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Plan International

Terms of Reference
for Hiring an Individual Consultant/Vendor to translate  
the training course feedback from Myanmar into English language

I. About Plan International

We strive to advance children’s rights and equality for girls all over the world. As an independent development and humanitarian organization, we work alongside children, young people, our supporters and partners to tackle the root causes of the challenges facing girls and all vulnerable children. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge. For over 80 years we have been building powerful partnerships for children, and we are active in over 80 countries.

The Fostering Accountability in Recruitment for Fishery Workers Project (FAIR Fish) is an effort to reduce forced labor and human trafficking in the seafood-processing sectors of Thailand. The project is supported by the Office of Child Labor, Forced Labor and Human Trafficking (OCFT) at the Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB), United States Department of Labor (USDOL). The FAIR Fish project is led by Plan International, an NGO with expertise in addressing forced labor (FL), human trafficking (HT) and child labor (CL) among fisherfolks and seafood processors in Thailand. Project implementation started in January 2019 and will end in December 2024.

II. Background

The FAIR Fish Project developed a Responsible Recruitment Model and an online course on responsible recruitment, https://fairfishresponsiblerecruitment.org. The project plans to organize blended training sessions on responsible recruitment, combining self-paced learning on the online platform and lectures on key content, for recruiters in Myanmar. Trainees who attend these sessions will provide feedback on the training sessions and platform through the pre- and post-training online survey forms, the platform forum, and e-mails. The FAIR Fish project team will then consolidate the trainees’ feedback into MS Word files for translation from the Myanmar language into English by the translation consultant/vendor.

III. Objective of the TOR

This objective of the TOR is to hire an individual consultant/vendor for translating the trainees’ feedback on the training sessions and platform from Myanmar language into English.

IV. Tasks

The individual consultant/vendor is expected to:

1. Translate the trainees’ feedback on the training sessions and platform from Myanmar language into English. It is expected that the trainees’ feedback will be 12 pages maximum. Each page of the original texts contains around 400 words.
2. Ensure accuracy and timely translations of the trainees’ feedback

V. Timeline

The tasks under this TOR are expected to start in July - August 2024.

The documents for translation will be sent to the consultant/vendor on a rolling basis.  Deadlines for translated documents will be agreed upon by Plan International and the consultant/vendor.          

VI. Deliverables

The consultant/vendor must submit translated documents in English in MS Word format via email. They can work remotely, maintaining regular communication with the FAIR Fish Project team through phone calls and online channels.

VII. Payment

Plan International will pay the agreed professional fees once the submitted deliverables are accepted by the project’s technical advisor at Plan International USA. The one-time payment will be made one time after the submission of all the deliverables as specified in the deliverables section. Payment will be based on the word count of the original texts provided by Plan International to the consultant/vendor.

VIII. Ethics and Child Protection          

Plan International is committed to ensuring that the rights of those participating in data collection or analysis are respected and protected in accordance with our Ethical MERL Framework and our Child and Youth Safeguarding Policy.

IX. Qualifications

Candidates should have the following qualifications:

• Native speaker of Myanmar
• Experience translating documents from Myanmar into English
• Ability to meet tight deadlines while maintaining accuracy and quality

X. How to apply?

• Submit a proposal with a cover letter to Thailand.Procurement@plan-international.org referencing “FAIR Fish: translate the training course feedback from Myanmar into English language” by 24 June 2024
• The proposal should include the following information
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  • CV of the translator with contact details
  • Budget proposal for Myanmar-English translation
  • At least two translation work samples                                                                                                                                                            
• The selection of the consultant team will be done through proposal reviews and candidate interviews.
• For more information, please call 02-259-8284 
• Only short-listed candidates will be notified for further recruitment procedures.