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UN Habitat Editor Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs

UN Habitat Editor Jobs 2023 – Kenya NGO Jobs. UN Habitat Kenya looking for “Editor”. Applicants with a First-level degree may apply on or before 26 April 2023.

The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) is the United Nations programme for human settlements and sustainable urban development. It was established in 1978 as an outcome of the first United Nations Conference on Human Settlements and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat I) held in Vancouver, Canada, in 1976. UN-Habitat maintains its headquarters at the United Nations Office at Nairobi, Kenya. It is mandated by the United Nations General Assembly to promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all. It is a member of the United Nations Development Group. The mandate of UN-Habitat derives from the Habitat Agenda, adopted by the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) in Istanbul, Turkey, in 1996.NGO Jobs in Kenya 2023

UN Habitat Editor Jobs 2023

The UN Habitat has published a job vacancy announcement on 29 March 2023 for qualified Kenya’s to fill in the vacant post of Editor to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Recruiter United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN Habitat)
Position Editor
Location Nairobi, Kenya
Country Kenya
Total Vacant Post N/A
Qualification First-level degree
Experience Required A minimum of seven years
Application Deadline 26 April 2023

UN Habitat Job Vacancy 2023

Duties and Responsibilities:

Specific duties and responsibilities for this consultancy include:

  • Get familiar with relevant materials pertaining the thematic scope of the assignment
  • Formulation and implementation of corporate editorial polices, objectives and guidelines that follow UN style guidelines
  • Carry out more extensive editing where required, including rewriting, abridging and restructuring texts for greater readability, better logical sequence and conformity with United Nations standards, policy and practice.
  • Capacity building within UN-Habitat by providing advice on improving quality and style of major written outputs and communication materials to ensure effective internal and external communication
  • Consult with author departments and carry out research to clarify ambiguities and rectify errors.
  • Provide authors or others submitting documentation with information on specific aspects of editorial policy and practice and assisting them in the preparation of manuscripts

Qualification & Experience:

  • An Advanced-level degree from a university or institution of equivalent status is required.
  • A minimum of seven years of progressively responsible work experience in translation, précis-writing, editing, self-revision, verbatim reporting, copy preparing, proofreading or production editing, is required.
  • Experience editing within the United Nations or another international organization is required.
  • Experience in the use of standard computer-assisted-translation (CAT) tools is required.
  • Report-writing experience is desirable

Languages:

English and French are the working knowledge of the United Nations Secretariat. For the consultancy advertised, fluency in oral and written English is required. Knowledge of another UN language is an advantage.

Other Details

  • Contract Type: Full Time
  • Selection Process: Interview
  • Salary: negotiable
  • Application Process: Online

How to Apply UN Habitat Editor Jobs 2023

Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.

Then to apply, go to this link Click Here

The Closing Date: 26 April 2023

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.

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Official Website www.unhabitat.org
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