French Editor
UN - United Nations
Expiration Date 05-04-2010
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of the Publications Editing and Proofreading Section and the general supervision of the Chief of the Publishing Service, Division of Conference Management, the Editor is responsible for the following duties:
* Edits and reviews mainly the Yearbooks of the International Law Commission which requires considerable specialization, as well as other complex or politically sensitive material, to ensure accuracy, clarity, cohesion and conformity with United Nations editorial standards, policy and practice;
* Carries out more extensive editing where required, including rewriting, abridging and restructuring texts for greater readability and better logical sequence; Consults with author departments and carries out research to clarify ambiguities and rectify substantive errors;
* Prepares the master copy of a text to be followed by a multilingual team of editors; Acts as head of team, organizing its work, determining and enforcing deadlines and providing guidance to its members and envisions long-term work of the team;
* Plans, leads, supervises and coordinates the work of a team of editors, editorial assistants, proofreaders and other staff;
* Reports to the Chief of the Section on performance of staff and prepares work plans and performance appraisal reports;
* Assists in drawing up guidelines for editors and in determining desk-top publishing standards and practices;
* Oversees processes related to proofs and publications.
* Serves as focal point for issues relating to information technology and provides advice to staff and management on the use of information technology;
* Trains junior or short-term editors and revises their work;
* Provides advice on matters concerning editorial policy and practice;
* Acts for the Chief of Section in his or her absence;
* Performs other relate
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