Consultancy: Consultant, Copy Editor – ADAP, PD, NYHQ – Req # 537907

UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.

And we never give up.

For every child, hope.

 

Consultancy Title: Copy Editor

Section/Division/Duty Station:  Adolescent Development and Participation (ADAP) / Programme Division / New York

Duration: 11 months

 

About UNICEF

If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world’s leading children’s rights organization would like to hear from you. For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children’s survival, protection and development. The world’s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments. UNICEF has over 12,000 staff in more than 145 countries.

BACKGROUND

The Adolescent Development and Participation Section of UNICEF’s Programme Division and partners have numerous core documents that require professional copy-editing services to ensure consistency and improve readability.

Terms of Reference / Deliverables

Working with the Adolescent Development Manager, the selected candidate will provide professional copy-editing services for 10-15 UNICEF products, approximately 184 pages of material (case studies, guidance documents, teachers’ guides, web text) related to adolescent development, participation and wellbeing.

 The Copy Editor will proofread text and correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors; check text for style and ensure easy readability (for a global audience of diverse stakeholders); and verify factual correctness of information such as dates and statistics (as requested, depending on product).

Copy editing will be done in adherence to UNICEF’s policies as per UNICEF’s Style Book and in agreement with the supervisor.    The deadline for completion is 15 December 2021.

 The core documents include: 

1. [General] Adolescent Development documents (40 pages);
2. Protocol for the Safe and Meaningful Engagement of Young People (30 pages);
3. Revision to the Youth Advocacy Guide (20 pages);
4. PPPX pages + Life Course Paper (28 pages);
5. ING China Final Report (8 pages);
6. Brief on Adolescent Guidelines on Young People in Emergencies (2 pages);
7. Update of the Adolescent Kit website (6 web pages);
8. Helping Adolescents Thrive Teachers Guide and Comic Lesson Plans (50 pages).

Qualifications

(1)  Education

• Bachelor’s degree in English, International Affairs, Linguistics, or a relevant field. 
• The individual should be highly proficient in a range of PC/web applications, including but not limited to:   MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, and Lotus Notes.

(2)  Work experience

• A minimum of ten (10) years of progressively responsible experience in copy-editing, including experience with substantive editing of large and complex documents.
• Advanced English language skills.
• It is preferable that the individual has experience with UNICEF documents.  Knowledge of UNICEF context essential.  Knowledge of UN documents an added advantage.

(3)  Competencies

• Strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English.
• Good judgment, initiative, high sense of responsibility, tact and discretion.
• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity and ability to establish harmonious working relations in a multicultural environment.)

 Requirements:

• Completed profile in UNICEF’s e-Recruitment system and provide Personal History Form (P11) Upload copy of academic credentials
• Financial proposal that will include:
• your daily/monthly rate (in US$) to undertake the terms of reference (can be downloaded here: https://www.unicef.org/about/employ/index_consultancy_assignments.html 
  • travel costs and daily subsistence allowance, if internationally recruited or travel is required as per TOR.
  • Any other estimated costs: visa, health insurance, and living costs as applicable.
  • Indicate your availability
• Any emergent / unforeseen duty travel and related expenses will be covered by UNICEF.
• At the time the contract is awarded, the selected candidate must have in place current health insurance coverage.
• Payment of professional fees will be based on submission of agreed satisfactory deliverables. UNICEF reserves the right to withhold payment in case the deliverables submitted are not up to the required standard or in case of delays in submitting the deliverables on the part of the consultant.

U.S. Visa information:

With the exception of the US Citizens, G4 Visa and Green Card holders, should the selected candidate and his/her household members reside in the United States under a different visa, the consultant and his/her household members are required to change their visa status to G4, and the consultant’s household members (spouse) will require an Employment Authorization Card (EAD) to be able to work, even if he/she was authorized to work under the visa held prior to switching to G4.  

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results. View our competency framework at: Here

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, race, sexual orientation, nationality, culture, appearance, socio-economic status, ability, age, religious and ethnic backgrounds to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles.