Technical Editor

Background Information – Job specific

The Standards Team is overall managed by the Head of Standards in close collaboration with the Manager of Standards. The Technical Editor will report to the Manager of Standards and will be working on relevant assigned tasks.

Working within the IPMG Standards team, the successful incumbent will be responsible for a variety of tasks associated with the delivery of work packages identified on the IPMG Standards work plan. The work packages include IPMG policies, standards, guidelines, template sets and online training courses. The visual designers (currently 2) will report directly to the Technical Editor. The role will also supervise the work of various personnel who are on retainer contracts (non-full-time contracts) and other arrangements that may be required to complete the tasks assigned.

S/he must have excellent communication, team management, stakeholder liaison, coordination and management skills as well as an excellent command of written English. S/he is expected to have a good understanding of data management and Google workspace tools and apps, as well as familiarity with visual design processes and tools.

Functional Responsibilities

Working in IPMG, the successful incumbent will be expected to be primarily responsible for providing technical expertise, team management and content coordination and management, as well as various tasks associated with the IPMG Standards annual work plan:

• Technical expertise
• Team management
• Content translation coordination and management
• Monitoring and progress control

Education/ Experience/ Languages

Education

• An Advanced University Degree or a Master’s degree is required.
• A first-level University degree or Bachelor’s or equivalent with 2 additional years of relevant work experience may be accepted in lieu of the Master’s degree requirement.
• Studies or certifications in a relevant subject area, such as international development, political science, architecture, engineering (civil/mechanical) or project management is an advantage.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in technical content development, such as technical writing, editing and content development team management, is required in combination with a Master’s Degree; 7 years of relevant experience in technical content development, such as technical writing, editing and content development team management, is required in combination with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• A minimum of 2 years of experience managing personnel is required. Managing or coordinating content development teams, creative design teams, multi-disciplinary teams, or teams in an international context is an advantage.
• Experience with Google Suite/Workplace tools and applications is required.
• Some experience or familiarity with Adobe Creative Cloud applications, in particular Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator, is an advantage.
• Experience within the UN system or with UNOPS is an advantage.
• PRINCE2® or MSP® Foundation or Practitioner Certifications are an advantage.

Languages

• Fluency in English required;
• Fluency (or proficiency) in Spanish and/or French is an advantage.