Content-Editor and Quality Assurance Advisor (consultant contract)

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  • Added Date: Monday, 18 December 2023
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ACAPS is looking for an experienced content-editor to contribute to quality improvement in the analysis production process. ย Only applicants with in-depth knowledge of the humanitarian system, English as mother-tongue and registered consultant will be considered.ย 

Starting date: ASAP/ 1 February 2024

Duration: 8 months, extendable. Available on request, about one or two days per week (flexible).

Payment: Monthly invoice and timesheet with actual number of hours.ย 

Purpose of the position
Supervised by Quality Assurance Coordinator, this role is to provide in-depth content-review services to ACAPS, and contribute to quality improvement in the analysis production process.ย 

Main tasks and responsibilitiesย 
Generic responsibilities

Content-editing: comment on and edit analytical products final drafts to strengthen the analysis and overall messaging in line with the editorial lines, as well as promote consistency across ACAPS products. Ensure optimal use of visuals. Quality Assurance: contribute to quality improvement by advising the QA coordinator, liaising with analysis teams and contributing to guiding documents.

Specific tasks related to content-editing

Liaise regularly with the QA coordinator who allocates requests for content-editing. Review products and visual elements for narrative flow, consistency, and accuracy. Suggest improvements to content by identifying gaps, outdated information, missing explanations, structural issuesโ€ฆ Exchange with the analysis team/authors to resolve any inconsistency or ambiguity. ย  Be available to discuss and amend any corrections after submitting the content-editing. ย  Liaise with other editors (language and content) in order to consolidate views and harmonize approaches. Track the time spent on each report on the AirTable dedicated base

Specific tasks related to the quality assurance process

Help update the QA tools and frameworks such as the CAF, editorial lines, style guide, glossaries etc in order to ensure consistency in ACAPS style and contents. Support briefing and training upon request Advise ACAPS QA Coordinator on quality challenges and steps for improvement

Other duties

๐Ÿ“š ๐——๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—๐—ผ๐—ฏ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ! ๐ŸŒ๐Ÿค ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—ก ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฏ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—จ๐—ก๐—›๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—ช๐—™๐—ฃ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—œ๐—–๐—˜๐—™, ๐—จ๐—ก๐——๐—ฆ๐—ฆ, ๐—จ๐—ก๐—™๐—ฃ๐—”, ๐—œ๐—ข๐—  ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€! ๐ŸŒ

โš ๏ธ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐‹๐ข๐Ÿ๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ž๐ญ ๐š ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐Ž๐–!

Available to edit briefing notes at short notice, including outside office working hours, and other urgent publications, exceptionally.

Deliverables
The Content Editor is supporting all analysis units across the organisation. The required support, deliverables and number of hours will be agreed with each Product Manager and the QA coordinator.

Skills and qualifications ย 

Academic background / Diploma

Master degree level, preferably in International Development, Humanitarian Action, International relations or equivalent

Experience

In-depth knowledge of the humanitarian system, architecture and stakeholders Several years of experience in humanitarian projects management, in-country At least five years of experience in humanitarian analyses Experience editing technical or research papers Experience in Quality Assurance is a plus (designing tools, capacity building, training)

Language

English mother-tongue standard; excellent English-language writing skills. ย 

Inter-personal skills

Critical thinking and attention to details Able to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and turn around material rapidly. ย ย  Outstanding communication and capacity to convey information effectively, as well as working with others Flexibility. The consultant should be available to work different days every week based on content-editing need.

ACAPS is dedicated to improving analysis of humanitarian needs in complex emergencies and crises. We are independent of specific operational and sectoral agendas or interests, and therefore guarantee objective and evidence-based analysis. Our team supports the humanitarian community by providing up-to-date information on more than 40 key crises around the globe. This enables crisis responders to better understand and thereby better address the needs of the affected population, and at the same time strengthening the information and analysis ecosystem. - ACAPS is a project hosted by the Norwegian Refugee Council;ย 

Please submit your CV and a cover letter

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