UNDP Jobs - 78450- Consultancy for Editing of OGC’s social cohesion r

Consultancy for Editing of OGC’s social cohesion research paper

Location :

Home Based

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-May-2018

Application Deadline :

27-Apr-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

International Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

1 May - 18 May

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

4 days

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 UNDP Oslo Governance Centre (OGC) is UNDP’s Global Policy Centre for policy development and applied research with an overarching focus on democratic governance and peacebuilding in crisis, conflict and transitional contexts. The Oslo Governance Centre sits within the Governance and Peacebuilding Cluster, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. It engages with Norwegian, Nordic and other partners from the South in undertaking applied research and developing policy options and tools for governance support in transitional environments, in order to find practical solutions.

Duties and Responsibilities

Scope of work:

The Oslo Governance is looking for an editor who can do a line and copy edit of the social cohesion paper OGC had commissioned as a background paper for the “Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict” (2018). This paper is called the Preventing Deadly Conflict in Ethnically Fractured Societies: An Overview and Analysis of International Development Assistance for ‘Bridging’ Social Cohesion”[1]. In 2018 UNDP will be publishing global guidance on social cohesion programming and the background paper, with its focus on social cohesion literature and analysis is expected to serve as a complementary resource to this guidance.

The IC is expected to:

Restructure (where required) and do a line and copy edit of the existing paper to turn it into a shorter background paper to accompany a guidance note on social cohesion for practitioners
Draft and/or edit in places to ensure clarity, consistency and readability of the text for the intended audience (conflict prevention programming practitioners);
Under the guidance of the OGC advisor , assemble all chapters/sections; adding/editing boxes of interest, tables and charts bringing the text to full completion including all necessary components (table of contents, foreword, preface, introduction, bibliography, tables, annexes, boxes, etc.);
Point out factual inconsistencies, inconsistencies in arguments, faulty logic, and awkward or unclear passages and suggest solutions;
Ensure all references are in order, requesting source information for tables and figures when such information is missing and ensure reference conformance with the UNDP style rules;
Proof-read final texts as laid out to ensure text and associated graphics are error free.

Deliverables

Guarantee delivery of a fully edited and formatted first draft document within 3 working days of being contracted for this assignment.
Guarantee delivery of a final draft document that incorporates comments received (1 working day)

[1] The paper is 33 pages long with x words

Competencies

Functional Competencies:

Demonstrated ability to organise and structure information;
Knowledge and understanding conflict prevention, democratic governance and sustainable development, etc.
Demonstrated ability to write in a clear and concise manner;
Excellent analytical and writing skills demonstrating complete fluency in English language;
Demonstrated accuracy and attention to detail;
Ability to be flexible and respond to changes as part of the review and feedback process;
Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure.

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;
Excellent understanding of international development issues and knowledge of the UN system.
Knowledge of UN, including UNDP terminology, language and style an advantage

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Advanced university degree or equivalent in media studies, journalism, or related disciplines.

Professional experience:

Minimum 5 years of experience as a writer/editor producing/editing relevant publications and products;
Demonstrated experience of working on organising and structuring information.
Experience in writing for media outlets, development-related organizations, research centres, think-tanks or multilateral institutions required;
Proven record in advanced copy editing and/or producing knowledge in the area of conflict prevention and/or democratic governance.

Language:

Fluency in English, both written and oral;

Institutional Arrangements:

The IC will be supervised by Oslo Governance Centre’s Policy Advisor.

Please submit by COB 1st May 2018 to the UNDP Oslo Governance Centre:

Consolidated quote for the deliverables mentioned above.

Please note

Payment will be issued upon receipt of the FINAL satisfactory finished products.

Approval

This TOR is approved by: Ms. Sarah Lister, Director, OGC