International Consultant to consolidate and edit the 2018 Country Office Annual Report and other key reports, Hanoi, Vietnam

This reporting consultant assignment is to consolidate, edit and improve the quality of key reports of UNICEF Viet Nam, including the 2018 Country Office Annual Report and 2019 Annual Management Plan.

UNICEF Viet Nam is one of more than 190 offices of the United Nations Children’s Fund globally and part of the United Nations system in Viet Nam working in close collaboration with all UN agencies in the country. Guided by the Convention on the Rights of the Child, UNICEF has a universal mandate to promote and protect the rights of all children, everywhere – especially those hardest to serve and most at risk.

UNICEF’s mission in Viet Nam is to make sure every child in the country is healthy, educated and safe from harm, therefore having the best start in life and a fair chance to reach her or his full potential and benefit from the country’s prosperity. We believe children have a right to live in a more equitable society, where their voices are heard and needs met as a matter of priority in line with the Sustainable Development Goals. More information on what we do in Vietnam is available at:

https://www.unicef.org/vietnam/

How can you make a difference?

This reporting consultant assignment is to consolidate, edit and improve the quality of key reports of UNICEF Viet Nam, including the 2018 Country Office Annual Report and 2019 Annual Management Plan.

During the period of November 2018 to September 2019, the selected consultant is required to provide reporting services including consolidating, editing and improving the structure and presentation of above-mentioned reports on a need basis. During December 2018 to early January 2019, the consultant is required to consolidate and develop a public version of the 2018 COAR in close consultation with UNICEF Viet Nam’s sections in charge.

Key Deliverables

1. Consolidation and editing of draft texts to ensure coherence and consistency of the report. The process might entail substantive re-drafting, restructuring and synthesizing of parts of the texts.
2. Improvement by identifying inconsistencies and gaps based on the report template and suggesting changes to address them.
3. Improvement of reports by correcting spelling or grammar mistakes as well as to improved phrasing and language use in order to make the documents more reader friendly to non-expert audiences.
4. Professional advice on presentational issues (e.g. the report layouts, the use of graphs, photos, tables etc.), so that the report is well structured, well presented, and appealing to the public
5. Edited public version of the 2018 COAR and a policy note for publication.
6. Reporting services to other reports with key deliverables as 1-4 above. Concrete names of the reports will be advised later.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…

• Advanced degree in the social sciences (such as sociology, social anthropology, and development studies),
• Economics/Statistics or related fields relevant for the assignment;
• At least 5 years of research and other relevant professional experience, including in professional editing, especially for high quality publications.
• Mother-tongue level of proficiency in English and demonstrated good writing skills
• Excellent analytical and conceptual skills, and ability to process and synthesize complex information into key messages.
• Working experience for UNICEF is asset;
• Capacity to work in team and under tight deadlines
• Familiarity with Viet Nam and current national development priorities, challenges is an advantage;
• Experience with development and editing of UN and/or UNICEF fund-raising documents is an asset.
• Excellent command of English, both written and oral;

Term of References for this assignment is available here   TOR- Consolidating- editing annual report.pdf

For every Child, you demonstrate…

UNICEF’s core values of Commitment, Diversity and Integrity and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.

The technical competencies required for this post are….

View our competency framework at

http://www.unicef.org/about/employ/files/UNICEF_Competencies.pdf

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.

Remarks:

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.