Editor, P-3 at UNFCCC

 UNFCCC - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Bonn, Germany

The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is the focus of the political process to address Climate Change. The Convention secretariat supports the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol by a range of activities, including substantive and organizational support to meetings of the Parties.

Where will you be working:

You will be working in the Conference Affairs Services programme which provides comprehensive conference services for all sessions of the UNFCCC Convention and Kyoto Protocol bodies, as well as meetings and workshops organized in the intergovernmental climate change process. These services include conference and working facilities allowing for up to 10,000 participants; liaison with Parties, Observer States, IGOs and NGOs; security and protocol arrangements; registration of participants to sessions and meetings; travel arrangements for participants from Parties eligible for funding; planning and editing of parliamentary documents; and coordination of document registration, translation, reproduction, dissemination and storage.

What you will be doing:

Under the general supervision of the Team Leader of the Documents Unit, you will edit a variety of specialized UNFCCC official documents in the field of global climate change, including of a scientific or technical nature and those prepared for sessions of the Conference of the Parties (held once a year) and its subsidiary bodies (held at least twice a year), as well as non-official documents prepared for ad hoc meetings and workshops, within agreed deadlines. In particular you will have the following responsibilities:

1. You will edit, revise and rewrite, in-house and on mission at sessions of Convention bodies, specialized documents (including scientific or technical papers, provisional agendas and annotations, reports, decisions, administrative and financial notes, statements of programme budget implications and miscellaneous documents) as well as communications prepared for intergovernmental meetings, to ensure accuracy, clarity and conformity with UNFCCC editorial policy and style, taking into account the politically sensitive nature of many of these documents. (Approximately 5,000 pages of documentation are issued per year, of which over 2,000 pages are closely edited).

2. You will support the head of the unit, as necessary, by assisting in tasks such as:

• Drafting and updating editorial guidelines and other documentation relating to procedural and policy aspects of the editing and documentation process;
• Advising programme staff on editorial procedures and practices, and providing induction and training as necessary, to assist them in the preparation of manuscripts;
• Recommending measures to improve editing and documentation processes;
• Liaising with staff at the United Nations Office in Geneva on documentation issues;
• Liaising with external editors to monitor their work and ensure that documents outsourced for editing meet the standards of the secretariat.

What are we looking for:

Educational background:

University degree in scientific or technical subjects, or a language-related area of study.

Experience:

At least five (5) years of relevant experience of which one to two years should have been in planning, writing, editing and the production of documents or publications.

Language skills:

Perfect command of English is required.

Specific professional knowledge:

Experience in editing scientific material and information required in order to present the material in a technically accurate and logical manner and to adapt it to the use and needs of the target audiences would be an asset.

Job related skills:

• Ability to work independently and in a pro-active manner;
• Ability to exercise considerable judgment and conformity with editorial policy;
• Ability to work accurately and flexible even in stressful conference situations.

How to apply:

Candidates, whose qualifications and experience match what we are looking for, should use the on-line application system available at http://unfccc.int/secretariat/employment/recruitment.