UNDP Jobs - 107111- Senior Editor

Senior Editor

Location :

Home-based, CAMBODIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

24-Jun-2022

Application Deadline :

20-Jun-22 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

30 working days from 24 June 2022 to 31 December 2022

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

30 working days from 24 June 2022 to 31 December 2022

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 UN in Cambodia is in the process of development of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) for the period 2024-2028. UNSDCF is the most important instrument for planning and implementation of the UN development activities at country level in support of the post-pandemic socio-economic recovery effort and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

As part of the process, the Common Country Analysis (CCA) is being updated to inform the formulation of UNSDCF. CCA is a diagnostic tool and a strategic pivot of the UN system to provide independent, reliable analysis and policy advisory for supporting the country’s sustainable development. The UN in Cambodia has updated the CCA annually since 2020 according to the guidance and spirit of the UN Development System reform.

Office of UN Resident Coordinator (RCO) is recruiting a Senior Editor to support to review and make substantive editing of the two documents, namely CCA and UNSDCF, to ensure the coherence and consistency of the documents.

Duties and Responsibilities

Under the direct supervision of the Economist of the UN Resident Coordinator Office (UNRCO), the Senior Editor will be responsible for providing high quality services in the following areas, based on an in-depth understanding of Cambodia’s sustainable development context:

For 2022 CCA

Review the draft chapters of the CCA document which are authored by the CCA Task Team members at various stages of the drafting process;
Provide substantive comments and feedback to the authors/drafting leads of the draft chapters to ensure comprehensiveness and high quality of the analysis and writing;
Make substantive editing and proofreading of the first consolidated CCA draft and the revised versions to ensure the coherence and consistency of the document’s facts, figures, evidence, analysis and narrative;
Ensure that the CCA document conforms to the standards and guidelines of the UN communications and publication style. It is crucial that the English language used in the document is in conformity with the style and the usage of official UN English language;
Check and edit the final CCA draft to ensure that the document is grammatically correct, well-written, well-structured and readers-friendly from the standpoints of general readers;
Communicate and work closely with the RCO Economist and the CCA Task Team to ensure that the consolidated CCA document is finalized with high quality.

For UNSDCF 2024- 2028

Make substantive editing and proofreading of the draft UNSDCF 2024-2028 and the revised versions to ensure the coherence and consistency of the document.
Ensure that the UNSDCF document conforms to the standards and guidelines of the UN communications and publication style, including the usage and style of the official UN English language.
Communicate and work closely with the RCO and UNSDCF Task Team to ensure that the UNSDCF document is finalized with high quality.

Competencies

Functional competencies:

Strong reporting and writing skill (demonstrated by at least one written sample: e.g. project proposal)

Corporate competencies:

Strong communication skills in writing, proofreading and editing content and designing communication and outreach materials for an organization.
Knowledge of the UN’s procedures and communications guidelines is an asset.
Flexibility and ability to operate in different cultural settings and with a variety of stakeholders; culturally and gender sensitive.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree in Climate Change, Environmental Management and Policy or Sciences, Engineering, Waste, Energy, Natural Resource Management, or other related fields

Experience:

At least 5 years of experience in the field of communications and proofreading with proven experience in writing and editing research or analytical papers.
Prior experience in proofreading and editing publications (research paper, policy papers) and communication materials including infographics and policy briefs.
Working experience in Cambodia is required and proven experience working with the United Nations (UN) is desirable.

Language Requirement:

Fluency in English is required.

Interested offeror must read the Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice, which can be viewed at https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=92051 more detail information about term of references, instructions to offeror, and to download the documents to be submitted in the offer through online.

UNDP reserves right to reject any applications that is incomplete.

Please be informed that we don’t accept application submitted via email.

Interested Offerors are required to submit application via UNDP jobsite system as the application screening and evaluation will be done through UNDP jobsite system. Please note that UNDP jobsite system allows only one uploading of application document, so please make sure that you merge all your documents into a single file. Your online applications submission will be acknowledged where an email address has been provided. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement within 24 hours of submission, your application may not have been received. In such cases, please resubmit the application, if necessary. Please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document as the system only allows to upload maximum one document.

Interested individual offeror must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

1. Proposal: Letter of explaining why they are most suitable for the work

2. Financial proposal (Duly accomplished Letter of Confirmation of Interest and Availability using the template provided by UNDP)

3. Personal CV including past experience in similar projects and at least 3 references

Any request for clarification/additional information on this procurement notice shall be communicated in writing to UNDP office or send to email pheara.lek@undp.org and cc procurement.kh@undp.org . While the Procurement Unit would endeavor to provide information expeditiously, only requests receiving at least 3 working days prior to the submission deadline will be entertained. Any delay in providing such information will not be considered as a reason for extending the submission deadline. The UNDP's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source of inquiry) will be posted in Individual Consultant (IC) Procurement Notice page as provided above. Therefore, all prospective Offerors are advised to visit the page regularly to make obtain update related to this Individual Consultant (IC).