Content, Text, and Language Editor – Consultant

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Title

Content, Text, and Language Editor – Consultant  

Reports to

Senior Programme Officer

Job location

Beirut, Lebanon   

Grade and level

Consultant

Contract Duration

3 weeks (15 working days)

Employment Status

As it is unlikely that we will be able to obtain a Work Permit for this role, all job applicants must already have the right to work in Lebanon.

Job Purpose

International Alert is seeking a content, text, and language editor for its Justice and Livelihood Opportunities project in Central and North Bekaa, and Akkar. The consultant will work on editing Alert and its partners’ case-study research that focuses on the protection and livelihood rights of Syrian refugees and vulnerable host community members working informally in the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector in Central Bekaa, Minye, and Akkar.

Alert, in collaboration with its partners – the Lebanese Observatory for Workers and Employees’ Rights (LOWER) and the Human Rights Legal Clinic (HRLC) – developed an extensive case-study research that requires editing in preparation for translation and printing.

The consultant will work on the following:

1. Provide content, text, and language editing to the 58-page study to develop and draft a 30-page executive summary of the study’s major and main findings. 
2. Work with Alert’s Senior Communications and Advocacy Officer on the language and terminology of the edited text.
3. Able to deliver product/deliverable in 3 weeks.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Edit and Copy-writing

• Provide content, text, and language editing to the Alert English-language 58-page publication.
• Develop and draft a 30-page English-language executive summary of the 58-page publication, focusing on the case-study’s main findings and recommendations. 

2. Coordination     

• To coordinate with Alert’s Senior Program Officer (SPO), Senior Comms & Advocacy Officer (SCAO), and consulting illustrator/graphic designer in preparation of the final product. 

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

BA or MA in English Literature, translation, copy-writing, and/or any related field from a reputable university.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in editing and copy-writing.  

Proficient in Microsoft Office package (Word, Publisher, PowerPoint).

Fluent in Arabic and English.

Excellent inter-personal, communication and presentation skills.

Able to deliver product within 3 weeks.

SUMMARY TERMS AND CONDITIONS

For consideration

Interested applicants are requested to kindly send their Cover Letter and CV along with a sample of work (portfolio).

Detailed quotations with a break-down of costs and expenses for the deliverables listed above.  

Candidates should include “Content Editor – consultant” in the Subject of the e-mail for consideration.

Currencies must be submitted in USD.

In case the Consultant is not registered with Ministry of Finance, a deduction of 7.5% should always be considered.