GHT) is a network of existing paths and trade routes spanning the length of the country from Darchula and Humla in the West to Kanchenjunga in the East, packaged and promoted into one of the world's great walks. Potentially, the GHT traverses the length of the Himalayan Range stretching through impoverished mountain areas of Pakistan, India and Bhutan.
The Great Himalaya Trail Development Programme (GHTDP) is harnessing tourism with a market-led approach to improve livelihoods and bring sustainable development opportunities to remote and poor communities in impoverished Nepal mountain regions through the creation of an iconic and globally significant new tourism product for Nepal.
Translate the (static) content of the GHT website www.thegreathimalayatrail.org from English to:
German (Assignment 1)
French (Assignment 2)
Spanish (assignment 3)
Requirements:
• German / French / Spanish native speaker;
• Excellent translation and copy writing skills;
• Practical experience in travelogue / travel writing;
• Basic understanding of Nepal's tourism industry, trekking and mountain tourism;
• Previous experience in translating texts about trekking and mountaineering and knowledge of specific vocabulary preferred;
• Microsoft Office skills
• Experience with Wordpress or similar CMS systems
Interested consultant(s) are requested to collect the Terms of Reference from: http://thegreathimalayatrail.org/ght-development-programme/announcements-vacancies/
Interested consultants can apply for Assignment 1 AND/OR Assignment 2 AND/OR 3.
Please specify in your proposal which assignment you are applying for.
Technical proposals should include:
• Timeline / work plan for assignment period including the number of days.
• Daily rate (or lump sum) and expenses
• CV(s) of proposed consultant or team
• Work samples of translated texts German / French / Spanish
Applications should be submitted latest by Monday, 13 May 2013, either in hard copy or in soft copy, mentioning the vacancy code 2013-06 on subject line, to the following addresses.
SNV Netherlands Development Organisation Nepal
Bakhundole, Lalitpur
P.O.Box 1966. Kathmandu, Nepal
nepal@snvworld.org
www.snvworld.org
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