Proofreading and editing of UNDP Documents

Mission and objectives

On the ground in about 170 countries and territories, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) works to eradicate poverty while protecting the planet. We help countries develop strong policies, skills, partnerships, and institutions so they can sustain their progress. In Viet Nam, the Government and UNDP partnership officially started in 1978. Since then, UNDP has been working closely with the Government and other partners to expand the choices for people and ensure that everyone has equal access to opportunities to realize their full potentials.

The current Country Programme (2017-2021) contributes to three inter-related outcomes of the One UN Strategic Plan for Viet Nam, aiming to address poverty and inequalities; enhance citizen participation and protection of rights; as well as promote sustainable low-carbon development while strengthening the resilience of the targeted groups. - Outcome 1: Poverty eradication and greater socio-economic equity. - Outcome 2: Low-carbon, resilience, and environmentally sustainable development. - Outcome 3: Institutional accountability, people’s voice, and access to justice.

Context

We are seeking the support of Online Volunteers with English proofreading experience to edit and proofread evaluation reports, project reports, proposals, and communication and knowledge products up to 50-60 pages or up to 5 documents. The documents that the Online Volunteers working on will have the theme of Governance and Participation, Climate Change and Environment, Inclusive Growth and Innovation.

The proofreading work of the volunteer will ensure a cohesive voice in the documents and provide the reader a quality and easy-to-understand papers. The volunteer will also have a chance to look through the standard proofreading guidelines and instructions of the UNDP. While Volunteers should provide constructive feedback and suggestions on the style, tone, flow, and coherence of documents, the UNDP Vietnam assumes full responsibility for approving the documents' final version. Consultations will be by email through the coordinator at UNDP Vietnam, including feedback iterations and a deadline for finalizing the mentioned documents. Each Online Volunteer will take up to 5 documents per assignment during the 12 weeks, depending on requests. UNDP will fully credit Online Volunteers for the final products.

Task description

The selected Online Volunteers will each asked to perform the below to complete the assignment: - Proofread 5 documents as assigned by the supervisor - Edit the assigned documents, speeches to ensure they comply with the UN Editorial Style Guidance - Provide constructive feedback and suggestion on the style, tone, flow, and coherence of the assigned documents. UNDP Vietnam assumes full responsibility for approving the documents' final version.