Copy Writer (Consultant) At Development Gateway

Contract in Washington, DC, worldwide – Remote OK

Terms of Reference: Copy Editor

Development Gateway: An IREX Venture (DG) is an international non-profit organization with team members based in more than 10 countries worldwide. For over 20 years, DG has researched data ecosystems, built digital tools to support those data ecosystems, and advised on data strategy and digital transformation to strengthen decision-making, transparency, and service delivery. DG has expertise in deploying digital tools in agriculture, health, aid management, data & data strategy, extractives, information management systems, open contracting & procurement, and beyond. We support a variety of partners in over seventy countries around the globe to better collect, analyze, visualize, and use data by building digital tools, creating strong incentive structures and processes, and providing training and support.

This position is a consultancy with a highly variable number of hours each month.

Scope of Work and Requirements:

DG works on a wide range of topics and strives to provide clients with high-quality deliverables (reports, blogs, white papers, etc.) This consultancy would provide a thorough review of written deliverable content with an emphasis on clarity, grammar, and following the DG style guide.

Given this context, the Copy Editor will:

• Be a native level English speaker capable of providing review independently and have experience copy editing for an international organization
• Give concrete suggestions and guide rewrites where necessary
• Provide a clear, thorough review of content using track changes and adding comments to the document where text is unclear
• Use Google Docs, primarily, to review deliverables
• Write in American English and support translation between British and American English when necessary
• Respond quickly with availability to review new deliverables and tasks, and be able to give notice if unavailable for an extended period of time
• Set expectations and deadlines to ensure deliverables are completed in accordance with DG’s needs and the Consultant’s existing responsibilities

Payment:

The expected pay of this consultancy is between $35 and $50 per hour based on experience and location.

The Consultant is responsible for submitting actual hours worked of a given month by the 5th working day of the following month. An invoice template will be provided to the Consultant to facilitate ease of tracking hours.