Editor Officer

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Editor Officer

Vacancy notice no: 2257
Sector: BDT
Department: DDR
Country of contract: Switzerland
Duty station: Geneva

Position number:
Grade: P2
Type of contract: Short-term
Duration of contract: 5.5 months
Recruitment open to: External
Final date to receive applications (Midnight Geneva Time): 9 March 2026

The Telecommunication Development Bureau (BDT) is responsible for the organization and coordination of the work of the Telecommunication Development Sector of the Union. BDT deals mainly with development policies, strategies, programming, projects, as well as technical cooperation activities to enable and foster universal access to affordable, high-quality and secure telecommunications/ICTs and foster equitable and inclusive use of telecommunications/ICTs to empower people and societies for sustainable development.

It is organized into four functional areas:

• Operations Coordination Department (Office of the Deputy to the Director) (DDR)
• Projects, Partnerships & Digital Skills Department (PPS)
• Digital Knowledge Society Department (DKS)

The Office of the Deputy to the Director and Operations Coordination Department (DDR) are responsible for ensuring operation readiness and providing support for the functioning of the Regional Offices and Geneva HQ, especially the implementation of projects and programmes.

Functional area

s, such as meetings, fellowship and IT support, report to this Department. The unit for special attention in all aspects related to LDCs, LLDCs and SIDs is the responsibility of this Department. The Deputy to the Director assists and advises the Director in the direction and management of the Bureau, including on personnel, financial and operational planning. The Department leads operational planning and implementation support, coordinates conferences and events, editorial works and documentation control, monitors the implementation of decisions emanating from ITU and BDT governing bodies, and coordinates the Bureau's cooperation with other Sectors and General Secretariat.

• Revise and analyze the English version of manuscripts of all BDT publications and make recommendations for the improvement of the quality of products and, in particular:
  • Ensure the correct use of typographical conventions and correct faults which impede readability (both for the print and online editions) or seek clarifications from authors or project managers to help save time and eliminate the risk of error. Correct obvious errors and omissions, faults in grammar, language, spelling or punctuation and improve badly constructed passages.
  • Identify and correct references or quotes that are erroneous, missing or inaccurate.
  • Edit the texts for continuity, logical arrangement, clarity of expression and consistency, identifying unclear or ambiguous statements and bring any corrections to the master file in coordination with authors.
  • Ensure that the texts comply with ITU’s established editing standards and take all necessary steps to enhance the text’s quality and make its future processing easier.
• Review the presentation and layout of textual and graphical materials and identify the corrections required to bring it into…