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Manuscript Editor and Graphic Designer

Organizational Unit: FAPHI

Job Type

: Nonstaff opportunities

Type of Requisition: PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location : HomeBased

Duration: 30 days WAE

Post Number: N/A

FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic ersity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all FAO is committed to achieving workforce ersity in terms of gender, nationality, background and culture

• Qualified female applicants, qualified nationals of nonand underrepresented member nations and person with disabilities are encouraged to apply for this position
• Everyone who works for FAO is required to adhere to the highest standards of integrity and professional conduct, and to uphold our values. FAO has a zerotolerance policy on conduct that is incompatible with the aims and objectives of the United Nations and FAO, including sexual exploitation and abuse, sexual harassment, abuse of authority and discrimination
• All selected candidates , therefore, will undergo rigorous reference and background checks
• All applications will be treated with the strictest confidentiality

Organizational Setting:

For more than four decades, FAO has been working with the Government of the Philippines, civil society, community based organizations, and the private sector to address challenges in the agriculture, fisheries and forestry sector. Joint efforts have included increasing sustainability in agricultural production, promoting value adding practices, improving post harvest management, enhancing productivity, and increasing the resilience of agriculture based livelihoods to natural disasters, climatic hazards and armed conflict.

Reporting Lines:

The Manuscript Editor and Graphic Designer reports directly to the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme).

Technical Focus:

FAO is implementing a Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) on enhancing farm tourism development in the Philippines for inclusive rural development. This is through capacity building of public and private stakeholders to set up and implement sustainable farm tourism enterprises, which will help achieve agricultural ersification, sustainable agricultural production and inclusive agro business development. The project will also support the establishment of pilot sites on designing farm tourism sites and their related infrastructures, on establishing and operating social enterprises, and on developing farm tourism camp designs and activities.

Tasks and responsibilities

Under the general supervision and guidance of the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme), the Manuscript Editor and Graphic Designer will carry out substantive editing of the draft publications for the Farm Tourism Development Plans for Pilot Sites and Farm Tourism Development Training Manual to ensure the technical accuracy of the work. In particular, the Manuscript Editor and Graphic Designer will:

• Liaison with the Office of Communication (OCC) will be maintained, either directly or through an agreed focal point/coordinator, to ensure compliance with OCC standards, appropriate review and clearance processes.
• All communication materials will follow FAO clearance processes and comply with FAO standards, including:
• FAOSTYLE (English: https://www.fao.org/3/cb8081en/cb8081en.pdf; French: https://www.fao.org/3/AC339FR/ac339fr.pdf; Spanish: https://www.fao.org/3/ac339s/ac339s.pdf; Arabic: https://www.fao.org/3/ac339a/ac339a.pdf; Chinese: https://www.fao.org/3/ac339c/ac339c.pdf);
• FAO terminology http://www.fao.org/faoterm;
• FAO Names Of Countries https://www.fao.org/nocs/en;
• Story guidelines http://intranet.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/occ/Quick_Guides/UPDATEDDigitalStorytellingGuideENFINAL.pdf;
• Story template http://intranet.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/occ/Quick_Guides/FAOStoriesTemplateUPDATED.pdf;
• UN map standards (available to staff);
• FAO Brand and policy book (available to staff).

As Manuscript Editor, review and revise the developed plans and manuals related to the farm tourism development project, specifically:

• review text and identify errors related to the use of technical terms or adherence to the specific technical topic, in line with the highest academic standards on the topic;
• substantively edit text to address the accuracy, unity, integrity, and completeness of the technical information and to ensure that it is intelligible to the intended audience;
• check for internal consistency of text, data, figures (including maps), tables and boxes;
• check for crossreferences and consistency of references in the text against the bibliographic reference list;
• check for appropriateness of photos (including captions and copyright) used in the document, bearing in mind relevance to content, gender and geographical balance;
• correct grammatical errors, spelling mistakes and typos;
• improve the structure, argument and presentation of facts avoiding redundancies;
• package the plans and manual with improved style, flow, clarity and quality of the language and readability;
• enhance the focus and strength of the key messages;
• regularly consult the FAO Terminology portal http://www.fao.org/faoterm/en/ to ensure compliance with FAO standards on the specific technical matter, FAO country names portal http://termportal.fao.org/faonocs/appl/, Publishing at FAO – Strategy and guidance, etc.), and ensure that FAOSTYLE has been applied in the project’s developed plans and manuals;
• flag any problems that require decisions relating to the substance of the work and ensuring its technical accuracy;
• deliver edited text, in Word in trackchanges mode as well as a clean version including: all objects (tables, figures, boxes, photos, etc.), their numbering and crossreference in text (use of Word captions/crossreference function for automatic renumbering of objects); document structure (heading levels to be clearly differentiated using heading styles,); references and bibliography (verify accuracy and make corrections); list of acronyms; numbers in general (use of nonbreaking space for thousands, etc.); and
• performing two rounds of corrections of the manuscript following isional checks

As Graphic Designer, design and layout the developed plans and manuals related to the farm tourism development project, specifically:

• create functional and clear templates that can convey the product’s message without interfering with it;
• identify and develop an overall layout that suits the product type;
• ensure that the layout fits the intended audience (from a technical, professional, and cultural standpoint);
• submit three design proposals, for the supervisor’s final approval;
• transcribe or import blocks of text (including boxes, tables, etc.) into page layout;
• use paragraph styles to format text;
• redesign charts and figures in high resolution (vector) and optimize photos (provided by originators) using the right format, to make sure they comply with high printing and/or web standards; and
• performing three rounds of corrections following OCC/PWS and isional quality checks; rounds of corrections are to be increased should the Consultant overlook corrections;
• Prepare and submit progress reports for activities undertaken;
• Prepare and submit an endofassignment report in English according to FAO’s guidelines; and
• Perform other tasks that may be assigned by the FAO Representative.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

• The candidate must have a university degree (advanced degree preferred) in the field of fine arts, multimedia, media production, publishing, editing, translation, or related discipline;
• At least five (5) years of cumulative relevant experience in academic, scientific, or technical writing, editing and publishing, and in graphic design particularly for technical reports, manuals, books and similar publications in conformance with branding policies of international development agencies;
• National of the Philippines or resident in the country with a regular work permit;
• Working knowledge of English and Filipino.

FAO Core Competencies

• Results Focus
• Teamwork
• Communication
• Building Effective Relationships
• Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

Technical/Functional Skills

• Extent of experience in publishing and editing scientific and technical documents
• Familiarity with farm tourism sites in at least one region of the Philippines
• Proven ability to conceptualize, plan and execute complex processes across a wide range of stakeholders, advance ability to work quickly and under pressure.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team and take leadership when appropriate.
• General knowledge and skills in the use of standard office software, such as MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) and in the use of computer systems including formatting and layout tools as well as documentation databases.
• Language requirement: Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Filipino.

Please note that all candidates should adhere to FAO Values of Commitment to FAO, Respect for All and Integrity and Transparency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).
• Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]
• Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
  http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/.
• Only language proficiency certificates from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT) will be accepted as proof of the level of knowledge of languages indicated in the online applications.
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
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• Appointment will be subject to certification that the candidate is medically fit for appointment, accreditation, any residency or visa requirements, and security clearances. Subject to certain exemptions, vaccination against COVID19 will in principle be required. Vaccination status will be verified as part of the medical clearance process.

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as prescreening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.

If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]

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