English Copy Editor (Retainer)

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

UN Women is seeking a senior editing professional to provide editing, proofreading, and rewriting for knowledge products and publications. You will apply the UN editorial style and ensure consistency of terminology, spelling, grammar, and authorial voice across documents.

Responsibilities include reviewing annexes, bibliographies, and references according to UN guidelines, and preparing tables of contents and acronym lists.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent professional experience with editing focus.
• Proven track record editing reports, publications, and policy briefs.
• Native-level English writing and editing skills required.
• Ability to ensure consistency, terminology, and editorial style.

Responsibilities

• Provide editing, proofreading, and rewriting for knowledge products and publications.
• Apply UN editorial style and UN Women Editorial Style Guide.
• Ensure clarity, consistency, and correctness of terminology.
• Correct spelling, grammar, and syntax.
• Maintain consistent style, formatting, font usage, and authorial voice.
• Position boxes, figures, tables, and footnotes properly.
• Review annexes, bibliographies, and references as per UN guidelines.
• Prepare tables of contents and acronym lists as required.
• Proofread designed layout files for completeness.

Skills

Editing

Proofreading

Copyediting

English fluency

Education

Master's degree in English Literature

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Responsibilities

• Provide editing, proofreading, and rewriting services for knowledge products and publications
• Make revisions based on the UN editorial style manual and UN Women Editorial Style Guide
• Ensure clarity, consistency, and correctness of standard terminology
• Correct spelling, typos, grammar, and syntax
• Maintain consistent style, formatting, font usage, and authorial voice
• Ensure appropriate positioning of boxes, figures, tables, and footnotes
• Review annexes, bibliographies, and references according to UN guidelines
• Prepare tables of contents and acronym lists as required
• Proofread designed layout files for completeness

Requirements

• Master's Degree in English Literature, Journalism, or a related field (or Bachelor's with 2 additional years of experience)
• At least 5 years of professional experience in editing/copyediting (with Master's) or 7 years (with Bachelor's)
• Proven record editing reports, publications, news articles, and policy briefs for external audiences
• Native-level proficiency in written and oral English
• Computer literacy and possession of own technical equipment

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience writing/editing for international development or UN agency documents
• Familiarity with gender equality and women's issues

About the Company

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. It works to eliminate discrimination against women and girls and achieve equality between women and men as partners in development, human rights, humanitarian action, peace, and security.