Deadline: Monday, April 10, 2023, 5PM EDT

About the Program

Social Impact Inc. (SI) is a Washington, DC-area international development management consulting firm. SI’s mission is to improve the effectiveness of international development programs in order to improve people’s lives. We provide a full range of management consulting, technical assistance, and training services to strengthen international development programs, organizations, and policies. We provide services globally in the areas of monitoring and evaluation, strategic planning, project and
program design, organizational capacity building, and gender and social analysis. SI services cut across all development sectors including democracy and governance, health and education, the environment, and economic growth. SI’s clients include government agencies; bilateral donors; multilateral development banks; foundations; and non-profits.

About the Job

SI seeks qualified translators to provide translation services to the USAID/ Mali Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Team in support of its activities. SI invites applicants to submit proposals for translation services under the criteria below. SI will require both translation services from English into French and from French into English.

Responsibilities:

• Provide French to English (and vice versa) translation of legal documents including but not limited to employee agreements, subcontracts, handbooks, purchase orders, and manuals.
• • Provide French/English language translation of certified business documents including but not limited to articles of incorporation, by-laws, meeting minutes, and authorization to practice.

Requirements:

Required:
• 5+ years of work experience as a French/English translator.
• Proven experience translating for companies and legal documents.
• Excellent communication and language skills.
• Good skills in Microsoft Office applications.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

Preferred:
• Previous experience working on USAID or other USG-funded projects in similar size and
scope.

Submission Instructions

Applicants must submit the following as part of their proposal:
For Individual Applicants:
• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Provide a currentCurriculum Vitae (not to exceed 3 pages)
• Cover Letter: Introduce yourself, briefly summarize your professional experience, your suitability based on the required and preferred qualifications, and include an expression of interest (not to exceed 1 page)
• Quotation (Appendix A): The Applicant is required to prepare a quotation covering all items in Appendix A_ Requirements. The Applicants shall submit the price in fully burdened rate per unit form (including all costs for labor, overhead, taxes, other direct costs, etc.) and expressed in USD. Quotations must also indicate the The quotation should be valid for three months after
submission.
• Sample Translation (Appendix B): Applicants should provide a fully translated sample of the two paragraphs in Appendix B.
For Organizational Applicants:
• Curriculum Vitae (CV): Curriculum Vitae for proposed personnel who will be assigned to work under any resulting BCA (not to exceed 3 pages).
• Organizational Cover Letter: summarize the organization’s professional experience, the organization’s suitability based on the required and preferred qualifications, and include an expression of interest (not to exceed 1 page)
• Quotation (Appendix A): The Applicant is required to prepare a quotation covering all items in Appendix A_ Requirements. The Applicants shall submit the price in a lump-sum form, including personal income tax, and expressed in USD. The quotation should be valid for three months after submission.
• Sample Translation (Appendix B): Applicants should provide a fully translated sample of the two paragraphs in Appendix B.
Applicants are responsible for ensuring that their offers are received by SI by the instructions, terms, and conditions described in this RFP. Failure to adhere to instructions described in this RFP may lead to disqualification of an offer from consideration.