Under the direct supervision of the Conference Affairs Officer and daily guidance of the Editorial Assistant, the contractor shall assist the UNCCD secretariat by providing editorial services for CRIC 23 in-session and post-session official documents.
Edit, in English, UNCCD official documents ensuring accuracy, clarity, cohesion and conformity with United Nations standards, policy and practice.
Carry out more extensive editing where required and in agreement with the author units, including rewriting and restructuring parts of texts for greater readability and better logical sequence.
Proof-reading of layout files of the reports and summaries.
The editor will oversee the implementation of the UN editorial guidelines.
The contractor will perform the outlined activities with the understanding that the proposed editing is of an advisory nature and that final responsibility for the language in official documents lies with the author units.
Requirements:
Advanced university degree (Master's degree or equivalent) in social sciences, communications, journalism, international affairs or a related field is required.
Three to five years professional experience in writing, editing or electronic publishing at the international level is required.
Experience and demonstrated skills in editing United Nations documentation in the areas of environmental sciences is an asset.
Good knowledge of United Nations conferences and meetings and the organization of work related thereto is an asset.
A thorough command of English, which must be the candidate's main language.
Solid writing and analytical abilities with sensitivity to nuance.
Ability to tailor language, tone, style and format to match audience.
