Consultant (Editor)
Key Responsibilities:
- Edit research papers, reports, books, and articles across a range of themes including social development, culture, sustainability, gender and public health policy.
- Review manuscripts for clarity, structure, coherence, academic rigour, and consistency of style.
- Ensure grammatical accuracy, quality proofreading, and adherence to referencing formats.
- Provide detailed feedback on content improvement—suggest edits to enhance argumentation, flow, and scholarly tone.
- Support the team in preparing manuscripts for submission to journals, publishers, or conferences.
- Coordinate with authors and researchers to maintain high editorial standards and meet deadlines.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Education: Postgraduate degree in English, Development Studies, Social Sciences, Journalism, or related fields. Preference will be given to candidates with research or publication experience.
- Experience: Minimum 15 years of experience in editing academic and policy-related texts. Demonstrated expertise in editing research-based content for reputed institutions or publishers.
- Skills:
- Strong command of written English and academic writing conventions.
- Familiarity with editing citation-heavy texts and applying referencing styles.
- Ability to review content critically and provide constructive feedback.
- Eye for detail, excellent time management, and capacity to work independently.
Deadline for application: 7 July, 2025 – 11 am