UN WOMEN Jobs - 80159- Consultant - Copy Editor for Research Products “Ge

Consultant - Copy Editor for Research Products “Gender Responsive Governance Leading to Improved Participation of Women in Local Governments” (Open to Indian Nationals Only)

Advertised on behalf of

UN WOMEN

Location :

Home - Based, INDIA

Type of Contract :

Individual Contract

Starting Date :

01-Aug-2018

Application Deadline :

29-Jul-18 (Midnight New York, USA)

Post Level :

National Consultant

Duration of Initial Contract :

20 Working Days (1 document, approx. 300 pages)

Languages Required :

English

Expected Duration of Assignment :

20 Working Days (1 document, approx. 300 pages)

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

UN Women grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, 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 and humanitarian action and peace and security. UN Women has been working about gender responsive governance for quite some time in India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.

In June 2015, UN Women and the Government of Norway through the Royal Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi signed an Agreement of Cooperation to implement a project on ‘From Opportunities to Capacities: A Multi-Sectoral Approach to Enhancing Gender Responsive Governance’. The three year programme aims at strengthening the capacities of governance institutions to better leverage opportunities created for Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment through legislation, policies and programmes.

The focus of the programme is to:

Develop a body of evidence to inform and enhance the capacity of governance institutions to leverage opportunities created through legislation, policies and programmes.
Pilot test gender responsive implementation of flagship schemes to inform policy change on mainstreaming gender issues.
Strengthen the capacity of national and state level government institutions to deliver on international and national commitments on women’s rights and gender equality.

Duties and Responsibilities

UN Women wishes to engage the services of a consultant to review and copy edit a Training Manual on Gender Responsive Governance.

Language editing as per the UN style guide for editing of publication.
Proof Reading of the publication after layout is sent from printing company/designer to ensure no errors are found
The pages will be sent by printing house as layout is done and might be iterative.

Deliverables:

Language edited publication following UN guidelines on language editing.
Publication which is ready for printing/e-publishing.

Competencies

Corporate Competencies:

Demonstrates commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision and values;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability.

Functional Competencies:

Knowledge Management and Learning:

Shares knowledge and experience;
Actively works towards continuing personal learning, acts on learning plan and applies newly acquired skills.

Development and Operational Effectiveness:

Ability to perform a variety of specialized tasks related to design, planning and implementation of programme, managing data, reporting;
Ability to provide input to and use new IT based systems.

Leadership and Self-Management:

Focuses on result for the client and responds positively to feedback;
Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
Remains calm, in control even under pressure;
Demonstrates openness to change and ability to manage complexities;
Good understanding of gender and development in South Asia;
Demonstrable ability to work in a team;
Ability to work under pressure;
Good writing and communication skills;
Excellent computer literacy and skills.

Required Skills and Experience

Education:

Master’s degree or an equivalent degree in in social studies/public policy.

Experience:

Minimum 2 years demonstrated strong skills in writing/editing content;
Demonstrated experience related to development issues, preferably on gender.

Language:

Excellent written and spoken English language skills.

Application:

Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site: jobs.undp.org

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://asiapacific.unwomen.org/en/about-us/jobs;
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Evaluation and Selection Criteria

Criteria for shortlisting of CVs will be based on the following assessment:

Required Degree and Qualification (5 points);
Minimum 2 years of experience working in the field of journalism, editing, or media and communications (5 points);
Prior experience of work in international organisations, development issues (5 points);
Excellent analytical and writing skills in English (5 points).

The evaluation process for selection of the candidate will be based on the following assessment:

Writing Samples;
Professional Fees.

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.