required:Masters -Advanced university degree in English, communications, journalism, ublishing, social sciences, development studies, education, public policy or another relevant field.

Years of Experience/ Knowledge/Expertise/Skills required:

Work Experience:

•At least five years of demonstrated experience in editing academic, policy, research or development-related publications.

• Proven experience editing multi-author papers, reports, chapters or books, preferably in development, social policy, children’s rights, education, health, social protection or public finance.

Language Requirements:.Fluency in written and spoken English is required.

Knowledge/Expertise/Skills:

•Knowledge of Lesotho’s development context, child rights, social sectors or public policy environment is an asset.

• Familiarity with author-date Harvard referencing and manuscript formatting requirements.

• Ability to preserve technical meaning while improving clarity, coherence, structure and readability

Desirables:Knowledge of UNICEF Communication and Writing Style

Technical proposal requirement:Two (2) samples of previous professional editing work should be submitted together with the application.