Editing and Proofreading of Training Modules from Chinese to English

Details

Mission and objectives

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Context

Under UN Women China’s current project Women in Motion aims to promote women migrant workers’ access to decent work in Guangdong province, a set of TOT training modules have been developed to be used to strengthen the skills of women working in factories, based on their needs identified at an early stage of the project. These modules are 1) communication skills, 2) representation skills, 3) laws and policies related to women workers’ rights, and 4) industry-specific knowledge, including textile, automobile, and ICT industries.
Also, three guidelines have been developed for employers to enhance their gender-responsive practices. These include 1) family-friendly policies, 2) education and training for women, and 3) promoting women’s leadership.
These modules will be used in the capacity development sessions for women workers and employers.
UN Women China is looking for support to proofread (and edit, as deemed necessary) the training modules in English translated by partners, so they can serve a wider audience internationally. To that end, UN Women China intends to collaborate with Online Volunteers through this online assignment for proofreading support.

Task description

We are looking for 6 Online Volunteers to support us in copyediting and proofreading the following 4 modules and 3 guidelines in English (translated from Chinese):
MODULES
1) communication skills,
2) representation skills,
3) laws and policies related to women workers’ rights, and
4) industry-specific knowledge, including textile, automobile, and ICT industries.
GUIDELINES
1) family-friendly policies,
2) education and training for women, and
3) promoting women’s leadership.
Specifically, the selected Online Volunteers will be assigned to:
– Review the respective assigned module/guideline
– Edit and revise accordingly and properly
– Incorporate feedback received
The Online Volunteer will submit the proofread modules to the Programme Analyst of UN Women China by email.