Writing and Editing Communication Materials for UNICEF Kyrgyzstan

Contract

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Under the guidance of the Communications team and supervision of the direct officers, the Online Volunteer will assist in providing high-quality writing/editing/proofreading of various communication materials and other UNICEF materials. - Editing should be done keeping in mind culture, gender, and other diverse sensitivities per UNICEF guidelines. - Expected to support in completion of comprehensive editing/proofreading of the material provided by ensuring clarity and correctness while considering the sensitivity of alternative care jargon and respecting the intentions of the writers and experts. - Expected to assist in verification that in the case of longer documents each chapter or section reads well by establishing flowing tones, cohesion, and the proper structure.

UNICEF Country Office in Kyrgyzstan seeks the support of Online Volunteer for writing and editing the communication materials in English. The communication materials will include press releases, stories, concept notes, briefing notes etc.

For the duration of 12 weeks, Online Volunteer is expected to review, edit or proofread the following materials: 10 press releases (approximately 500 words each); 3 blogs (up to 1,000 words); 5 human interest stories (up to 1,500 words); 5 PowerPoint presentations (100-300 words); 5 concept-notes (up to 5,000 words); 5 fact sheets (up to 1,000 words); 5 scripts (up to 200 words); 5 articles (up to 1,500 words).

The workload will be equally distributed during the given timeframe.

A University degree in linguistics, translation, interpretation or any relevant field is required; or equivalent certification Excellent writing and editing skills with mid-level experience in editing English language materials. Proven computer literacy in using MS Word and its edit features. Good background knowledge of UNICEF’s mandate and mission as well as programmes an asset