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Editing services (English) - Work from home
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External Vacancy |
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Application Type |
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Editing services (English |
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Administration/Operations |
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Category |
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UNDP |
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Brand |
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2010-1-29
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Application Deadline
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Gaza |
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Duty Station |
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Service Contract |
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Type of Contract |
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English
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Languages Required
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One year |
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Duration of Initial Contract |
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Expected Duration of
Assignment |
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Background
Under the direct
supervision of the relevant UNDP/PAPP staff member
commissioning the work, and the general guidance of
the communications unit, the professional English
editing consultant will ensure the linguistic
quality and typographic presentation of reports and
documents
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Description of
Responsibilities
: Objectives of
assignment
The
professional English editing consultant is
responsible for editing documents related to
programme implementation. These documents can
include research papers, donor reports and other
materials related to the implementation of
activities. These documents will be of both an
internal and external nature
: Scope of Work
The
professional English editing consultant will
undertake the following tasks
Editing of English documents sent to the consultant,
within the contracted timescale
Perform quality control of the language and ensure
that the reports are compliant with UNDP’s editorial
Guide and UNDP’s style Guide, which will be sent to
the consultant electronically via the communications
unit
Ensure accurate use of titles for Partner/UN
agencies and UN terminology
Check footnotes, endnotes, captions, lists, diagrams
etc and ensure that no typographical errors are left
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Competencies
: Deliverables
Documents
requiring editing will be sent to the consultant on
an as and when required basis. The consultant should
provide fully edited documents within the following
timeframe, unless agreed otherwise at the time of
receipt. Any agreement that deviates from this
timeframe must be in writing between the consultant
and the :UNDP/PAPP staff
member requesting the editing services
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First and Second review completed from time of
receipt
Up to 3,000
words in one day
3,000-6,000 words in two days
6,000-10,000 in three days
Third review of laid-out report
One day
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Qualifications
: Qualifications and
Experience
Demonstrated 3-5 years experience writing and
editing documents and reports related to projects
focused on international development
Excellent English language, writing and typing
skills
Ability to meet deadlines and provide quick
turnaround on assignments when necessary
Ensured electronic communication mechanism to
include facility for downloading large reports
The following will be requested as part of the
evaluation process
Samples of previous work
References from previous employers
UNDP/PAPP is an equal opportunity
employer: applications from men and women will be
considered equally
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