Background
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.
In view of ensuring quality of materials used for awareness rising, advocacy and public dissemination, UN Women seeks to hire English Editor Consultants to provide timely and qualitative editing of UN Women’s documents.
Duties And Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Regional Communications Specialist, and in close collaboration with communications focal points, the consultant (s) will be responsible for the following:
Editing, revising and rewriting as needed and formatting to produce high quality communications materials, programme and policy research reports and other documents and materials aligned with UN Women’s established standards and formats, and in compliance with the RO’s clearance and routing process;
The editing would entail:
Ensuring correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax and general usage of the language;
Checking the overall clarity and consistency of style, tone and structure;
Reorganizing the text or changing paragraph order to improve overall clarity and flow;
Rephrasing to improve the structure and content without changing the original meaning;
Remove redundancies, repetitions, inappropriate terms or jargon in track change mode;
Ensuring the consistency of formats for footnotes, bibliography, Tables, Figures, Annexes, etc.?
Deliverables
The consultant (s) will be expected to deliver communications materials and documents that reflect high quality and format established by UN Women.
Duration Of Assignment
The consultant (s) will be engaged under a 1-year retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement (maximum of 100 days) of the consultant depending on the need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee.
Competencies
Core Values
Respect for Diversity
Integrity
Professionalism
Core Competencies
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
Accountability
Creative Problem Solving
Effective Communication
Inclusive Collaboration
Stakeholder Engagement
Leading by Example
Functional Competencies
Demonstrated abilities and track record writing high quality English-language reports and information;
Demonstrated abilities and track record editing communications materials on gender equality and women’s empowerment;
Ability to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax;
Ability to verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
Education
Required Skills and Experience
Master’s degree or other advanced degree in one or more of the following disciplines: social sciences, international development, and/or communications related fields;
Bachelor’s degree in those fields in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
Experience
Minimum 5 years of experience in writing and editing of high-quality English materials;
Experience writing/editing on the issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment is preferred;
Excellent track record of writing and editorial wok in a professional working environment, including web content, blogs, social media posts, success stories and feature stories;
Strong theoretical and practical background in graphic and information design and data visualization;
Working experience in international development, and/or other UN agencies is an asset.
Language Requirements
Fluency in English.
Selection Criteria
The candidates will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: (i) educational background and work experience as reflected in their CV; (ii) writing samples.
Application Guidlines
Interested candidates are requested to submit a cover letter including short summary of your expertise and your experience as the following documents as one attachement:
Completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-p11-personal-history-form.doc?la=en&vs=558 .
2 pieces of work samples ideally on subjects related to gender, women’s empowerment and/or international development.?
Applicants without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.
UNWOMEN is committed to achieving workforce diversity in terms of gender, nationality and culture. Individuals from minority groups, indigenous groups and persons with disabilities are equally encouraged to apply. All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence.
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