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UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. 

Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone. 

And we never give up. 

For every child, a better future

UNICEF works to ensure the rights of all children in the East Asia and Pacific Region.  This means the rights of every child living in this country, irrespective of their nationality, gender, religion or ethnicity, to:

• survival – to basic healthcare, peace and security;
• development – to a good education, a loving home and adequate nutrition;
• protection – from abuse, neglect, trafficking, child labour and other forms of exploitation; and
• participation – to express opinions, be listened to and take part in making any decisions that affect them

How can you make a difference? 

UNICEF East Asia and Pacific Regional Office (EAPRO) is issuing a call for a roster of pre-approved Content Editors (consultants) with agreed, when-actually-engaged fees and terms of engagement. This will also help UNICEF East Asia and the Pacific and Country Offices in the region to contract their services to document UNICEF's activities in the field on an “as needed” basis, to share with stakeholders at the national, regional and global level, and to use as an advocacy tool.

Work assignments:

• Edit, proof-read, restructure, and rewrite as required materials ranging from complex publications to substantive technical documents

• Produce reader-friendly, jargon-free products appropriate for varied audiences

• Ensure clarity, consistency and readability of the text for wide range of audiences

• Ensure compliance with the UNICEF Style Book and UNICEF publications guidelines

• Correct spelling errors and grammar mistakes

• Ensure a consistent style and format throughout the document

• Maintain the authors’ writing style to the extent practical

• Eliminate repetition, redundancies and inconsistencies

• Ensure appropriate positioning and numbering of boxes, figures and tables

• Use consistent font(s) – as relevant to headings and text and as per UNICEF stylebook and publication guidelines

• Ensure all footnotes, sources, references are complete and consistent

• Thorough review of annexes (people consulted, bibliography, etc.) to highlight incomplete areas along with consistency in presentation as per UNICEF publication guidelines

• Prepare a complete table of Contents and Acronym List per document

• Proof-read designed layout files to ensure a complete print ready file

• Produce final version ready to be formatted and uploaded for multiple platforms including print, website and social media.

In all written products the following considerations must be made:

• Protecting the rights of the child must be given priority above all considerations when collecting and writing stories and other materials

• Ensuring clarity, readability, logic, appropriateness as well as engaging writing in all products

• Ensuring language accuracy

• Ensure adherence to UNICEF Style Book and guidelines and alignment with the regional and country  programme objectives. (UNICEF Style Book will be provided)

• Ensuring factual accuracy including accurate representation of the issues and programmes

• Be available for feedback and inputs as per the requirements of the office

• Be available for several rounds of editing with regards to stories

Duration of Contract:   The duration will be determined on a needs basis and a contract for the consultant will be raised for the period in which he/she is needed.

Duty Travel: Travel should only be undertaken if it is essential for the completion of a deliverable and cannot be achieved remotely.

If travel is required for specific assignments, it must be agreed upon with the hiring unit in advance. UNICEF will cover travel-related costs for approved assignments.

Advancing a portion of the fee for travel arrangements: the hiring unit needs to include a specific paragraph in a separate TOR.

To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have… • Advanced University degree in English, communications, journalism, social science, or related field

• Additional training in proofreading and editorial writing an asset

• A minimum of 8 years of proven experience editing and writing publications, reports and other communication materials (including on children-related issues) in English

- Organizational and coordination skills

• Previous experience editing and writing for UNICEF and familiarity with UNICEF’s style guidelines and UN editorial manual highly desirable

- Experience or knowledge of UNICEF’s work in East Asia & Pacific is an asset

Interested candidates are requested to submit CV, full contact information of minimum 3 references, availability, and proposed professional fee in USD by 20 May 2025.

For every Child, you demonstrate… 

UNICEF's values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, Accountability, and Sustainability (CRITAS). 

To view our competency framework, please visit  here. 

UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious or ethnic background, and persons with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization. To create a more inclusive workplace, UNICEF offers paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. UNICEF strongly encourages the use of flexible working arrangements. Click here to learn more about flexible work arrangements, well-being, and benefits.

According to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual, or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. In its Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy 2022-2030, UNICEF has committed to increase the number of employees with disabilities by 2030. At UNICEF, we provide reasonable accommodation for work-related support requirements of candidates and employees with disabilities. Also, UNICEF has launched a Global Accessibility Helpdesk to strengthen physical and digital accessibility. If you are an applicant with a disability who needs digital accessibility support in completing the online application, please submit your request through the accessibility email button on the UNICEF Careers webpage Accessibility | UNICEF.

UNICEF does not hire candidates who are married to children (persons under 18). UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination based on gender, nationality, age, race, sexual orientation, religious or ethnic background or disabilities. UNICEF is committed to promote the protection and safeguarding of all children. All selected candidates will, therefore, undergo rigorous reference and background checks, and will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check, and selected candidates with disabilities may be requested to submit supporting documentation in relation to their disability confidentially.

Remarks:  

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

Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws. 

The selected candidate is solely responsible to ensure that the visa (applicable) and health insurance required to perform the duties of the contract are valid for the entire period of the contract. Selected candidates are subject to confirmation of fully-vaccinated status against SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) with a World Health Organization (WHO)-endorsed vaccine, which must be met prior to taking up the assignment. It does not apply to consultants who will work remotely and are not expected to work on or visit UNICEF premises, programme delivery locations or directly interact with communities UNICEF works with, nor to travel to perform functions for UNICEF for the duration of their consultancy contracts.