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Editor

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Sectors Sustainability, Climate, CSR, EMS
Location Germany (West) - Europe
Town/City Bonn
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Mid Level
Deadline 19/10/2010
Company Name United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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Description

Under the general supervision of the Team Leader of the Documents Unit, the incumbent edits a variety of specialized UNFCCC official documents in the field of global climate change, including of a scientific or technical nature and those prepared for sessions of the Conference of the Parties (held once a year) and its subsidiary bodies (held at least twice a year), as well as non-official documents prepared for ad hoc meetings and workshops, within agreed deadlines.  The incumbent also carries out other tasks as required in support of the head of the unit.  In particular the incumbent will: 

Responsibilities

The incumbent

1. Edits, revises and rewrites, in-house and on mission at sessions of Convention bodies, specialized documents (including scientific or technical papers, provisional agendas and annotations, reports, decisions, administrative and financial notes, statements of programme budget implications and miscellaneous documents) as well as communications prepared for intergovernmental meetings, to ensure accuracy, clarity and conformity with UNFCCC editorial policy & style, taking into account the politically sensitive nature of many of these documents.

2. Supports the head of the unit, as necessary, by assisting in tasks such as the following:

• Drafting and updating editorial guidelines and other relevant documentation ;

• Advising programme staff on editorial procedures and practices; providing induction & training.

• Recommending measures to improve editing and documentation processes;

• Liaising with staff @ UNOG on documentation issues;

• Liaising with external editors to monitor their work and ensure that documents outsourced for editing meet the standards of the secretariat.

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