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In July 2010, the United Nations General Assembly created UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women. In doing so, UN Member States took an historic step in accelerating the Organization’s goals on gender equality and the empowerment of women. The creation of UN Women came about as part of the UN reform agenda,...
Background
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) is the UN organization dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to implement these standards. It stands behind women’s equal participation in all aspects of life, focusing on five priority areas: increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in all aspects of peace and security processes; enhancing women’s economic empowerment; and making gender equality central to national development planning and budgeting. UN Women also coordinates and promotes the UN system’s work in advancing gender equality.
In view of ensuring quality of materials used for awareness rising, advocacy and public dissemination, UN Women seeks to hire English Editor Consultants to provide timely and qualitative editing of UN Women’s documents.
Duties And Responsibilities
Under the overall guidance of the Regional Communications Specialist, and in close collaboration with communications focal points, the consultant (s) will be responsible for the following:
Deliverables
The consultant (s) will be expected to deliver communications materials and documents that reflect high quality and format established by UN Women.
Duration Of Assignment
The consultant (s) will be engaged under a 1-year retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement (maximum of 100 days) of the consultant depending on the need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee.
Competencies
Core Values
Core Competencies
Functional Competencies
Education
Required Skills and Experience
Experience
Language Requirements
Selection Criteria
The candidates will be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria: (i) educational background and work experience as reflected in their CV; (ii) writing samples.
Application Guidlines
UNWOMEN 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.
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