Remotely Job Opportunity as a Manuscript Editor in English at FAO

FAO provides a job opportunity as a manuscript editor (English). The aim of this call is to identify experts for the provision of editorial services. Applicants who successfully undergo a competitive selection process will be endorsed in FAO’s roster of manuscript editors and can be contracted for different assignments ranging from short-term to up to 11 months. The manuscript editor will work under the overall supervision of the regional representative for Europe and Central Asia, the overall technical guidance of the communication officer for Europe and Central Asia, with day-to-day supervision by the technical officers and the regional communication specialist, in regular consultation with the FAO’s Office of Communications (OCC) and is expected to interact as needed with content originators. The manuscript editor carries out substantive editing of various draft texts produced in REU. This may involve complete or partial reorganization and rewrite of the content in order to ensure balance and accuracy of the text. The incumbent also ensures coherence of edited texts with FAO’s corporate and regional communication policies and operational guidelines, FAOSTYLE, FAO names of countries, and terminology.

Eligibility:

You must have:

• Relevant university degree or relevant technical training/qualification.
• Two years of relevant experience in manuscript editing or related fields.
• Excellent knowledge (mother tongue) of the FAO language of the manuscripts to be edited (English).
• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
• The required FAO core competencies:

1. Results focus.
2. Teamwork skills.
3. Communication skills.
4. Building effective relationships.
5. Knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.

• The required technical/functional skills: 

1. Familiarity with the topics of agriculture, livestock, fisheries, nutrition, climate change, environment, biodiversity.
2. Previous work for UN agencies is desirable.
3. Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All, and Integrity and Transparency. 

Your Responsibilities:

You will be responsible for:

1. Receive draft news releases, media advisories, web stories brochures, or similar written in English by non-English mother-tongue FAO communication specialists, and review these texts with a critical eye, catching and correcting errors and inconsistencies in logic, structure, syntax, lexicon, terminology, country names, and transliteration.
2. Interact with content authors whenever necessary to check facts, verify intended meaning, or seek additional essential information.
3. Apply a smart, journalistic style consistent with that of REU’s recent archive of news content with special attention to the composition of headlines and leads that capture a story’s essence while also appealing to editors and readers.
4. Follow REU’s standard formatting for draft news releases and web stories headline, subhead (optional), image, photo copyright and credit, dateline, media contact, links, micro-text for regional homepage feature bar, margins, font style, and size.
5. Follow with attention regional news planning processes to maintain awareness of current context and terminology.
6. English copy-editing of the regional flagship publication, the regional overview of Food Security and Nutrition: Europe and Central Asia, and related communication materials.
7. Review brochures, leaflets, and other information materials with regional relevance upon request.
8. English language editing of FAO governing body documents, specifically the Informal Consultations, European Commission for Agriculture, and the European Regional Conference.
9. Ensure consistency with FAOSTYLE and terminology for all texts received.
10. Ensure that country names are correct (as per FAONOCS) and in the correct order (alphabetical if no specified order or ranking).
11. Improve the flow, clarity, and quality of the language.
12. Flag any problems that require decisions relating to the substance of the work and ensuring its technical accuracy.
13. Other related tasks as needed.

About the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO):

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Its goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide. It believes that everyone can play a part in ending hunger.

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