International Technical Reports Editor , (P3/P4) Consultant

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If you are a committed, creative professional and are passionate about making a lasting difference for children, the world's leading children's rights organization would like to hear from you.

For 70 years, UNICEF has been working on the ground in 190 countries and territories to promote children's survival, protection and development. The world's largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.

Purpose of the Assignment

The consultant will edit content and copy of multiple reports to strengthen their clarity and technical quality, highlighting their key findings and recommendations where applicable. The consultant will, based on the revised reports, prepare advocacy briefs for selected reports to ensure policy-makers and development partners will have access to the reports’ key findings and recommendations.

Assignment Tasks

Expected Deliverables

Qualifications of Successful Candidate

1. • Master’s Degree or equivalent in communication, journalism, international policy or a related field
   • Eight years’ experience as a writer/editor of high quality international standard
   • Demonstrated ability to write/edit in a minimum time without losing the essentials of meaning and objectives of the materials
   • Previous experience of writing about international development and humanitarian issues (Previous work experience with UNICEF or the UN an advantage)
   • Excellent level of written English
   • Experience working in Nigeria, and knowledge of development and humanitarian landscape in the country and advantage

 UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages qualified female and male candidates from all national, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of our organisation.