UNDP Jobs: National Consultant-Reviewing, Copy Editing, and proofreading of the assessment report on the gender responsiveness of national fiscal stimulus packages and existing fiscal policies and related legal

National Consultant-Reviewing, Copy Editing, and proofreading of the assessment report on the gender responsiveness of national fiscal stimulus packages and existing fiscal policies and related legal
313 Nov 2022

Compliance with UN Core Values

Demonstrates integrity and fairness by modelling the UN’s values and ethical standards;
Commitment to UN Women’s mission, vision, values and strategic goals;
Displays cultural, gender, religion, race, nationality and age sensitivity and adaptability;
Fulfils all obligations to gender sensitivity and zero tolerance for sexual harassment.
Ability to work remotely in an effective and constructive manner with UN Women Ethiopia Country Office (ECO) staff;
Being proactive in seeking clarifications, resourceful, solution-oriented;
Ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing;

Individual Contract
ETHIOPIA
Home Based
5 working days

Under the direct supervision and overall guidance of the Programme Analyst the consultant will:

Review, understand and internalize the materials/content;
Check correctness of language- grammatically correct language, spellings of materials (i.e. content, reports, handouts, etc…);
Check completeness of documents, including complete information included in all narrative sections and annexes are in place;
Ensure a consistent style and format throughout the document and elimination of repetition and inconsistencies;
Appropriate positioning and numbering of boxes, figures and tables;
Consistent font (s) – as relevant to headings and text;
Appropriate use of italicized and bolded words;
Ensure all footnotes, sources, and references are complete and consistent;
Thorough review of annexes to highlight incomplete areas along with consistency in presentation as per UN Women publication guidelines;
Review Table of Contents and Acronym List;
It is expected the consultant will be proactive and work closely with ECO’s staff on the report.
Prepare specific report-related feedback to relevant UN Women ECO for improvements in the quality of reports

Academic qualifications

University Master’s degree related to Social Sciences including Gender Studies, Law, Women’s Rights, Public Administration, International Relations, Political Sciences, Development Studies or related field.

Years of experience

Minimum of 10 years of progressive relevant professional work experience on report writing, translation and editing on the area of gender, women’s rights and development
Strong background and understanding of reporting;
Experience working with intergovernmental and/or Regional organizations including the United Nations (UN) and African Union (AU) and Substantive knowledge of gender and development will be an asset
Strong facilitation, writing and presentation and editing skills;

Language and other skills

Fluent in and excellent knowledge of written and oral communication in English.

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) a completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from http://www.unwomen.org/about-us/employment.
Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment and candidates are required to include in the P-11 form links for their previously published reports and articles completed within the last two years. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

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