CONSULTANCY: Editor, USG Public Health Projects and Proposals

Chevy Chase, MD

Posted 6 days ago

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Position: CONSULTANCY: Editor, USG Public Health Projects and Proposals

Location:

Chevy Chase, MD

Job Id: 2343

# of Openings: 1

Hours: Short term consultant assignment, 440 hours maximum
Salary: Commensurate with required experience and qualifications
Reports to: Associate Director of Regional Program Operations
Location: Remote; in-person operations based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, US

University Research Co., LLC (URC)
Guided by a strong vision of equitable and resilient systems that respond to people's needs and emerging threats, URC helps countries and local actors to build, implement, and sustain science-driven, scalable solutions. Established in 1965, URC offers a range of technical expertise to empower governments, communities, and service providers toward strengthening their own health and social systems and improve service quality. We aim to expand access to and improve the quality of services, addressing maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health; global health security and infectious diseases, including HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria; reproductive health and family planning; nutrition and water, sanitation, and hygiene. In our interactions with each other and our clients, we stay true to our values for transformative change by focusing on:

Creativity: by unleashing our creativity, we enhance engagement and interaction to improve problem-solving.
Collaboration: not only our work towards the same vision and mission instill staff with a strong sense of purpose, but also enables us to complement each other's skills and allocate work to maximize everyone's strengths.
Accountability: we hold ourselves responsible for accomplishing goals, completing assignments, and making decisions.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion: we embrace the importance of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, where our leadership and staff model behavior that enriches our organization, demonstrates respect for all people, and supports opportunities for all staff.
Transparency: we understand that when employees deeply trust one another and their leaders, they will be more engaged in their roles because they will not be worried about unfair treatment.

Overview:
URC is searching for an experienced Consultant Editor available for multiple short-term assignments over the course of six to twelve months. Specific assignments under the consultancy will be administered under individual Work Order Agreements (WOAs). The number of assignments is not guaranteed.

Responsibilities:
The Consultant Editor shall assist URC with editing and graphic design needs. Editing assistance shall be for existing US Government projects and business proposals. The Consultant is responsible for editing and graphic design for proposals and project reports.

Specific responsibilities include the following:

Editing technical project reports and proposals including appendices for grammar and style;
Supporting document formatting and basic graphic design.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Previous experience editing donor-funded documents and proposals, and experience with designing and editing graphic elements of reports and informational products.

Required Experience and Qualifications:

Education: Master's degree in relevant discipline;
Experience: 10+ years with USG-funded work in public health or a relevant field required;
Minimum of 4 years of professional editing and graphic design experience preferred.

Please submit: Tracked versions of two samples of work completed in the last one year and hourly rates

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Unless otherwise directed we will retain your CV for consideration for future opportunities.

URC is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
We value and seek diversity in our workforce.

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Job Summary

Company

University Research Co., LLC

Start Date

As soon as possible

Employment Term and Type

Regular, Full Time

Required Education

Master's Degree

Required Experience

10+ years