UNDP Jobs - 61938- Editorial/Reporting Consultant

Editorial/Reporting Consultant

Location :

New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Jan-2016

Application Deadline :

04-Dec-15 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

One year

Languages Required :

English French Spanish

Expected Duration of Assignment :

One year

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

As a trusted multilateral partner serving more than 170 countries around the world, UNDP is the global development network of the United Nations with its headquarters in New York. UNDP’s principal means of liaison with its governing body, the Executive Board, is the Executive Board secretariat.

The Executive Board is responsible for providing inter-governmental support to and supervision of the activities of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS in accordance with the overall policy guidance of the General Assembly and Economic and Social Council, and the responsibilities set out in the United Nations Charter. It must also be responsive to the needs of programme countries. The Board is under the authority of the Economic and Social Council.

The Executive Board secretariat, located in the Executive Office of UNDP, facilitates the work of the Board by reviewing and editing all documentation for submission to the Board. It makes logistical arrangements for the three Board sessions each year and provides information and other support services to Board members. The Executive Board of UNDP and UNFPA was created by General Assembly resolution 48/162 of 20 December 1993 and superseded the Governing Council on 1 January 1994. In the case of UNDP, the overall responsibility of the Executive Board also applies to the associated funds and programmes of UNDP, namely, UNCDF and UNV. On 31 January 2011, the Executive Board, recalling General Assembly resolution 65/176 of 20 December 2010, decided that the name of the Executive Board of UNDP and UNFPA be changed to the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS.

To assist in meeting the reporting, editorial and production standards, the Executive Board secretariat is setting up a roster of writers/editors with experience in writing and editing of official United Nations reports. The secretariat will enter into a non-exclusive Framework agreement with the selected Consultant(s) and shall provide specific deliverables and time frames for each task, as and when required.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Consultant shall report to the Secretary of the Executive Board. Depending on the nature of the task assigned, the scope of work could include the following:

Editing of policy documents pertaining to UNDP and its associated funds and programmes (UNCDF, UNV) and UNOPS;
Editing of UNDP draft regional and country programme documents;
Editing of decisions during the two regular and the annual sessions of the Executive Board (requires physical presence).

Outputs/ Deliverables/Requirements

The consultant can be asked to perform the following tasks:

Professionally edits policy documents within stipulated deadlines, to United Nations editorial standards, for submission to the Executive Board on behalf of UNDP, UNCDF, UNV and UNOPS, working with author departments to ensure that policies and messages are conveyed accurately;
Professionally edits UNDP draft regional and country programme documents within stipulated deadlines, to United Nations editorial standards, working with authors in the Regional Bureaux to ensure that the information they contain is conveyed accurately;
Timely delivery of required copies of edited documents showing tracked changes and clean copies of the final document.
Works closely with the Documents Coordinator at the Executive Board Secretariat who facilitates communication between the consultant and author department, assists in answering queries on UNDP-specific terminology usage and ensures quality control of the final document;
Serve as rapporteur of, at least, the two regular sessions (January and September) and the one annual session (June) of the Executive Board, as required (requires physical presence);
Write conference room papers or any other documents pertaining to the work of the Executive Board, as required.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates integrity by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of UNDP, and partner organizations;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional competencies:

Excellent understanding of international development issues and knowledge of the UN system;
Strong writing skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

At least, graduate degree in English, or similar language-related academic qualification.

Experience:

Minimum of five years of professional experience mainly in editing;
Experience serving as rapporteur;
Experience in delivering official reports on time;
Experience in working with governance bodies of United Nations Funds and Programmes preferred;
Experience working for United Nations or another international organization and broad knowledge of development issues will be considered an asset.

Language:

Native English speaker with exceptional editorial skills and linguistic ability;
Spanish and or French language skills would also be considered an asset

Evaluation criteria:

Evaluation of proposals:

Consultants will be evaluated on the cumulative analysis method – combination of the weighted technical and financial score - to obtain the total score. The candidate scoring the highest combined weighted score will be recommended for the award of contract. The designated weights for the technical and financial criteria are 70% and 30% respectively. The maximum score is 100 points.

Step 1: Technical evaluation of the candidates CVs and Proposals. The minimum score required to pass the technical assessment is 70%. Aspects of the technical evaluation will include but is not limited to the following:

Technical proposal’s responsiveness to the terms of reference (20 points);
Demonstrated technical knowledge for production of high quality edited materials (50 points)
Previous experience with United Nations terminology (15 points).
Availability to complete the editorial assignment within the prescribed timeline (15 points).

Step 2: Financial evaluation of the candidates who passed the technical evaluation in step 1.
The contract will be awarded to the candidate with the highest combined weighted score will be recommended for the award of contract.

Note on the Selection Process:

The contract does not carry any expectation of any future engagement in UNDP.

Other Information:

Some assignments may require physical presence at UNDP premises, normally in New York City. Travel will not be covered by UNDP and must be factored in the financial proposal as a separate line;
All interested applicants should submit the following requirements. The following five documents should be merged in a standalone file, since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification;
Brief expression of interest;
A current and complete C.V. in English with indication of 3 references as well as the permanent e-mail and phone contact.
Work samples;
Duly completed UNDP Personal History Form (P11) that can be downloaded from http://sas.undp.org/documents/P11_Personal_history_form.doc;
Financial proposal for the assignments: daily rate per day;
The contract does not carry any expectation of future engagement with UNDP;
Incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date will not be given consideration. Please note that only applicants who are shorted-listed will be contacted.

Please group all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

UNDP will cross check previous work experience and expertise.

Other:

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