UN Women Native speaker Romanian language Writer/Editor

Contract

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Background

UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential. Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

The work of UN Women in Moldova is guided by its new Country Strategic Note 2023-2027, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework for Moldova (2023-2027), UN Women Global Strategic Plan, National Programs and Strategies and aims to contribute to the gender-responsive implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Strategic Note focuses on four main areas: 1) Ending Violence against Women; 2) Women’s Leadership and Governance; 3) Women’s Economic empowerment and 4) Humanitarian and Peace development nexus and UN Coordination on Gender equality.

Communications is a key component of UN Women Moldova Country Office’s work and constitutes a vehicle for ensuring visibility for successful UN Women Moldova initiatives, results and programmes as well as for raising awareness about key issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Effective communications also contribute to mobilizing resources as donors would like to see value for money.

Within this scope, UN Women Moldova Country Office intends to hire a native speaker Romanian language Writer/Editor in order to improve the quality of the Romanian content of public and corporate communication materials.

Duties and Responsibilities

Working under the overall supervision of the Communications Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following:

• Editing Romanian content for UN Women website, including news, stories, multi-media work based on UN Women Corporate guidelines;
• Editing Romanian versions of local communication assets (including graphics, info-graphics, videos etc.), in line with UN Women terminology;
• Providing Romanian proof-reading/editing of corporate communications materials, including press releases, statements, publications, briefs, reports and concept notes among others, making sure that gender terminology is in line with UN Women standards, ensuring the accuracy of the content;
• Ensuring that all edited documents concentrate on flow and clarity of argument, sequencing, consistency, as well as correct style and punctuation, spelling and grammar.
• Providing constructive editorial input, and communicate with team members to effectuate consistent, accurate, and high-quality work product;
• Suggesting process improvements;
• Evaluating and recommending changes to create efficiencies;

The UN Women Moldova relevant programme staff will provide all the necessary inputs for qualitative content elaboration.

Competencies

Core Values:

• Cultural Sensitivity and valuing Diversity
• Integrity
• Professionalism

Core Competencies:

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues
• Ethics and Values
• Accountability
• Self-management and emotional intelligence
• Creative Problem Solving
• Effective Communication and Information Sharing
• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing
• Work in teams
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf

Functional Competencies:

• Romanian language native speaker;
• Excellent writing and editing skills in preparing briefs, reports, human interest stories, news, articles and similar work for various audiences;
• Communicates sensitively, effectively, and creatively across different constituencies;
• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy;
• Demonstrated ability to produce well-written text;
• Communicative, results-driven, ability to work in teams;
• Very effective at multi-tasking;
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource;
• In-depth knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues;
• Ability to work under pressure and within limited time frames;
• Familiarity with UN Women and gender related vocabulary in Romanian;
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude;
• Ability to work in an independent manner and organize the workflow efficiently.

Required Skills and Experience

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

Master’s degree in the domain of linguistics/literature/journalism and public relations or in other related domains.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in Writing/Editing, Journalism, Public Relations and/or Mass Communications;
• Relevant experience in related areas in UN Women or a UN agency is an asset;
• Knowledge of Gender related vocabulary and terminology;

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

Interested applicants should apply to this announcement through UNDP jobs site.

Interested individual consultants must submit the following documents/information to demonstrate their qualifications in one single PDF document:

• All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc);
• Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment, please combine all your documents into one (1) single PDF document. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment;
• Letter of Intent to include a brief overview of the consultant’s previous experiences makes the candidate the most suitable candidate for the advertised position. It should reflect the above-mentioned required skills and experience.
• Financial proposal – specifying a total lump sum amount for the task specified in Terms of References. The Financial proposal shall include a breakdown of this lump sum amount (daily rate). Please see ANNEX I and ANNEX II. Please visit the following link: https://sc.undp.md/jobdetails/2838/ where you may also find the TOR.
• Applications received after the close date will not be accepted;
• Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
• NB: Open for Moldova Nationals Only.