Individual Contractor: LONG TERM AGREEMENT FOR COPY EDITOR with UNICEF Lao PDR

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UNICEF is a UN organization mandated by the UN General Assembly to advocate for the protection of children’s rights, to help meet their basic needs and to expand their opportunities to reach their full potential. In Lao PDR, UNICEF is working with its partners to support the Government to realize children’s rights on survival, development, protection and participation.

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Advertising Summary:

The overall objective to set up this Long-Term Arrangement is to facilitate and expedite the process by which UNICEF Lao PDR will hire the services of copy editors to edit reports, papers, content for website and related materials on UNICEF’s areas of work, including key children’s issues and ongoing responses in the field.

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UNICEF in Vientiane, Lao PDR is looking for an Individual Contractor: LONG TERM AGREEMENT FOR COPY EDITOR. The assignment, under this Long-Term Arrangement, is expected to have a duration of 4 years. The initial LTA would be for 11.5 months (2021 – 2022) with an option for renewal for subsequent years subject to satisfactory performance evaluation and continuing need for the service. The service fee shall remain unchanged for the whole period of this assignment. The Individual Contractor is based Lao PDR and outside Lao PDR (remote working modality).

Summary of key functions/accountabilities:

This LTA is being established to serve the needs of all sections in UNICEF Lao PDR country programme related particularly to content editing services to meet the office’s media, advocacy, fundraising and programmatic objectives. Note that editing assignments most importantly include preparation of media materials and editing of related work.

• Review, organize, edit and consolidate material for knowledge products ensuring clarity and continuity of the argument; as well as clarity of structure and core themes;
• Edit human interest stories, reports, papers, documents and other materials;
• Proof-read layout files, including checking spelling, country and city names as well as acronyms and other abbreviations (making sure that they follow official UNICEF terminology and conventions), style consistency, callouts, layout problems, references, etc.
• Edit digital content media as required including project factsheets; web pages; stories of change and for knowledge products such as forewords, prefaces etc.;
• Ensure implementation of the UNICEF style guide (UNICEF style guide will be provided by the UNICEF Lao PDR Country Office);
• Check that authors have provided the correct references where required;
• Resolve queries directly with UNICEF concerning style and text inconsistencies;
• Be available for feedback and inputs as per the requirement of the office.

The editor on this LTA may be required to work on Saturdays and Sundays, based on the requirements of the assignment.

Deliverables

At the end of each assignment, the editor will deliver edited material in the same format as received (either a word document or the design/layout file).

• Well-edited human-interest stories, articles, reports and documents;
• Support given to programme sections as required by chief of section concerned;
• PowerPoints or other written materials edited to UNICEF standards.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• University degree in Communications, Journalism, Public Relations, English; or related field;
• Experience and quality of work demonstrably meet the highest international standards;
• Thorough knowledge of the English language;
• Fluency in Lao language is required for copy editors who will edit materials in Lao;
• Experience working as a copy editor;
• Methodical working style;
• Concentration, accuracy and great attention to detail;
• Ability to multitask;
• Tact and diplomacy for negotiating changes with authors;
• Ability to work to tight deadlines;
• Demonstrated ability to edit high quality, creative communication collaterals quickly and to style;
• Experience of working with the Government, UN and/or other international organizations is desirable;
• Excellent track record along with experience of editing documents for the social development sector;
• Possess good research, analytical and writing skills.

Evaluation Method and Criteria

The selection for the LTA will be on the basis of technical evaluation & financial offer in the ratio of 70:30. The cumulative analysis method (weight combined score method) shall be used for this recruitment:

Technical Qualification (Max. 100 Points; Weight: 70 %)

1. Cover Letter – Explaining the motivation for applying and explaining how the qualifications and skill-set of the candidate are suitable for this position (10 Min Marks/ 15 Max Marks).
2. Relevant educational qualifications of the candidate (15 Min/ 25 Max).
3. Relevant work experience (25 Min/30 Max).
4. Work Samples– This includes three previously edited documents and unedited versions of these documents. (20 Min/ 30 Max).

Financial Proposal (Max. 100 Points; Weight: 30 %)

Lump-sum offer with the cost breakdown: Consultancy fee, travel costs (economy class), per-diem to cover lodging, meals, and any other cost related to the consultant's stay in Vientiane,

including transportation inside the city and other costs. The travel (if involved) shall be based on the most direct and economy fare.

No financial information should be contained in the technical proposal.

The maximum number of points shall be allotted to the lowest Financial Proposal that is opened/evaluated and compared among those technically qualified candidates who have attained a minimum 70 points score in the technical evaluation. Other Financial Proposals will receive points in inverse proportion to the lowest price.

The applicants should provide medical insurance covering medical evacuation for the whole duration of the assignment -as part of the financial proposal submission.

The Contract shall be awarded to candidate obtaining the highest combined technical and financial scores, subject to the satisfactory result of the verification interview.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are kindly requested to apply and upload the following documents to: http://www.unicef.org/careers opportunity/employ/

• Letter of Interest (cover letter);
• CV or Resume;
• Performance evaluation reports or references of similar consultancy assignments (if available);
• Financial proposal: All-inclusive lump-sum cost including travel and accommodation cost for this assignment as per work assignment.

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UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

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UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.