The UNFPA Regional Office in Eastern Europe & Central Asia is seeking an editor to work part-time for a period of 11 months in 2023. The purpose of this consultancy is editing, proofreading, and project-management of long-form publications developed by UNFPA. 

Responsibilities include:

• Edit and proofread first drafts from writers. Liaise between writers and technical leads and, when necessary, facilitate agreement on edits.
• The consultant will work to ensure the quality of text (structure, coherence of content, syntax, style and presentation) and will be responsible for editing documents with a view to ensure clarity and narrative continuity, internal consistency (adherence to UN house style), general readability and accessibility.
• Work with programme staff and appropriate RO colleagues to send final, approved MSWord and Excel documents to the designer/design company. 
• Review first and subsequent drafts from designers, compare the designed version to submission to ensure no errors have been introduced. 
• Secure sign-offs from necessary technical leads at all stages of the project.
• Ensure documents are produced in the required format (print and/or digital) and published to the EECARO website, as needed. Supply short blurb descriptions of the publications to use on the website.

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For the full job listing, please see attached PDF. To apply, email [email protected] with subject line: "Editor Consultancy," including your CV and motivational statement, by 7 December.