Writing and editing consultant, Office of Strategy and Evidence (Innocenti)

The consultant will support drafting and editing the UNICEF Executive Director’s Annual Report (EDAR) for 2026, ensuring high-quality editorial standards and coherent strategic narrative. The role involves synthesizing inputs from across the organization and working closely with technical specialists and senior management to produce a publication-ready report.

Responsibilities

• Review strategic documents, background materials, evaluations, monitoring reports, and other relevant sources to inform the overall report storyline and narrative architecture.
• Develop the detailed report outline and chapter structure; draft sections using quantitative and qualitative evidence; prepare executive summaries, key messages, conclusions, and the way forward.
• Participate in consultations and review meetings with relevant stakeholders; engage with contributing organizational units to clarify inputs and address feedback; consolidate comments received during internal and external review processes.
• Edit contributions received from organizational units and stakeholders; harmonize writing style, terminology, and messaging across chapters; ensure compliance with UNICEF editorial standards and style guidelines; verify the consistency of facts, figures, references, and citations; strengthen the readability, clarity, and impact of the report.
• Prepare publication-ready drafts, review layout versions, conduct final editorial quality assurance, and ensure alignment across the EDAR narrative, the QCPR annex, and supporting documents.

Requirements

• A university degree (Bachelor`s or equivalent) in English, Communication, Public Relations, Media, Journalism, Liberal Arts or related field.
• At least 10 years of experience of writing and/or editing in English.
• Excellent command of the English language and an eye for detail.
• Ability to construct succinct and persuasive text and have high standards for effective written communication.
• Ability to write and speak English fluently.
• Strong analytical skills and demonstrated experience in reviewing and analysing varied inputs and reconstructing into a succinct and persuasive text.
• Experience in UNICEF Strategic Plan reporting or equivalent in other international organization is an asset.
• Related professional work experience with United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes on corporate reporting is an asset.

Skills

• Writing in English
• Editing in English
• English Language Proficiency
• Persuasive Writing
• Analytical Skills
• Text Synthesis
• Report Writing
• Corporate Reporting
• Strategic Communications
• UNICEF Strategic Plan Reporting
• Publication editing
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Reviewing and Analyzing Inputs

Languages

English