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Native speaker Romanian language Writer/Editor.

Vacancy Number: UN23/02838

Location:	Chisinau, Moldova
Application Deadline:	10 Oct 2023, 23:59 (GMT+2:00)
Reference to the project:	UN Women
Expected Duration of Assignment:	October 2023 - December 2024 (up to 10 days per month)
Supporting Documents: Annex I Annex II P11 ToR - Writer/Editor Romanian Language

Background

UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential. Grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, UN Women works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.   

Communications is a key component of UN Women Moldova Country Office’s work and constitutes a vehicle for ensuring visibility for successful UN Women Moldova initiatives, results and programmes as well as for raising awareness about key issues of gender equality and women’s empowerment. Effective communications also contribute to mobilizing resources as donors would like to see value for money.   

Within this scope, UN Women Moldova Country Office intends to hire a native speaker Romanian language Writer/Editor in order to improve the quality of the Romanian content of public and corporate communication materials.  

The objective of this Consultancy is to provide high quality writing and editing in Romanian, in line with UN Women terminology and with a specific focus on gender equality and women’s empowerment issues, drawing attention to UN Women Moldova work and achievements. The assignment will include writing and editing in Romanian language of communication materials, reports and knowledge management materials produced by UN Women Moldova and its implementing partners, making sure that gender terminology is correct and in line with UN Women standards. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Working under the overall supervision of the Communications Specialist, the consultant will be responsible for the following: 

• Editing Romanian content for UN Women website, including news, stories, multi-media work based on UN Women Corporate guidelines; 

• Editing Romanian versions of local communication assets (including graphics, info-graphics, videos etc.), in line with UN Women terminology; 
• Providing Romanian proof-reading/editing of corporate communications materials, including press releases, statements, publications, briefs, reports and concept notes among others, making sure that gender terminology is in line with UN Women standards, ensuring the accuracy of the content; 
• Ensuring that all edited documents concentrate on flow and clarity of argument, sequencing, consistency, as well as correct style and punctuation, spelling and grammar. 
• Providing constructive editorial input, and communicate with team members to effectuate consistent, accurate, and high-quality work product; 
• Suggesting process improvements;  

• Evaluating and recommending changes to create efficiencies; 

The UN Women Moldova relevant programme staff will provide all the necessary inputs for qualitative content elaboration. 

Competences 

Core Values: 

• Cultural Sensitivity and valuing Diversity  
• Integrity 
• Professionalism 

Core Competencies: 

• Awareness and Sensitivity Regarding Gender Issues 
• Ethics and Values 
• Accountability 
• Self-management and emotional intelligence  
• Creative Problem Solving 
• Effective Communication and Information Sharing 

• Continuous Learning and Knowledge Sharing 
• Work in teams 
• Leading by Example

Please visit this link for more information on UN Women’s Core Values and Competencies: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-values-and-competencies-framework-en.pdf  

 Functional Competencies: 

• Romanian language native speaker; 
• Excellent writing and editing skills in preparing briefs, reports, human interest stories, news, articles and similar work for various audiences; 
• Communicates sensitively, effectively, and creatively across different constituencies; 

• Demonstrates very good understanding of and experience in communications and outreach/advocacy;  
• Demonstrated ability to produce well-written text; 
• Communicative, results-driven, ability to work in teams; 
• Very effective at multi-tasking; 
• Uses Information Technology effectively as a tool and resource; 

• In-depth knowledge of gender equality and women’s rights issues; 
• Ability to work under pressure and within limited time frames; 
• Familiarity with UN Women and gender related vocabulary in Romanian; 
• Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude; 
• Ability to work in an independent manner and organize the workflow efficiently. 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Education:

Master’s degree in the domain of linguistics/literature/journalism and public relations or in other related domains.

Experience:

• At least 3 years of relevant experience in Writing/Editing, Journalism, Public Relations and/or Mass Communications; 
• Relevant experience in related areas in UN Women or a UN agency is an asset; 
• Knowledge of Gender related vocabulary and terminology; 

Application:

All applications must include (as an attachment) the completed UN Women Personal History form (P-11) which can be downloaded from: https://www.unwomen.org/sites/default/files/Headquarters/Attachments/Sections/About%20Us/Employment/UN-Women-P11-Personal-History-Form.doc. Kindly note that the system will only allow one attachment. Applications without the completed UN Women P-11 form will be treated as incomplete and will not be considered for further assessment.

Note: The United Nations in Moldova is committed to workforce diversity. Women, persons with disabilities, Roma and other ethnic or religious minorities, persons living with HIV, as well as refugees and other non-citizens legally entitled to work in the Republic of Moldova, are particularly encouraged to apply.