Senior Editor / Editorial Advisor - (US-NY-New York - 10292)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
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Responsibilities : Summary of key functions:Ensures timely issuance of high-quality documentation for three sessions per year of the Executive Board.Major policy documents, country programme documents and other official reports for the Executive Board, edited to highest professional United Nations standards.Clear, coherent decisions produced at the conclusion of each session of the Executive Board.Advice provided to the Director, Executive Board secretariat, on editorial matters.Resolution of in-house editorial and terminology matters.1.Edits major policy documents, country programme documents and other official reportsThe Senior Editor / Editorial Advisor edits or manages the editing of at least 40 policy documents per year, to United Nations standards, for submission to the Executive Board on behalf of UNDP, UNCDF, UNIFEM, UNOPS and UNV, working with author departments to ensure that policies and messages are conveyed accurately.The incumbent edits or manages the editing of approximately 30 regional and country programme documents per year, to United Nations standards, working with authors and the regional bureaux to ensure that the information they contain is conveyed accurately.In support of the above, the Senior Editor / Editorial Advisor works with United Nations terminologists to ensure the accurate inclusion of UNDP terms in the six-language terminology database used for reference by the editors and translators of all official United Nations reports.T

Requirements :A minimum of 10 years professional experience mainly in editing;Knowledge of document preparation processes in international organizations;Prior experience working with the United Nations or another international organization;Knowledge of broad development issues an asset.Language

Requirements :Native English speaker with exceptional linguistic ability in English;Editing experience mandatory.

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