UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.ย
UN Women aims to enhance its communication and outreach efforts through the development of targeted and diverse digital visual materials and publications. The UN Women Georgia website (georgia.unwomen.org) operates as a bilingual platform in both Georgian and English. To ensure the highest quality and linguistic accuracy of the Georgian-language content on the website, as well as other materials published by the UN Women Country Office, a native Georgian-speaking editor/proofreader will be recruited.
The consultant will be reporting to communications analyst, and will be supported by the project assistant, who will be the point of contact on the contract and payment issues.
Description of Responsibilities /Scope of Work
The National consultant will be responsible to:ย
To edit and proofread materials submitted by UN Women Georgia team in Georgian (news and stories, studies, reports, communications materials and alike) with high quality and in agreed timelines*; To ensure that the meaning is not altered because of editing (and if such is necessary to discuss proposed change with relevant UN Women staff); To Cross-check Georgian and vice-versa translations against the original English versionย to ensure accuracy, adequacy, and contextual alignment. To ensure proper usage of terminology, style, references and formatting in alignment with UN Womenโs editorial guidelines. To ensure the natural flow of text, especially while editing texts translated from different languages to Georgian; To liaise regularly with the Communication Officer and/or Programme Specialist (depending on the documents). UN Women will provide the edited text, data tables and photos for the products that the consultant will be asked to conceptualize / visualize and develop. To deliver materials/ documents within a timeframe agreed with the UN Women Communication Officer and/ or Programme Specialistย To provide quarterly summary reports of deliverables/ services provided to the UN Women Communications Specialist and UN Women Administrative Assistant (for quarterly payments against approved deliverables).ยConsultantโs Workplace and Official Travel
This is a home-based consultancy. No travel is required.
Note: the work will be reimbursed based on the submitted report accompanied with finalized deliverable(s) as requested, from the above list of deliverables.ย
The payment will be done based on the hours worked.
Competencies:
Core Values:
Respect for Diversityย Integrityย ProfessionalismยCore Competencies:
Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issuesย Accountabilityย Creative Problem Solvingย Effective Communicationย Inclusive Collaborationย Stakeholder Engagementย Leading by ExampleยPlease visit this link for more information on UN Women's Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/en/about-us/employment/application-process#_Valuesย ย FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:ย
Technical credibility in data design Commitment to continuous improvementย Negotiationย Marketing ResearchRequired Qualifications:
Education and Certification:
Masterโs degree or equivalent inย Georgian language and/or literature, journalism or other humanities. Bachelorโs degree or equivalent inย Georgian language and/or literature, journalism or other humanities or any relevant field with four (4) years of experienceย may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.Experience:
In case of masterโs degree two years (in case of bachelorโs degree four years) of progressively responsible work experience in the field of editingย (applicants will be required to provide samples of their editing work that was published)ย publications.ย University degree (at least Masters) in Georgian language and/or literature, journalism or other humanitarian fields. At least 5 years of experience in Georgian editing (samples of published texts required) publications. Experience of editing text related to human rights / gender equality issues (max 60 points);Languages:
Fluency in English and Georgian