National and International Professional Writer/Editor Consultant
Organizational Context
UNICEF operates in over 190 countries and territories, dedicated to saving children's lives, defending their rights, and helping them fulfill their potential from early childhood through adolescence. We are committed, passionate, and proud of our work, viewing the promotion of every child's rights not just as a job, but as a calling. UNICEF fosters career growth with diverse professional and personal development opportunities.
Job Purpose
The consultancy aims to enhance the quality and clarity of UNICEF Guinea's reporting documents. The consultant will be responsible for meticulously reviewing and editing national and international development reports, ensuring they are free from redundancies, spelling, and grammar errors, and that the language is improved for maximum impact. This involves proofreading the overall report to guarantee content relevance and clear understandability for an external audience, making necessary adjustments. A key aspect is verifying coherence among Programme components and statistical data, ensuring full compliance with the 2026 COAR Instructions. The consultant will also ensure all content aligns with UNICEF’s style guidelines, maintaining clarity, coherence, and consistency throughout the documents.
Responsibilities
The consultant will undertake several critical editing and proofreading tasks to ensure the highest quality of UNICEF Guinea's reporting documents. This includes performing thorough checks for and correcting redundancies, spelling, and grammar mistakes, and improving the overall language to enhance readability and impact. The consultant will proofread the entire report to ensure the content is relevant and clearly understandable to an external audience, making adjustments as needed. A significant responsibility is to check for coherence among all Programme components within the document, including the accurate use of statistical data. The consultant must ensure full compliance with the 2026 COAR Instructions. Furthermore, the consultant will edit and proofread all content to guarantee clarity, coherence, and consistency with UNICEF’s established style guidelines. This role requires a strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing polished, professional documents that effectively communicate UNICEF's work and impact.
Work Experience
At least 5 years of proven relevant experience in professional English and French writing and editing of national and international development reports. Experience in results-based reporting, monitoring, and evaluation is required. Experience with UNICEF reports or working with UNICEF is considered an asset.
Skills
Excellent report writing, Editing, Proofreading, Strong analytical skills, Synthesizing complex information, Results-based reporting, Monitoring and evaluation, Data validation (quantitative and qualitative), Understanding of RBM principles, Audience-friendly communication, Attention to detail, Advanced Microsoft Word proficiency