Reports Officer, New Delhi, India

Vacancy Notice No: SEARO/11/FT-14 Title: Reports Officer Grade: P4 Contract type: Fixed-Term Appointment Duration of contract:  Two years	Date: 26 April 2011 Application Deadline: 26 May 2011 (29 day(s) until closing deadline) Currently accepting applications Duty Station:  New Delhi, India   Organization unit: SEARO Regional Office for the South East Asia (SE/RGO) / SE/HSD Department of Health Systems Development (SE/HSD)
OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAMME : To provide quality assurance of scientific, technical and advocacy information related to health; to establish mechanisms to screen and process publications in line with WHO policies; to establish styles, standards and guidelines for the preparation and production of health information materials; and to advise SEAR professional staff and Member States on the production of high quality information materials.
Description of duties: Under the direct supervision of Director, Health Systems Development (HSD), the incumbent will: 1. Elaborate and monitor the workplan of the Reports and Documents Unit; 2. Assume primary responsibility to edit, revise, rewrite and otherwise review a variety of reports, books, publications and other materials, in print or electronic format, which may be complex and highly technical in nature, or for advocacy/fund raising purposes; 3. Organize in-house and contractual editing and processing of reports, books, publications and other documents for their design, layout and presentation; 4. Advise South-East Asia Region (SEAR) officials on publishing policies, principles and procedures related to the preparation of documents; 5. Plan and supervise the work of the Editorial Services, Text Processing and Designing units; 6. Act as Secretary to the Publish Policy and Procedures Committee; and 7. Any other related duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Essential: A university degree in English literature or a closely related subject. Desirable: A university degree in biomedical science. Competencies: 1. Producing results 2. Communicating in a credible and effective way 3. Ensuring the effective use of resources 4. Promoting innovation and organizational learning 5. Moving forward in a changing environment
Skills:  Excellent linguistic skills (writing, editing, proofreading) in English; knowledge of publishing practices and computer applications related to document processing. Other Skills (e.g. IT): Highly computer literate.
Experience: Essential: At least 8 years of experience in editing and reviewing texts, several years experience in the publishing field. Experience in an international organization, preferably WHO, for at least three years. Desirable: Experience of working in a developing country.
Languages: Excellent command of written and spoken English.
Additional Information: THOSE WHO APPLIED AGAINST VACANCY NOTICE NO. SEARO/11/FT-9 NEED NOT APPLY TO THIS.
Annual salary: (Net of tax) US$ 67,395 at single rate US$ 72,373 with primary dependants	Post Adjustment: 39 % of the above figure(s). This percentage is to be considered as indicative since variations may occur each month either upwards or downwards due to currency exchange rate fluctuations or inflation.
A written test and interviews may be used as a form of screening
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