The Kaizen Company

Partnerships Incubator - Translation Project Management Consultant

Anticipated Start Date: o/a January 16, 2023, Location: Virtual, Project: Partnerships Incubator,
Level* of Effort: * 15 hours per week (total 390 hours), Initial Term: 6 months

The Kaizen Company is seeking applications for a mid-level consultancy as a Translation Project
Management Consultant for the USAID-funded Partnerships Incubator, a four-year project that
started in October 2019.

Position Overview
The Translation Project Management Consultant will be a key contributor to USAID’s Partnerships
Incubator operations with a particular focus on WorkwithUSAID.org, partner-related
communications, and Mission-related language deliverables. The Partnerships Incubator website
team is responsible for activities that transform user/partner needs and USAID requirements into
successful website products. The web team develops and executes strategies that amplify USAID’s
external communications efforts to engage partners, raise awareness of tools and resources on the
website, and drive traffic to WorkwithUSAID.org.

Reporting to the Project Lead Writer and collaborating closely with the language proofreader
consultants, the Translation Project Management Consultant will advance the Partnerships Incubator
web strategy through facilitating project management of a range of web-based products and materials
intended for both internal and external audiences.

Principal Responsibilities

 Oversee the project management of language translations of the WorkwithUSAID.org

website and a priority list of key resources.
 Liaise with language content managers – initially French, Spanish, and Arabic – to ensure a
coordinated effort.
 Report back to Web & Communications team on the progress of translations and relay any
challenges or opportunities for efficiencies.
 Lead the uploading of language content to the content management system.

 Define a timeline for the completion of initial translated resources and work with teams to
identify future second-phase materials.
 Document lessons learned during the project engagement and take comprehensive notes on
the management of the translation effort to create a “manual” to hand over to USAID.
 Support optimization of translated content according to SEO strategy.
  Use content management systems to analyze website traffic and user engagement metrics
of language content.
 Manage content distribution to online channels and social media platforms to increase web
traffic.
 Ensure compliance with U.S. law (e.g., copyright and data protection).

 Stay up-to-date with USAID developments and generate new ideas to draw the audience's
attention to the Incubator’s various communications channels.
 Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

 Bachelor’s degree in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, interpretation and translation,

journalism, marketing, public relations, or a related field.
 At least 3 years of proven experience working as a project manager, preferably in the
international development sector.
 Proven experience in disseminating information to a variety of target audiences required.

 Exceptional demonstrated written and oral communications skills.

 Excellent attention to detail, strong evidence of delivering high-quality products, and

temperament suitable to working in a deadline-oriented environment.
 Proactive as well as self-motivated and self-directed.

 Good leadership skills and the ability to thrive in a virtual, performance-based culture.

 Highly motivated, self-starting, intellectually curious, flexible, a passion for learning, and
deeply committed to social impact.
 Must be comfortable working independently, taking the initiative once guidance is
provided, managing several activities at once, and working under pressure to meet
deadlines. Must have strong interpersonal skills and an ability to establish and maintain
collegial relations with all Partnerships Incubator stakeholders.
 Be able to successfully serve on a fully teleworking team.

 Familiarity or experience with USAID and/or the USAID-implementing partner paradigm

is highly preferred.

Qualified applicants should send a resume/CV with a well-written cover letter (let your writing
skills shine - please delight us).