UN WOMEN Jobs - 82811- Proof Reader/Editor

Proof Reader/Editor - International Consultant

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home based - Part time

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

Application Deadline :

28-Jan-19 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

12 Months

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

Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace, and security. Placing women's rights at the center of all its efforts, UN Women leads and coordinates the United Nations System efforts to ensure that commitments on gender equality and gender mainstreaming translate into action throughout the world. It provides strong and coherent leadership in support of Member States' priorities and efforts, building effective partnerships with civil society and other relevant actors. The Regional Office for Arab States (ROAS) and its county-level offices have a range of periodic reporting obligations to its headquarters as well as to multiple donors. The reporting deadlines are spread over the year and include regular progress updates and final donor reporting on programmes and projects. Timely submission of results-focused reports by the Regional Office, its Country Offices and Programme Presences is essential to maintain and expand partnerships with donors. Each report passes through an internal quality assurance review by the ROAS Monitoring and Reporting Specialist and the ROAS Coordination Specialist, which includes follow-up with the reporting business unit to address issues flagged in the report, followed by clearance by the Deputy Regional Director and Regional Director.

In 2019, ROAS will submit several reports according to corporate and donor timelines. To ensure that reports are submitted on time and to a high standard, ROAS seeks the services of a consultant with expertise in result-based reporting. The consultant will be responsible to edit and copy-edit the draft report and associated documents (e.g. cover letters, annexes) upon initial comprehensive technical feedback provided by ROAS to the country offices/programme presences, and to perform a final copy-edit upon receipt of updates and clarifications on the text from the relevant submitting office. The consultant will support the UN Women ROAS on a retainer basis during the course of the year.

Objective of the Assignment:

The overall objective of the consultancy is to support ROAS to prepare high quality, analytical and results-oriented UNW English reports in a timely manner. The consultant will be directly supervised by the Monitoring and Reporting Specialist and will be provided with a list of reporting obligations on a quarterly basis.

UN Women narrative reports (periodic donor reports on programme and annual reports) are prepared in accordance with corporate templates and are usually a maximum of 20 English pages in length, including cover page, acronyms, table of contents, as well as relevant annexes.

Duties and Responsibilities

Edit, copyedit and proofread draft regional and country English reports (including cover letter, annexes etc.) to be submitted to donors or to UN Women headquarters and others, and flag issues requiring further elaboration and or clarification by the relevant office.
Ensure correctness of report language (i.e. use of grammatically correct English language, spellings, politically appropriate language among others), tone and style, adhering to the UN Women style guide and results language.
Work with the relevant office to revise reports following amendments and clarification and to respond to feedback from the Regional Office following technical review, as necessary.
Submit finalized reports to the Regional Office within the indicated timeline.

Deliverables:

High-quality reports of diverse objective and format, compliant with UN Women reporting guidelines and results-based monitoring and reporting standard (with an estimate of 3- 7 days review cycle to be set on a case by case basis).

Competencies

Core Values

Respect for Diversity;
Integrity;
Professionalism.

Core Competencies

Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues;
Accountability;
Creative Problem Solving;
Effective Communication;
Inclusive Collaboration;
Stakeholder Engagement;
Leading by Example.

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: http://www.unwomen.org/-/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/about%20us/employment/un-women-employment-values-and-competencies-definitions-en.pdf.

Required Skills and Experience

Education

Advanced University degree in Social Sciences, International Relations, Political Sciences, Gender Studies, Development Studies, Law, or related field.

Experience

Minimum of 5 years of progressive relevant professional work experience on proof reading and editing reports with solid understanding of RBM based reporting (within narrow timeframes of review);
Prior relevant work experience with UN Women or any other UN agency is an asset;
Knowledge and understanding of the social, cultural and political context of the Arab Region, and women’s rights situation and work in the country is an asset.

Language

Excellent command of written English, including analytical writing skills.

Evaluation Criteria:

The contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical).

Criteria Weight Technical: 70%

The total number of points allocated for the technical qualification component is 70 points. The technical qualification of the individual is evaluated based on the following technical qualification evaluation criteria:

Criteria A: Relevance of Education (10 points).
Criteria B: Relevance of experience in conducting similar assignment (30 points).
Criteria C: Quality of samples of reports provided (30 points).

Only the candidates who have attained a minimum of 49 points (70%) will be considered as a technically-qualified candidate.

Financial: Lowest Financial Proposal: 30%

The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula:

Contract will be awarded to the technically qualified consultant who obtains the highest combined score (financial and technical);
The points for the Financial Proposal will be allocated as per the following formula: (Lowest Bid Offered*)/ (Bid of the Consultant) x 30;
'Lowest Bid Offered' refers to the lowest price offered by Offerors scoring at least 49 points in the technical evaluation.

Application:

Interested Individual Consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications:

A cover letter with a brief presentation of your consultancy explaining your suitability for the work and link to a portfolio of work;
UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment; applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Financial proposal; Proposed inclusive daily rate;
Sample of previous similar work.

The above-mentioned documents should be merged in a standalone file including all them since the online application submission does only permit to upload one file per application. Incomplete submission can be a ground for disqualification. Make sure that you provide a valid email address for future communications.

Note:

In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda, bringing together resources and mandates for greater impact. It merges and builds on the important work of four previously distinct parts of the UN system (DAW, OSAGI, INSTRAW, and UNIFEM), which focused exclusively on gender equality and women's empowerment.

UN Women is applying a fair and transparent selection process that would take into account both the technical qualification of Consultants as well as their price proposals. The contract will be awarded to the candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores.