Consultant for National Action Plan for Health Security Editing

Edits Malawi’s National Action Plan for Health Security into a clear, consistent and publication-ready document. The consultant copy-edits and formats the full plan, validates references and cross-links, incorporates stakeholder feedback, and delivers tracked, clean and editorial-report versions.

Department: WHO Malawi

• Copy-edit the complete National Action Plan for Health Security
• Correct grammar, syntax and terminology while preserving technical meaning
• Validate tables, figures, references, citations and cross-references
• Standardise headings, numbering, contents, captions and page layout
• Apply inclusive language and track all revisions in Microsoft Word
• Incorporate stakeholder feedback and deliver a publication-ready plan and editorial report

• Advanced degree in English, communications, journalism, international development, social sciences or a related field
• At least five years of professional editing, technical-writing or publication-development experience
• Experience editing complex technical, policy or programme documents
• Experience with multisectoral documents and multiple stakeholders
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Advanced Microsoft Word proficiency

• Part-time consultancy for 10 working days
• Primarily home-based with one in-person meeting in Lilongwe
• Daily remuneration is based on the National Officer Category Level 3 rate
• Consultant is responsible for taxes, insurance and statutory obligations