Technical Writer At Un-Habitat

Responsibilities
Under the supervision of the Secretary to the Governing Bodies, the Individual Contractor will be responsible for the following duties:
Edit complex or politically sensitive material, normally without revision, to ensure accuracy, clarity, cohesion and conformity with United Nations standards, policy and practice.
Carry out more extensive editing where required, including rewriting, abridging and restructuring texts for greater readability and better logical sequence.
Carry out research to clarify ambiguities and rectify substantive errors.
Draw up guidelines for editors and determining desk-top publishing standards and practices.
Draft and review background papers, relevant documents, talking points, reports, speeches and other correspondence.
Review and edit reports, pre-session and post session documents
Draft, edit and review correspondence as needed for various purposes from the Organization.
Review and edit summary of minutes from the Working groups and the Bureau
Development and review of surveys including analysis of survey results.
Conduct research, compile and prepare summaries of background materials for use in the preparation of reports, briefs, and speeches.
Review and update information on the relevant websites for ease of access to Member States

Qualifications/special skills
Degree in social sciences, communication, international relations or any related field
Five years of experience in report writing in Government related meetings and inter-governmental meetings is required.