UN WOMEN Jobs - 50312- UN Women - Professional English Language Editor an

UN Women - Professional English Language Editor and Peer Reviewer of a UN Women Publication on Gender Responsive Budgeting Experiences in South East Europe

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home-based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

20-Oct-2014

Application Deadline :

14-Oct-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

12 working days from 20 October - 20 November 2014

UNDP 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. UNDP does not tolerate sexual exploitation and abuse, any kind of harassment, including sexual harassment, and discrimination. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks.

Background

The United Nation’s Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN) has implemented the regional project “Promoting Gender-Responsive Policies (GRP) in South East Europe“ in the period 2011 –2013. The project includes Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and FYR Macedonia, and has been implemented with funding from the Austrian Development Cooperation and UN Women.

In the course of implementing the project, important lessons learnt have emerged on different approaches, accomplishments and challenges related to promoting gender responsive budgeting in the three countries. In order to capture these, UN Women developed a publication on the lessons learned and experiences, which is referred to as “Knowledge Product” (KP). The KP targets development practitioners and actors interested to learn about the issues and challenges experienced in supporting some of gender budgeting efforts in South East Europe, the different approaches taken in overcoming these challenges, and insights about how GRB can be pushed forward in the region. Case studies from each country are used to illustrate the different experiences.

UN WOMEN plans to have an English editor and peer reviewer which will edit the KP for grammar, style and content.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the supervision and in close collaboration of the GRB Regional Project Manager, the expert will be responsible for the following tasks:

Review KP products fit the scope and aim and it will be of interest to the reader;
Screen introduction, figures and tables
To review, proofread and edit draft KP, taking into account grammar, style and content;
To check for and correct repetition and spelling or grammar mistakes as well as to improve phrasing and language use for easier reading;
To review and edit the presentation style, format (spacing, indentation, capitalization, paragraphs, headings etc).

Deliverables:

Edited and reviewed KP submitted electronically within the agreed deadline with UN Women.
Capture and suggest concrete information, facts and figures easily understandable at a glance to be used in a graphic format/infographics per country experiences.

Competencies

Core competencies and values:

Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling UN values and ethical standards;
Demonstrates professional competence and is conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
Display cultural, gender, nationality, religion and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional competencies

Strong analytical skills, fair and sound judgment;
Effectiveness in meeting deadlines;
Editing skills;
Peer review skills;
Familiarity with gender and Gender responsive budgeting concepts.

Required Skills and Experience

Education/Academic Qualification:

University degree in English, gender study, sociology, development, or other relevant fields from an English-speaking university;

Work experience:

At least 3 years of proven experience in editing reports and publications in English;
Experience in editing reports, publications on gender issues, including gender responsive budgeting.
Previous experience in serving as author, peer reviewer or editor of publications in the field of gender mainstreaming or gender responsive budgeting

Language requirements:

Fluency in spoken and written English.

Evaluation of Applicants:

UN Women applies a fair and transparent selection process. Applicants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis method taking into consideration the combination of the applicant’s qualifications/skills and their financial proposals. The award of the contract will be made to the individual consultant whose offer has been evaluated and determined as:

Responsive/compliant/acceptable, and
Having received the highest score out of a pre-determined set of weighted technical and financial criteria specific to the solicitation.

* Technical Criteria weight – 70%

* Financial Criteria weight – 30%

Only candidates obtaining a minimum of 49 points in the technical evaluation will be considered for the Financial Evaluation.

Technical Criteria - 70% (maximum 70 points)

Substantive technical expertise on gender responsive budgeting - 20 points
Editing skills - 25 points
Strong peer review/analytical skills - 25 points

Financial criteria - 30% (maximum 30 points)

Duration and remuneration:

The duration of the contract is maximum 12 working days in the period 20th October to 20th November 2014. The payment of fee will be made upon satisfactory completion of all tasks in the assignment, and submission and approval of final report by UN Women.

Application Procedure:

Qualified candidates are requested to apply online via http://www.un.org.al . The application should contain:

Cover letter explaining why you are the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. Please paste the letter into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
Filled P11 form including past experience in similar projects and contact details from http://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment please upload the P11 instead of your CV)
Financial Proposal* - specifying a total lump sum in USD amount for the tasks specified in this announcement.

Incomplete applications will not be considered. Please make sure you have provided all requested materials as well as detailed descriptions of your previous positions and duties in your P11 form.

*Please note that the financial proposal is all-inclusive and shall take into account various expenses incurred by the consultant/contractor during the contract period (e.g. fee, health insurance, vaccination and any other relevant expenses related to the performance of services...).

UN Women applies fair and transparent selection process that would take into account the competencies/skills of the applicants as well as their financial proposals.