The Position:

Individual Consultant to Translate the Contextualized Training Package on Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV) for Gender-Based Violence Service Providers in Kenya will work under the supervision of the GBV/Gender Advisor, with support from the GBV/Gender Programme Analyst, and the TFGBV Programme Analyst to maintain consistency and quality and submit a translated version of the Kenya TFGBV Training Package and TFGBV Lexicon in Kiswahili.

How you can make a difference:

UNFPA is the lead United Nations agency for delivering a world where every pregnancy is intended, every childbirth is safe, and every young person's potential is fulfilled. The UNFPA Strategic Plan for 2026-2029 articulates the organization’s response to a complex global environment, providing a roadmap for resilience and renewal. It is designed to accelerate the implementation of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. This mandate is pursued through a focus on four interconnected outcomes: ending the unmet need for family planning; ending preventable maternal deaths; ending gender-based violence and harmful practices; and adapting to demographic change through evidence and rights-based policies. 

In a world where fundamental human rights are at risk, we need principled and ethical staff, who embody these international norms and standards and who will defend them courageously and with full conviction.

UNFPA is seeking candidates who transform, inspire, and deliver high-impact and sustained results and ensure effective external relations, communications, and partnership-building and resource mobilization in a rapidly changing development and funding landscape. We need staff who are transparent, exceptional in how they manage the resources entrusted to them, and who commit to delivering excellence in programme results.


 

Job Purpose:

UNFPA is the UN’s sexual and reproductive health agency committed to improving lives in 150 countries and territories worldwide. We work with governments and through partnerships with other United Nations agencies, civil society, regional economic communities, and the private sector to ensure that no one is left behind.

Funded by Global Affairs Canada, the Making All Spaces Safe (MASS) global programme is being implemented at the global level and in Benin and Kenya between March 2024 and March 2027. The aim of the programme is to increase the benefits of technology, free from gender-based violence and discrimination, for women and girls in all their diversity. To achieve this goal, the programme works across three main pillars: response, prevention, and law and policy, as well as through cross-cutting research and convening efforts. MASS is one of the first global programmes to address the emerging issue of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TFGBV). 

The MASS Programme's Prevention Pillar (Pillar I) focuses on proactive measures to mitigate and prevent TFGBV. This involves designing safer technology and enhancing digital literacy to create a safer online environment for all users, closing the gender digital divide, and addressing harmful social and gender norms. Further, the Response Pillar (Pillar II) seeks to support TFGBV survivors in Kenya by providing comprehensive and coordinated assistance, integrated within existing GBV response programs. This support encompasses survivor safety, evidence preservation, and facilitated access to essential services, including those offered by GBV service providers. 

To build and entrench foundational capacity amongst Kenyan GBV service providers on TFGBV, the MASS programme has contextualized the UNFPA Global TFGBV Training Package (Training Package), which will be used to facilitate training workshops and capacity-building sessions for GBV service providers in key sectors in Kisumu, Mombasa, and Nairobi counties. These sectors include, but are not limited to, healthcare, social services, education, justice, law enforcement, psychosocial services, and ICT/technical security.

To ensure contextual relevance, the consultant will provide high-quality services to translate six mandatory modules in the contextualised Training Package from English to Kiswahili, including the TFGBV Lexicon. The consultant will work under the supervision of the GBV/Gender Advisor, with support from the GBV/Gender Programme Analyst, and the TFGBV Programme Analyst to maintain consistency and quality and submit a translated version of the Kenya TFGBV Training Package and TFGBV Lexicon in Kiswahili.

You would be responsible for:

Kiswahili Translation for TFGBV Training Package: Summary of Work

• Desk review of the contextualized Kenya TFGBV Training Package for translation preparation.
• Inception Report, including objectives, methodology and approach, risk and mitigation measures, resource needs, and a detailed work plan for the consultancy.
• Draft translated the Kenya TFGBV Training Package and TFGBV Lexicon from English to Kiswahili. 
• Presentation of the translated material to UNFPA Kenya. 
• Finalized translated Kenya TFGBV Training Package and TFGBV Lexicon from English to Kiswahili, submitted in digital and printable formats.
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TFGBV Training Package: Detailed Translation Process

Inception and Consultations Phase:

• Conduct a desk review of the contextualized Kenya TFGBV Training Package.
• Develop an inception report detailing the translation processes, including objectives, methodology, and approach, risk and mitigation measures, resource needs, and a detailed work plan for the consultancy.
• Conduct initial consultations with the GBV/Gender Advisor, with support from the GBV/Gender Programme Analyst, and the TFGBV Programme Analyst to clarify expectations and ensure alignment.

