Lebanon
Legal Translator Consultant
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Posted 29 Sep 2026 Closing date 6 Oct 2026
POSITION INFORMATIONOrganization: UNDP Lebanon Through Stars Orbit Consultants and Management Development
VA No.: UNDP/LBN/VA26/184
Position Title: Legal Translator Consultant
Duty Station: work from home, with occasional meetings with UNDP and the constitutional Council
Duration: 3 months (without exceeding 18 working days per month)
Vacancy Date of Issue: 29 September 2026
Vacancy Closure Date: 06 October 2026
National or International consultancy: National consultancy
To review the full Terms of Reference (TOR), please follow link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F-fOi836x5_6VJjAu-TOVD03veync518/view
BACKGROUNDThe UNDP Lebanese Electoral Assistance and Parliament Support Project (LEAPS) has the main objective of enhancing the efficiency, transparency and inclusiveness of the electoral process in Lebanon ahead of the upcoming municipal and parliamentary elections. It seeks to do so through improved electoral processes and legislation, and more inclusive public participation, addressing challenges that hamper democratic consolidation in Lebanon.
Through a multi-component approach, the project intends to provide technical assistance and support in the following key areas:
The Constitutional Council is the principal judicial institution mandated to adjudicate constitutional and electoral disputes, including challenges to parliamentary election results. Within the framework of support to EDR, the Council has requested UNDP’s continued technical support to build on translation work previously undertaken in collaboration with the Council.
The assignment will cover the translation and technical legal editing into French of selected Constitutional Council decisions relating to electoral disputes and constitutional review of legislation, issued between 2019 and 2026. UNDP therefore seeks to engage an individual consultant with the required legal and linguistic expertise to undertake this specialized assignment.
The resulting French-language compilation will serve as an institutional reference resource, facilitating access to the Council’s jurisprudence and supporting academic and professional exchange with international counterparts, including judicial and constitutional institutions, legal practitioners, researchers and other relevant stakeholders. It will also provide a reference for international electoral observers and technical partners seeking to better understand Lebanon’s legal and judicial framework for electoral dispute resolution.
Given the substantive and specialized nature of Constitutional Council decisions, the assignment requires more than linguistic translation. The consultant will be expected to preserve accurately the legal terminology, reasoning, references to legislation and jurisprudence, procedural elements, structure and operative provisions of the original decisions. The assignment therefore requires advanced language proficiency and demonstrated legal expertise, including the ability to understand, interpret, translate and technically edit legal and judicial texts.
This approach will ensure that the translated compilation maintains the legal substance and integrity of the original decisions while improving access to, and international dissemination of, the Council’s electoral and constitutional jurisprudence.
SCOPE OF WORK, RESPONSIBILITIES AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSED ANALYTICAL WORKUnder the general supervision of the UNDP Governance and Rule of Law CTA, and in close coordination with the President of the Constitutional Council, the consultant shall provide legal translation and technical legal editing services for 77 Constitutional Council decisions relating to electoral disputes and the constitutionality of laws, comprising a total of 1,250 pages.
The assignment will focus on ensuring the accurate and consistent translation of the legal substance, reasoning, terminology, references, procedural elements and operative provisions of the original Arabic decisions, in line with professional and institutional standards.
Before Undertaking The Translation, The Consultant Shall
The Consultant Shall
Following translation, the consultant shall conduct a substantive legal and linguistic review to:
EXPECTED OUTPUTS AND DELIVERABLESThe consultant is expected to complete the above tasks and activities within a total duration not exceeding three months, comprising no more than 54 working days and no more than 18 working days per month.
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
DURATION OF WORKThe consultancy will last three months, with no more than 18 working days per month. The assignment is expected to commence immediately after contract signature and be completed no later than 15 January 2027.
Five working days will be allocated for the review, provision of comments and approval of deliverables and outputs.
DUTY STATIONThe consultant will work from home, with occasional meetings with UNDP and the Constitutional Council.
Standard Minimum QualificationsEducation: A Bachelor’s degree in Translation or Law is required.
Experience: A minimum of four (4) years of relevant professional experience in translating legal documents from Arabic to English, including review and interpretation.
Language: Professional proficiency in Arabic, and French is required, including the ability to produce accurate and legally appropriate written documents in the required target language(s).
“The Personnel will be covered with Health insurance and Personal accident insurance; the fees shall be deducted from personnel's monthly payment”.How to apply
To apply for this position please follow the link below. Kindly note only CVs received through the link will be considered for this position.
Link to Apply: https://vacancies.my-soc.org/apply/20260929123444/VACANCY-6ABBB06429C41
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