Mission and objectives

UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide. UN Women supports UN Member States as they set global standards for achieving gender equality, and works with governments and civil society to design laws, policies, programmes and services needed to ensure that the standards are effectively implemented and truly benefit women and girls worldwide.

Context

In 2000, the UN Security Council adopted a landmark resolution that not only acknowledged the disproportionate and unique impact of armed conflict on women and girls, but also the vital role they play in conflict prevention and resolution. The UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325, established a powerful normative framework to ensure women’s needs, voices and perspectives to prevent, resolve and recover from conflict and build sustainable peace. The UNSCR 1325 is based on four main pillars that emphasize the meaningful inclusion of women in: participation, protection, prevention and relief and recovery during all peace building processes. The Government of Uganda was among the first countries in Africa to adopt the UNSCR 1325 into a National Action Plan in 2008. Following the successful implementation of its first two National Action Plans (2008 and 2011), in 2018, the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development (MoGLSD), supported by UN Women with funding from the Government of Norway, developed the third National Action Plan (2021 –2025) picking from lessons and challenges from the reviews of the previous NAPs. NAP III was launched in 2021 and implementation commenced immediately. The NAP provides a framework for the implementation of UNSCR 1325 in alignment with the National Development Plan and other relevant regional and international frameworks. The NAP together with the national laws provide the standards for strengthening women’s participation and involvement in peace and security processes. Women Peace and Security (WPS) has become an important agenda to the development of any nation and is critical to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5 and 16 and other international instruments. UN Women in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development conducted a Mid-Term review of the NAP III and documented the process. This informed the extension of the NAP III to 2030. A report with details of results achieved lessons and challenges and emerging issues is available. In preparation for publication, the report needs to be made more concise and requires visual design. A copy editor is therefore being sought to edit the mid-term review report.

Task Description

UN Women is looking for 1 online volunteer who will be responsible for editorial services, specifically making the report more concise, and carrying out a thorough proofread of the NAP III Mid-term Review report. The task will include the following responsibilities: • Provide editing, proofreading, and rewriting (as necessary) services for NAP II Mid Term Review Report. • Make necessary revisions based on the UN editorial style manual. • The editor will be responsible for the following tasks: o Content Reduction & Prioritization: Eliminate unnecessary detail while ensuring that key findings and insights are prominent. The report should be streamlined to 35–40 pages maximum without losing key insights. o Improve clarity, readability, and logical flow of sections. This may include reordering sections for logical flow (Introduction, Findings, Recommendations, Annexes). o Formatting & Presentation – Apply consistent headings, numbering, and styles. o Recommendations Section – Group by actor and present in a matrix specifying Who, what, When, and Resources required. o Language & Tone – Ensure concise, professional, and action-oriented language; remove jargon. The online volunteer will work under supervision of the Programme Specialist Women Peace and Security at UN Women Uganda

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