Bangla Language Editor and Proofreader

Job Description

Title: Bangla Language Editor and Proofreader

Company Name: The British Council

Vacancy: 03

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Contractual

Educational Requirements:
∎ Minimum graduation in Bangla, Journalism, Communication, Public Administration, or Social Science related field.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 7 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The consultant/s will closely coordinate with the Senior Communications Officer and work in collaboration with other relevant personnel.
∎ This position is to be contracted by the British Council under consultancy modality.
∎ This is a requirement-based assignment, not a full-time job, however, based on priority and emergency sometimes this may become a fulltime responsibility. The work needs to be done against an approved Work Plan and the duration of the contract is till 31 January 2020. Specific deliverables and time frame are determined based on the requirements of result areas or activities or the purpose of the development of the document.
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Job Responsibilities:
∎ The Editor and proof-reader will review and edit all documents/reports and ensure accuracy in terms of grammar, style, spelling, formatting and punctuation, with a view to strengthening overall clarity and quality of writing. In rare cases, the editor may need to be involved in substantively revising documents. Following are some specific scope of this assignment mentioned -
∎ Edit and finalise all documents produced in Bangla to confirm grammatical and factual accuracy, consistency and logical format;
∎ Ensure that all content is free of spelling mistakes, and professionally and logically presented removing redundant content;
∎ Review, verify and edit to ensure use of gender and culturally sensitive language in the document;
∎ In collaboration with responsible staff, guide the drafts through fact-checking and copy-editing processes and track responses to queries; edit and review final copy of report or document.
∎ Edit and proof-read all documents and its annexes produced in Bangla;
∎ Ensure the messages in the documents are in line with the government messaging priority on policy instruments;
∎ Ensure easy understandable sentences are used for CSOs and community people to grasp the effectiveness of such documents;
∎ Edit text input for website before they are uploaded
∎ Edit and proof-read any other documents as per requirement.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Minimum 7 years relevant experience of writing, editing and proofreading reports, communication materials, training materials among others;
∎ Experience working directly with the government on policy issues;
∎ Experience working with development partners and other stakeholders.
∎ Fluency in both speaking and writing in Bangla is a must;
∎ Sound Skills in Bangla grammar, sentence structure and subject verb agreement;
∎ Sound understanding of spelling and technical wording;
∎ Solid editorial skills with demonstrated ability for logical and analytical writing and editing;
∎ Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and produce quality work in a short time, within deadlines and under pressure;
∎ Ability to work independently;
∎ Computer proficiency including Internet and Microsoft Office;
∎ Strong communication and interpersonal skills;
∎ Good understanding of the transparency and governance issues is preferred.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting

Application Deadline: April 15, 2019

Company Information:
∎ The British Council
∎ Business : The British Council is the UK`s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We create friendly knowledge and understanding between the people of the UK and other countries. We do this by making a positive contribution to the UK and the countries we work with - changing lives by creating opportunities, building connections and engendering trust.

Category: Education/Training