support the Youth Co:Lab Indonesia team in the Youth Entrepreneurship and Green Economic Recovery (YE-GER) research report task

Support the Youth Co:Lab Indonesia team in YE-GER report tasks

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Overview

Support the Youth Co:Lab Indonesia team in YE-GER report tasks

You have:

  • Excellent writing skills are essential for proofreading and editing tasks.
  • Detail-oriented approach is crucial for ensuring accuracy and quality in the report.
  • Experience in copywriting is beneficial for crafting clear and compelling content.
  • Strong editing skills are required to check for errors in grammar, punctuation, and style.
  • Editorial awareness is necessary to align work with the organization's policy and style guidelines.

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UNDP & UNICEF are developing a study on Youth Entrepreneurship and Green Economic Recovery (YE-GER) that aims to understand the Indonesian youth entrepreneur ecosystem, which focuses on the green economy/green business, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on them, and their contribution toward green economic recovery efforts. A combined qualitative and quantitative approach was applied to answer the research questions. The study collected data through literature and policy review, interviews with key stakeholders, focus group discussion, and an independent online survey spread in Indonesia.

The online volunteer will support the Youth Co:Lab Indonesia team in the Youth Entrepreneurship and Green Economic Recovery (YE-GER) research report task. Under the direct supervision of the Youth Co:Lab Indonesia team, the Online UN Volunteer will undertake the following tasks: proofread text for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling and check for readability, style, and agreement with editorial policy on the final report of YE-GER (90 Pages in total) and the policy brief document of YE-GER (6 Pages in total)

Further guidance will be provided once the assignment has been confirmed.

Excellent writing skills, detail-oriented, creative, experienced in copywriting, editing texts, and editorial awareness.

Potential interview questions

Can you tell us about a time when you had to proofread a document? What was your approach? This question assesses your proofreading skills and attention to detail. Discuss your specific process, including how you check for clarity, style, and errors.
Describe a project where you had to ensure editorial consistency across multiple documents. How did you manage this? The interviewer wants to see how you handle consistency in style and structure. Pro members can see the explanation.
Have you ever had to meet tight deadlines for editing or writing? How did you ensure the quality of your work? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
What experience do you have in green economic topics or youth entrepreneurship? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
How do you stay updated with the latest best practices in editing and writing? Pro members can see the explanation. Pro members can see the explanation.
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