International Consultant- Report writer and editor, Tanzania, 8 months (Home-based).
Contract type: Consultant
Duty Station: Dar-es-Salaam
Background
UNICEF Tanzania is seeking for a qualified Report Writer and Editor (individual international consultant) to be readily available to support with the copy editing of reports and key external communication documents with a focus on improving overall structure, clarity and style that conforms to the UNICEF Style Book with a short turn-around of delivery.
Report Writer and Editor Scope of Work:
Tanzanian Country Office (TCO) has over 50 donor reports annually, highlighting a pressing need for editorial support and quality assurance, as well as capacity reinforcement in reporting, and proposal development. Lessons drawn from past experiences identify the necessity for a proficient writer with expertise in UNICEF programming and results-based reporting, with professional experience in crafting and documenting UNICEF’s work effectively.
Knowledge of UNICEF’s mandate and the specific requirements of key donors is essential in fulfilling these objectives.
WORK ASSIGNMENT, DELIVERABLES, TIME FRAME AND PAYMENT:
| Work Assignments Overview | Deliverables/Outputs | Estimated Days | Payment in % |
| Copy editing donor reports, external, documents and programme briefs. | |||
| Task: 1. Editing, formatting, quality assurance and finalization of any external documents, including briefing documents, statements, presentations, event coverage stories, publications, annual reports etc. All documents need to comply with the UNICEF style and branding guidelines, simplicity and clarity for an external audience, grammatical accuracy, factual accuracy, and coherence. 2. Develop five presentations from data collection and analysis, including: Programme briefs (Health and nutrition, WASH, Education, Child Protection, and Social Policy) | 1. Donor Reports: 1500 – 8000 words 2.Edited documents: Human Interest Stories – 1,000 words Publications – 4,000 Annual Report – 8,000 words 3.Programme briefs: 1,500 – 4000 words | First draft in 3-5 days First draft in 3-5 days First draft in 5 days | 33.33% 33.33% 33.33% |
PAYMENT SCHEDULE:
UNICEF reserves the right to withhold all or portion of payment if performance is unsatisfactory, if work/output is incomplete, not delivered or for failure to meet deadlines.
ASSESSMENT / SELECTION PROCESS AND METHODS:
Evaluations: The applicant should submit both technical and financial proposals which clearly stipulate how the work will be conducted. The Financial Proposal should include all costs of this assignment including fee, travel costs, accommodation as UNICEF will not pay any DSA.
Proposals will be both technically and financially evaluated. The technical part will carry a weight of 75%, in which the consultant will put clear his/her technical approach to ensure quality attainment of each deliverable and the consultancy in totality. The financial part will take 25% showing the proposed budget breakdown of consultancy cost for each deliverable (fees, travel and accommodation) and eventual total consultancy cost.
LOCATION, DURATION & LOGISTIC:
The consultant will work remotely (Home-based). The validity of the contract will be for 8 months, with possibility of an extension, should additional documents be required. All 3 deliverables will be repetitive on a monthly basis.
Report Writer and Editor Qualifications
- Advanced degree in a relevant field, including Journalism, communications, international relations, political science, international development, or another relevant technical field.
- A minimum of eight years of proven experience (both at national and international levels) in writing and editing communication materials (including human interest stories, advocacy booklets, brochures, concept notes) in English as well as writing and editing donor reports and other partnership documents.
- Proven experience in editing English documents for grammatical accuracy, factual accuracy, and coherence.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of the international development environment and writing styles and requirements with proven outstanding editing skills.
- Past experience in working with UNICEF systems and data collection tools.
- Solid understanding of public and private donor reporting requirements.
- Ability to perform multiple tasks without compromising quality.
- Interpersonal skills, team spirit and positive working relationships.
- Location within a reasonable time zone difference to be able to interact with colleagues for urgent products.
- Fluency in written and spoken English is required
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS).
Remarks:
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract.
Advertised: 09 May 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
Deadline: 23 May 2024 E. Africa Standard Time
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