Terms of Reference: Professional Editing of the “Analysis and Audit of Progressive Care Policies in the SADC Region” Report
Consultancy, Research Jobs
- Expires 14 Nov 2025
- Harare
- Full Time
Job Description
1. Background
Unpaid care and domestic work (UCDW) are vital to households, communities, and economies but remain largely invisible in economic planning and policy making. In Zimbabwe and across the SADC region, women and girls bear a disproportionate share of this work, reinforcing gender inequalities and limiting their access to education, economic opportunities, and public participation.
Integrating care work into macroeconomic and social policy frameworks is essential for gender equality and inclusive development. Valuing and redistributing UCDW through progressive care policies can reduce inequalities and promote shared prosperity.
The Analysis and Audit of Progressive Care Policies in the SADC Region will assess how member states address care policy development and implementation, providing evidence to guide advocacy, programming, and policy engagement.
Duties and Responsibilities
3. Scope of Work
The Editor will be responsible for the following tasks:
• Review the complete draft of the Analysis and Audit of Progressive Care Policies in the SADC Region.
• Correct all grammatical, typographical, and stylistic inconsistencies.
• Ensure uniform formatting, referencing, and use of terminology.
• Improve logical flow, clarity, and engagement without changing meaning or context.
• Provide both a tracked-changes version and a clean final version of the report.
4. Expected Deliverables
• Edited report with tracked changes and comments.
• Final clean version incorporating all approved edits.
• Brief editing summary outlining key changes, observations, and recommendations for future publications.
5. Duration of the Consultancy
The consultancy will be conducted over a two-week period.
Qualifications and Experience
6. Required Qualifications
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Communications, Journalism, or a related field.
• Proven experience in professional editing, proofreading, and publication review, preferably for research or policy-oriented documents.
• Exceptional command of written English and strong attention to detail.
• Familiarity with gender, policy, or development-related publications is a distinct advantage.
How to Apply
7. Application Process
Interested and qualified candidates should submit the following documents:
• A technical proposal outlining their proposed editing approach and methodology.
• A financial proposal with detailed cost breakdown.
• An updated CV highlighting relevant editorial experience.
• Samples of previous edited work, preferably related to policy or development reports.
8. Submission Deadline
Applications should be sent to procurement315@gmail.com by 14 November 2025.
