Hivos | Freelance English Editor

In 2010, the Insular Southeast Asian Network on MSM, TG, and HIV (ISEAN) and the Humanist Institute for Co-operation with Developing Countries (Hivos) jointly submitted a regional proposal to the Global Fund for AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (GFATM) Round 10. The programme, entitled ‘Strengthening Community Systems to Reduce Vulnerability to and Impact of HIV infection on MSM and TG in Insular Southeast Asia’, was approved by GFATM and contract for the grant was signed on 6 October, 2011. This grant has the main goal of reducing (a) the vulnerability and risks of MSM and TG to HIV infection and (b) the impact of HIV on their lives in Insular Southeast Asia. It intends to address critical gaps in supporting and scaling up activities that reduce HIV/AIDS among MSMs and TGs.

Hivos, as the Principal Recipient of the grant, is looking for a capable Freelance English Editor for the ISEAN-Hivos Program to ensure that report documents of ISEAN-Hivos Program in grammatically correct English and adequately capturing the technical messages being imparted. The Freelance English Editor to provide the following services that address the Grant’s requirements: 

1. Proofread/ Edit the draft articles and documents sent by PMU Staff trough e-mail;

2. Return the corrected drafts back to PMU Staff with proper editing and adequate caption of the technical thoughts beings ascribed in the document;

Qualifications

1. Experience work in editing articles in English

2. Advance in written English is a must

3. Preferable someone with English literature background

4. Experience in NGO work focused on HIV-AIDS, experience working on MSM and TG concerns preferred

The applicants will be required to work on assignments send by email as part of the selection process. The selected Freelance English Editor for ISEAN-Hivos Program shall be engaged for under an indefinite quantity 6 months contract starting January 15, 2012 up to July 15, 2012. 

An Expression of Interest (EoI) Letter, together with the applicant’s CV must be sent by January, 7, 2012 to the email addresses below at 17:00 hrs. Jakarta Western Indonesia Time.

l.norella@hivos.or.id

Based on the initial set of EoIs, applicants will be formally invited for an interview. They may also be requested to provide additional documents, as needed.

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