Deadline: 19 October, 2021

Location: Cairo, Egypt

World Health Organisation (WHO) is seeking to fill the role of Editor.

The primary role of WHO is to direct and coordinate international health within the United Nations system.

Responsibilities

• Manage the peer review processes and editorial aspects of the production process from submitted manuscripts up to acceptable versions for publication in the Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
• Edit and proofread manuscripts and undertake research and checking of content
• Clarify editorial and technical points with authors, reviewers and editors as appropriate, ensuring consistency of text, tables and illustrations and conformity with international standards
• Ensure timely submission of commissioned papers, editorials and reports
• Collaborate with suitable editors in processing French and Arabic manuscripts and translation of abstracts and titles between the three working languages (English, French and Arabic) of the journal
• Prepare the provisional list of content for each of the 12 annual issues of the journal and the occasional thematic issues or similar products
• Undertake the technical part of the production process, particularly ensuring consistency of the layout and content
• Allocate work to freelance editors, as and when required, supervise and revise their work and advise them on journal style
• Oversee the maintenance and development of the EMHJ intranet and internet sites, ensuring timely uploading of issues to the web
• Undertake other functions related to the journal as required by coordinator/RAI or director/SID

Requirements

• University degree in Health Sciences (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, or a related field)
• University degree in Medicine or master’s degree in Health Sciences or Health/Medical Journalism (desirable)
• Five years, minimum, of experience reviewing scholarly journals or editing health-related work
• Three years, minimum, of experience carrying out technical editing and managing health-related journals at national or international level (desirable)
• Expert knowledge of medical terminology, scientific language and editorial processes
• Expert knowledge of English
• Intermediate knowledge of French and Arabic (desirable)

To apply and for more information, click here.

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