Copy Editor at DevTech Systems Incorporated

DevTech Systems, Inc. (DevTech) is an international consulting firm and small business dedicated to development, with over 30 years of experience providing advisory services and technical assistance to government, private sector, and civil society stakeholders in more than 100 countries. We are a data driven organization that specializes in informing policy making by delivering focused data-driven evidence-based analysis products and services. DevTech core practice areas include: Economic and Data analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation, Education and Youth Development, Gender and Inclusive Development, and Public Financial Management.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Copy Editor

Location: Abuja
Position Type: Short-term
Duration of Assignment: 04/2019 - 09/2020
Eligibility: Nigerian Nationals

Overview

• DevTech is seeking the services of a copy editor who will provide a final edit of draft and final reports for all the Nigeria MEL Activity final deliverables to USAID/ Nigeria. The copy editor will work with MEL Activity staff to produce these final deliverables.

Scope of Work

• Review (grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors) and edit the body and annexes of draft and final reports according to USAID stylistic and formatted guidelines.
• Update tables and graphics in report to USAID Marketing and Branding Regulations
• All materials produced will be USAID 508 compliant and follow USAID branding and marketing standards, including, but not limited to, USAID colors, font, spacing, font size, etc.

Deliverables, Level of Effort, & Schedule

• Fully edited reports, compliant with USAID stylistic and formatted guidelines.
• Level of Effort for this position is 90 days over 17 months

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of professional copyediting experience of USAID final evaluations
• Bachelor's degree in English, Communications, Journalism or a related field
• Ability to work quickly yet effectively, and submit deliverables on time
• Must be Nigerian

Experience Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience copy editing complex multi-page reports
• Knowledge and experience working on other Presidential Initiative reports, such as Feed the Future is preferred, but not necessary

Note: This job posting should not be construed to imply that the requirements are the exclusive standards of the position nor will it be the sole basis for any subsequent employee evaluations. Incumbents will follow any other instructions and perform any other related duties as may be required by their supervisor.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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