Consultant - International Technical Reports Editor at the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) - In September 2014 UNICEF began implementing a joint programme with UN Women on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) funded by the European Union (EU). The programme will support the Nigerian Government (Federal level), three Northern Nigerian States namely Adamawa, Gombe and Plateau and selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) to strengthen women’s leadership, advance gender equality and improve protection for women and children in conflict settings.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Consultant - International Technical Reports Editor, (P3/P4)

Job Number: 507888
Location: Nigeria
Work Type : Consultancy

Purpose of the Assignment

• The consultant will edit content and copy of multiple reports to strengthen their clarity and technical quality, highlighting their key findings and recommendations where applicable.
• The consultant will, based on the revised reports, prepare advocacy briefs for selected reports to ensure policy-makers and development partners will have access to the reports’ key findings and recommendations.

Assignment Tasks

• SBMC effectiveness monitoring report
• FTTSS follow up operational research
• IQS interim survey report
• IQS Institutional Assessment Report
• Enrolment drive validation report
• Political Economy Analysis
• SBMC review report

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

• Master’s Degree or equivalent in Communication, Journalism, International Policy or a related field
• Eight years’ experience as a writer/editor of high quality international standard
• Demonstrated ability to write/edit in a minimum time without losing the essentials of meaning and objectives of the materials
• Previous experience of writing about international development and humanitarian issues (Previous work experience with UNICEF or the UN an advantage)
• Excellent level of written English
• Experience working in Nigeria, and knowledge of development and humanitarian landscape in the country and advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th October, 2017.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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