UNICEF works in some of the world’s toughest places, to reach the world’s most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential.
Across 190 countries and territories, we work for every child, everywhere, every day, to build a better world for everyone.
And we never give up.
For every child, covered through communication …
The UNICEF Programme of Cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Zambia (GRZ) is designed to address and mitigate the threat of poverty the country’s children face, while responding to the needs with interventions addressing the multiple causative factors.
To find out more about UNICEF’s work in Zambia, please visit https://www.unicef.org/zambia/.
How can you make a difference?
The objective of the consultancy is to copy edit and format various ZCO reports. Copy edit and format donor reports, copy edit and format Results Assessment Module (RAM) reports, copy edit the Country Office Annual Report (COAR) and copy edit other documents.
Please see Detailed TOR for more information on the tasks and deliverables, here 
Consultant Donor Reports Editor_TOR 11022021.pdf
To qualify as an advocate for every child you will have…
Experience and Qualifications :
- Master’s degree in social sciences, communication or other related area ;
- Please include the number of years of experience and with the Master’s degree requirement, the number of years of experience should not be less than five years ;
- Excellent written and oral skills in English ;
- Solid editorial skills with demonstrated ability for logical and analytical writing ;
- Prior experience of working for UNICEF in a country context and knowledge of UNICEF processes will be an asset ;
- Prior work experience in the field of planning and monitoring desirable ;
- Familiarity with international development issues and/or issues concerning children desirable.
For every Child, you demonstrate…
UNICEF’s values of Care, Respect, Integrity, Trust, and Accountability (CRITA) and core competencies in Communication, Working with People and Drive for Results.
View our competency framework at : UNICEF_Competencies.pdf
UNICEF is committed to diversity and inclusion within its workforce, and encourages all candidates, irrespective of gender, nationality, religious and ethnic backgrounds, including persons living with disabilities, to apply to become a part of the organization.
UNICEF has a zero-tolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and UNICEF, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination. UNICEF also adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo rigorous reference and background checks. Background checks will include the verification of academic credential(s) and employment history. Selected candidates may be required to provide additional information to conduct a background check.
Remarks :
Please remember to express your financial proposals (and/or professional consultancy fees) in Zambian Kwacha for Zambian Nationals and USD for Non-Zambian applicants and use the attached expression of interest Expression of Interest Form.doc
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted and advance to the next stage of the selection process.
Individuals engaged under a consultancy or individual contract will not be considered “staff members” under the Staff Regulations and Rules of the United Nations and UNICEF’s policies and procedures, and will not be entitled to benefits provided therein (such as leave entitlements and medical insurance coverage). Their conditions of service will be governed by their contract and the General Conditions of Contracts for the Services of Consultants and Individual Contractors. Consultants and individual contractors are responsible for determining their tax liabilities and for the payment of any taxes and/or duties, in accordance with local or other applicable laws.