FREELANCE LANGUAGE PRACTITIONERS: LANGUAGE SERVICES - UNISA

STUDY MATERIAL, PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY (LANGUAGE SERVICES) POSITION: FREELANCE LANGUAGE PRACTITIONERS (INDEPENDENT CONTRACT) Ref: LANSERV/FRELANPRA/SMT/2540-2013

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Applicants are required to indicate in detail on their CV to what extent their qualification(s) and experience meet the requirements of the post as set out below. The purpose of this brief is to invite language professionals who are able to translate academic texts from English into any of the official languages, namely: Afrikaans, IsiNdebele, IsiSwati, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, Northern Sotho, Sesotho, Setswana, Tshivenda and Xitsonga. Also, to submit their curriculum vitae for consideration to be included in the database of the Freelance Panel of the Language Services Directorate. Requirements A major in the relevant language or in Translation Studies and/or Linguistics At least five years experience in the translation of academic texts or texts of similar complexity Evidence of translation and editing done (i.e. record of documents translated, names of clients, language involved, eg English/IsiZulu, approximate number of pages, when the work was done, etc) Passing the Unisa translation test Evidence of necessary support infrastructure (eg internet/e-mail, fax, photocopying facilities, etc) Recommendations Involvement in/affiliation to a professional body in the field of languages (eg SATI, PEG, Prolinqua, ZaLang, etc) A postgraduate qualification in the relevant language and/or Translation Studies and/or Linguistics Assumption of duty: As soon as possible Salary: Remuneration is commensurate with the seniority of the position Closing date: 02 August 2013 Enquiries: (012) 429 8583 Mr SM Tau (HR Staffing & Client Services) (012) 337 6071 Mrs RT Negota (Language Services)

A COMPREHENSIVE CURRICULUM VITAE and ORIGINAL certified copies (within the previous six months) of; all educational qualifications, identity document; and proof of SAQA verification of foreign qualifications (if applicable) Unisa reserves the right to authenticate all qualifications without any further consent from the applicant. The contact details of three contactable references must be provided, one of which must be from your present employer. Unisa is not obliged to fill an advertised position. The prescribed application form is obtainable from http://www.unisa.ac.za/vacancies-new/ Late and incomplete applications will not be considered. Appointments will be made in accordance with Unisas Employment Equity Plan and other applicable legislation. We welcome applications from Persons with Disabilities

Applications must be submitted in an envelope clearly marked with the name of the contact person, the Department, the position applied for and the reference number of the position. If you apply for more than one position, each application must be in a separate envelope.

Applications must be posted to Unisa, HR: Staffing, PO Box 392 Unisarand 0003 Hand delivered applications can be deposited into the Application Box (marked HR: CONTRACTS SECTION) situated at Muckleneuk Campus: OR Tambo Building, Main Entrance. All applications should reach UNISA before 16h00 on the closing date. Correspondence will be limited to short-listed candidates only. If you have not been contacted within two months after closing date of this advertisement, please accept that your application was not successful.