UNDP Jobs - 52105- Writer Editor

Writer Editor

Location :

Home-Based, TANZANIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

16-Dec-14 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

10 Days

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

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

Tanzania has held four credible general elections since the reintroduction of multi-party politics in 1992. Citizens and the government are eager to maintain this track record and to further strengthen democratic practices in Tanzania. Looking to the 2015 general election, government has undertaken early and comprehensive preparations for the electoral processes. Since receipt of official requests for UN assistance to the election cycle leading to the 2015 general election from the National Election Commission and Zanzibar Electoral Commission, a UN Needs Assessment Mission recommended the development of a project in support of the national efforts.

In addition, in 2014 the United Republic of Tanzania will likely conduct a first national referendum on a new constitution. The national Election Management Bodies (EMBs) and other stakeholders in preparing for these critical events have requested the support of UNDP to provide technical support to the preparation and execution of the referendum.

To these ends, the Democratic Empowerment Project (DEP) is a four year (2013-2016) UNDP, UN One Fund and other donor-funded project with the overall aim of contributing to Tanzania’s UNDAP’s Outcome 7: i.e. “key institutions of democracy, (i.e. EMBs, etc.) effectively implement their election and political functions”. UN Women and UNESCO are implementing partners in a One UN Country Team context.

Project Objectives

DEP seeks to promote democracy and contribute to the realization of the following four objectives:

Capacity of key democratic institutions (EMBs, CRC, RPP, etc.) enhanced to support and promote legal and institutional reform in the context of the on-going constitutional reform process and beyond;
Capacity of the EMBs to conduct credible elections enhanced through strategic, technical and operational support and improved EMB engagement with stakeholders (i.e. political parties, CSOs, and the media) to foster a democratic environment;
Inclusive participation in elections and politics enhanced through the empowerment of women, youth and PWDs; and
National peace infrastructure enhanced to mitigate and prevent election-related conflicts, including gender based violence.

The Democratic Empowerment Project has undertaken a major review of the Election Management Body with the assistance of consultants. The report has been received and requires to be reformatted and directed to achievable outcomes.

DEP is recruiting a consultant to review and edit the capacity assessment report of the National Electoral Commission (NEC).

Duties and Responsibilities

Review the draft NEC capacity assessment report and make recommendations to improve the draft report;
Edit the draft report to ensure it meets UNDP standard and quality requirements;
Develop a costed implementation plan for the report’s key recommendations.

Competencies

Strategic technical and intellectual skills in the substantive area with global dynamic perspectives;
Leadership, innovation, facilitation, advocacy and collaboration skills;
Ability to engage with UNDP and its strategic partners, including the EMBs and the CSOs;
Entrepreneurial abilities and ability to work in an independent manner;
Ability to work effectively in a team, with good relationship management skills ;
Demonstrated ability to operate effectively in a highly complex organization context;
Ability to maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines;
Excellent communication (both oral and written) and partnership building skills with people and multi-dimension partners;
Excellent writing skills, especially in the preparation of high level reports;
Good knowledge of Tanzania’s environmental and socio-political context.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

A university degree in media studies, journalism, communications or any of the social sciences or related area.

Experience:

At least seven (5) years of relevant work experience in the drafting, editing and publication of high level reports for external audience including the general public;
Knowledge of international election standards, conventions and obligations would be an advantage.

Language:

Fluency in written and spoken English is essential.

How to Apply:

Applicants should download the application documents (presented in compresses file) from UNDP procurement notice site: http://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=19726;
Applicants should separate technical and financial proposals;
Applications with no financial offer or missing P11 form or CV or the required documents for the technical evaluation will not be considered for evaluation;
Applications without submitting a financial offer instead of other format will not be considered due to the ease comparison of the received offers;
All necessary information for this post (TOR, Deliverables, Target dates, etc. are presented in the ICPN) therefore applicant must download it from the website as mentioned above;
Do not send CV only to the Email account mentioned above without Cover Letter and Methodology as it will be considered as incomplete application;
The documents are available in PDF (the TOR, ICPN and IC guidelines) download.