National Assistant - Arabic Editor

The Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MEWA) has the mandate to supervise the water sector and manage and protect the natural water resources of the Kingdom. To carry out this mandate, the ministry has completed many water resources studies, prepared then National Water Strategy (NWS) and related water regulations, and initiated a comprehensive Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) plan along with other initiatives that ensure sustainability of water resources and high quality of water supply. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has an agreement with MEWA to provide MEWA with technical assistance in its capacity development to carry out its mandate.

The UNDP is looking for a qualified and competent national Arabic Language Editor to Assist the UNDP project team at MEWA in editing Arabic letters and reports.
 

Duties and Responsibilities

The Arabic Language Editor shall carry the overall responsibility of supporting the UNDP project management in MEWA to edit all Arabic documents for linguistic corrections.

The key areas of work and responsibilities under this TOR include:
•   Editing Arabic letters for the UNDP project and MEWA.
•   Editing technical and non-technical reports.
•   Providing assistance to translators in reviewing translated reports for linguistic corrections. 
•   Editing publications for conferences and workshops, and other meetings.  
•   Providing support on any aspects requested by the Project Management Team.

4.   Institutional Arrangement

The Editor shall report to the UNDP CTA and DRR and should regularly (as decided by UNDP project management) provide him with written reports on his/her work progress.  
 

Competencies

Core

Achieve Results:   
LEVEL 1: Plans and monitors own work, pays attention to details, delivers quality work by deadline.

Think Innovatively:   
LEVEL 1: Open to creative ideas/known risks, is pragmatic problem solver, and makes improvements.

Learn Continuously:   
LEVEL 1: Open-minded and curious, shares knowledge, learns from mistakes, and asks for feedback.

Adapt with Agility:   
LEVEL 1: Adapts to change, constructively handles ambiguity/uncertainty, and is flexible.

Act with Determination:    
LEVEL 1: Shows drive and motivation, able to deliver calmly in face of adversity, confident.

Engage and Partner:   
LEVEL 1: Demonstrates compassion/understanding towards others, and forms positive relationships.

Enable Diversity and Inclusion:   
LEVEL 1: Appreciate/respect differences, aware of unconscious bias, and confront discrimination.

Cross-Functional & Technical competencies

Professionalism   
•   Shows pride and confidence in work and in achievements and demonstrates professional competence in his/her work area. 
•   Shows high level in meeting commitments, observing deadlines, and achieving results. 
•   Is motivated by professional rather than personal concerns. 
•   Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges. 
•   Is not aggressive in stressful situations.

Planning& Organizing   
•   Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. 
•   Identify priority activities and assignments and adjusts as required.
•   Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work 
•   Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning 
•   Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary. 
•   Uses time efficiently.

Analytical Skills    
•   Strong analytical skills, fair and sound judgment.
•   Effectiveness in meeting tight deadlines.
•   High level of competency in Arabic is required.
•   Ability to work independently and achieve quality results with limited supervision and within tight schedules.

Communication   
•   Ability to speak and write effectively 
•   Ability to develop communication channels with others.
•   High level of competency in Arabic is required.

Documents and records management 
•   Overall document (hard or electronic) management; registry and retention policy including storing and archiving.

Achieve Results    
•   Demonstrate a focus on achieving quality results and impacy
•   Consistently strive to meet or exceed excellence standards
Learn Continuously   
•   Actively pursue opportunities for learning and self-development professionally and personally
 

Min. Education requirements   

Bachelor's degree in Arabic Language

Min. years of relevant work experience    

5 years of work as an Arabic language Editor

Required skills.    

•   Solid experience in Arabic Language. 
•   Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies. 
•   Identify priority activities and assignments and adjusts as required.
•   Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work.
•    Good advocacy and communications skills and demonstrated report-writing skills

Desired skills 
Leading by Example
 

Required Language(s)    
Arabic and an Acceptable level of English 

General Terms and Conditions: 
•   When work circumstances necessitate the travel of an expert outside Riyadh city (Within the Kingdom), he/she shall be entitled to Travel Allowances equal to the period of his fieldwork based on UNDP rules and regulations. 
•   The Arabic Language Editor is required to follow high-quality professional procedures in performing his work assignments. 
•   The Editor is entitled to 30 days of annual vacation, and the UNDP project CTA shall coordinate vacations according to work requirements and the availability of a replacement within the UNDP team. 
•   Although not expected to be frequent, should work assigned to the Editor require his/her attendance to work in the office during off-days or government holidays, he/she should attend without extra costs. 
•   The Editor shall be subject to a three-month probation period during which the UNDP project management evaluates his/her performance and work ethic for longer contracting. 

The following documents shall be required from the applicants:

a)   Personal CV or P11, indicating all past positions held and their main underlying functions, their durations (month/year), the qualifications, as well as the contact details (email and telephone number) of the Candidate, and at least three (3) the most recent professional references of previous supervisors. References may also include peers.
b)   A cover letter (maximum length: 1 page) indicating why the candidate considers him-/herself to be suitable for the position.
c)   Managers may ask (ad hoc) for any other materials relevant to pre-assessing the relevance of their experience, such as reports, presentations, publications, campaigns, or other materials.