Copy-Editor (English)

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Organizational Setting

The war in Ukraine has placed the entire Ukrainian agrifood system at risk, with significant consequences for food security both in Ukraine and globally. The destruction or damage to agricultural infrastructure and markets, and the disruption of food supply chains is threatening the food security of already vulnerable populations. Agriculture-based livelihoods, a key source of income for 30 percent of the population, are severely impacted. While many Ukrainians are fleeing their communities and/or the country, a significant proportion of the population is staying, facing extreme challenges and thus requiring multisectoral humanitarian assistance.

In this context, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is uniquely positioned in Ukraine to implement a multidimensional and innovative strategy to sustain and restore agrifood systems at scale.
Capitalizing on its technical expertise and in-country experience, in 2023, the strategic approach of the Organization will focus on restoring food security and self-sufficiency in front-line communities (Pillar 1); restoring critical agricultural production and value chains (Pillar 2); and enhancing coordination and technical support to the functioning of critical food system services (Pillar 3). FAO has expanded its presence in Ukraine and established a strong multidisciplinary team. FAO’s country office remains in Kyiv, with field offices in Lviv and Dnipro.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative and of the de-facto Head of the Office/Budget Holder, the Designated Responsible Officer in Ukraine, and the direct supervision of the FAO Ukraine Communication Coordinator and the technical guidance of the REU Communication Officer for Europe and Central Asia, Copy-Editor (English) will contribute to raising the visibility of FAO’s ongoing work in Ukraine, working in accordance with FAO’s corporate communications policies and practices

Technical Focus

Text fully copy-edited in English and delivered to the Supervisor.

Tasks and responsibilities

Under the overall supervision of the Regional Representative and of the de-facto Head of the Office/Budget Holder, the Designated Responsible Officer in Ukraine, and the direct supervision of the FAO Ukraine Communication Coordinator and the technical guidance of the REU Communication Officer for Europe and Central Asia, Copy-Editor (English) will contribute to raising the visibility of FAO’s ongoing work in Ukraine, working in accordance with FAO’s corporate communications policies and practices, and will perform the following tasks:

• checking internal consistency of the text, data, figures (including maps), tables and boxes;
• checking cross-references and consistency of references in the text against the bibliographic reference list;
• improving style, flow, clarity and quality of the language and readability;
• checking appropriateness of photos (including captions and copyright) used in the document, bearing in mind relevance to content, gender and geographical balance;
• correcting grammatical errors, spelling mistakes and typos;
• ensuring that FAOSTYLE has been applied;
• ensuring that country names are correct (as per FAO NOCS) and in the correct order (alphabetical if no specified order or ranking);
• ensuring consistent and correct use of currency symbols and numbers;
• checking against available on-line resources (FAO house style; FAO terminology portal http://www.fao.org/faoterm, FAO country names portal http://termportal.fao.org/faonocs/appl/, Publishing at FAO – Strategy and guidance, etc.);
• delivering edited text, in Word in track-changes mode as well as a clean version including: all objects (tables, figures, boxes, photos, etc.), their numbering and cross-reference in text (use of Word captions/cross-reference function for automatic renumbering of objects) ; document structure (heading levels to be clearly differentiated using heading styles, to allow proper layout by the graphic designer); references and bibliography (verify accuracy and make corrections); list of acronyms ; numbers in general (use of non-breaking space for thousands, etc.);
• flagging any problems that require decisions relating to the substance of the work;
• performing two rounds of corrections following divisional quality checks.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• University degree (or higher if specifically required) or relevant technical training/qualification;
• Excellent knowledge (mother tongue) of the FAO language of the manuscripts to be copy-edited;
• 2 years of experience in the related field(s);
• Familiarity with layout and design software.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement