Editor (Retainer) at UN Women

Duties And Responsibilities
Responsibilities:

• The UN Women HeForShe initiative is looking for an Editor with expertise in editing reports, knowledge products, and communication materials for publication to donors and public audiences. The consultant should have a strong background in gender equality, women's human rights, and masculinities, with a good understanding of Results-Based Reporting skills. The consultant will support HeForShe on a retainer basis when needed. Under the direct supervision of the HeForShe Head, the consultant will be responsible for reviewing donor reports, knowledge products, communication materials, including publication documents, and ensuring that reports are comprehensive, concise, and results-based oriented, and that publications meet set standards.

Specific Duties:

• Review and revise UN Women internal and donor reports to ensure:
• Correctness of language, including grammatical correctness, spellings, politically correct language, among others.
• Results-based reporting: Ensure that activities are reported with strong results statements following the logic model. Outputs are reported at the output level, and outcomes are reported at the outcome level.
• Reporting includes results reporting as well as indicator reporting.
• Completeness of documents, including all sections of the narrative report and annexes.
• Ensure consistency with previous reports. The HeForShe team will provide previous reports to the consultant.
• Maintain a consistent style and format throughout the document, eliminating repetition and inconsistencies.
• Ensure appropriate positioning and numbering of boxes, figures, and tables.
• Maintain consistent font(s) for headings and text.
• Ensure the appropriate use of italicized and bolded words.
• Verify that all footnotes, sources, and references are complete and consistent.
• Perform a thorough review of annexes (people consulted, bibliography, etc.) to highlight incomplete areas and maintain consistency in presentation as per UN Women publication guidelines.
• Review the Table of Contents and Acronym List.
• Proactively work closely with the HeForShe identified staff on the report.
• Copy-edit, synthesize, and rewrite reports, knowledge products, communication materials, including publication documents, into concise formats to meet in-house reporting style manual, publication guidance, and given word count.
• Prepare specific report-related feedback for HeForShe to improve the quality of reporting.

Note: The consultant is required to inform UN Women on the progress of his/her work on regular basis.
Duration of Assignment and Duty Station:

• The editors will be engaged under a retainer contract, which facilitates direct engagement of the editor depending on need and availability within the contract period for a pre-agreed fee. The consultant will work from their home location.

Schedule of Payments:

• Payment in full upon delivery of final submission and satisfactory outputs/products in accordance with specified requirements.

Deliverables:
Deliverable
Expected completion time (due day)
Payment Schedule (optional)

• Edited and revised UN Women internal and donor reports, such as the annual HeForShe Impact Report comprising 40-50 pages.

27 May 2024
06/2024

• Edited and revised knowledge products and communication materials as needed.
• When needed
• Editing and assessment of the HeForShe Independent Review for the next phase of the initiative.

26 April 2024
05/2024

• A minimum of two in-depth studies or research reports, each spanning 20-40 pages.

31 August 2024
09/2024

• One comprehensive evaluation or assessment report, covering 40-50 pages.

31 December 2024
01/2025

• Twenty editorials designed for the website.

15 January 2025

• A minimum of two additional papers, each with a length of twenty pages.

15 January 2025

• The consultant is required to inform UN Women of their work progress on a regular basis.

Consultant’s Workplace and Official Travel

• This is a home-based consultancy with no required travel

Competencies
Core Values:

• Respect for Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Accountability
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication
• Inclusive Collaboration
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Leading by Example

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Research Principles
• Technical Credibility in Subject Matter (i.e., Women’s Career Advancement and Equal Pay)
• Business Acumen especially within the Private Sector
• Partnership Building
• Project and Programme Management

Required Skills and Experience
Education and Certification:

• Master's degree or other advanced degree in one or more of the following disciplines: social sciences, international development, English literacy, and/or communications, or Bachelor's degree with 2 additional years of work experience in writing, editing, and reporting.

Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of high-level experience in writing, editing, reporting, and communicating communication material, complex research, policy and programmatic information in reader-friendly formats and styles, preferably within the UN system.
• Excellent understanding and experience with gender-sensitive and results-based management, communication, and reporting is preferred.
• Knowledge and understanding of masculinities and male engagement will be an asset.
• Experience in working with UN Agencies is an asset.

Languages:

• English and French are the official languages of the United Nations Secretariat;
• Proficiency in English with excellent command of English analytical writing skills and editing skills;
• Knowledge of another UN language is an advantage