Translation Phase:

• Translate the six mandatory modules in the Kenya TFGBV Training Package and the TFGBV Lexicon from English to Kiswahili.
• Submit the draft translated six mandatory modules in the Kenya TFGBV Training Package and TFGBV Lexicon from English to Kiswahili. 
• Present the translated material to UNFPA Kenya and incorporate feedback. 
• Submit the final, translated six mandatory modules in the Kenya TFGBV Training Package and TFGBV Lexicon. 
  
   

Consultancy delivery mode  and duration

The consultant is expected to work remotely, utilizing their own office space, computer, internet, telephone and other equipment, as needed, to undertake this assignment

The consultancy will commence on 3 November and end on 28 November 2025. 

Monitoring and progress control, including reporting requirements, periodicity format and deadline:

Update and progress review meetings held virtually on a weekly basis and during working days.

Qualifications and Experience: 

Education:  

Master’s degree in Linguistics or Translation Studies. 

 

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Minimum of five (5) years of demonstrable experience in professional translation from English to Kiswahili, with demonstrated ability to retain nuance, accuracy, and context.
• Strong knowledge of gender-based violence (GBV), learning or knowledge management, gender equality, and human rights terminology.
• Proven experience translating existing GBV, gender, human rights or development-related training materials, lexicons, and technical guidance documents for different audiences in Kenya.
• Familiarity with survivor-centered, rights-based, and gender-sensitive language in translation work.
• Familiarity with the UNFPA GBV guidance on ethical data collection and management.
• Initiative, sound judgment, and demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with teams from different cultural backgrounds.
• Strong attention to detail with demonstrated quality assurance and peer-review processes.
• Capacity to deliver high-quality outputs within agreed timelines.

Languages: 

Fluency in English and Kiswahili

Required Competencies: 

Values:

• Exemplifying integrity, 
• Demonstrating commitment to UNFPA and the UN system, 
• Embracing cultural diversity, 
• Embracing change

Core Competencies: 

• Achieving results,
• Being accountable,
• Developing and applying professional expertise/business acumen,
• Thinking analytically and strategically,
• Working in teams/managing ourselves and our relationships,

 Conflict of Interest

The consultant will be asked to declare any potential conflict of interest before undertaking the work. The consultant will discharge his/her functions exclusively as an individual TFGBV consultant to UNFPA.

UNFPA will facilitate all relevant documents related to the consultancy under the MASS programme, and these will be shared with the consultant once the contract is signed. UNFPA will facilitate the use of UNFPA virtual platforms or physical meetings, where necessary, for the presentation of results engagements.

Consultancy rates shall be guided by UNFPA policies.

The consultant will be expected to undertake some mandatory courses (if not done previously) such as Security (BESAFE), Fraud and Corruption Awareness and Prevention-Anti-Fraud, and the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA).

Compensation and Benefits:

This position offers an attractive remuneration package including a competitive net salary plus health insurance and other benefits as applicable.

UNFPA Work Environment:

UNFPA provides a work environment that reflects the values of gender equality, diversity, integrity and healthy work-life balance. We are committed to ensuring gender parity in the organization and therefore encourage women to apply. Individuals from the LGBTQIA+ community, minority ethnic groups, indigenous populations, persons with disabilities, and other underrepresented groups are highly encouraged to apply. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to applicants with disabilities upon request, to support their participation in the recruitment process. UNFPA promotes equal opportunities in terms of appointment, training, compensation and selection for all regardless of personal characteristics and dimensions of diversity. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is at the heart of UNFPA's workforce - click here to learn more.

Disclaimer:

Selection and appointment may be subject to background and reference checks and other administrative requirements. 

UNFPA does not charge any application, processing, training, interviewing, testing or other fee in connection with the application or recruitment process and does not concern itself with information on applicants' bank accounts.