CallforCopyeditorsforVectorWorksProjectTheVectorWorksProjectatJHU�CCPisseekingquotesfromcopyeditors(individualsorfirms)forcopyeditingseveralmalaria-specifictechnicalpapersandreports.Thecontractwillextendoveraoneyearperiodwithanoptiontoextendformultipleyears.VectorWorksisa5-yearUSAID/PMIfundedproject.Ourgoalistohelpcountriesachieveandmaintainhighlevelsofmosquitonetcoverageanduse.Wearealsotaskedwithfacilitatingtheadoptionofalternativevectorcontrolinterventionsoncesuchinterventionsaredeemedreadyforrollout.VectorWorksiscurrentlyinvolvedin12countriesandhasthepotentialtoexpandtomoresites.VectorWorksisimplementedbyaconsortiumledbytheJohnsHopkinsCenterforCommunicationPrograms(CCP).OtherpartnersincludeTropicalHealthLLP,SwissTropicalandPublicHealthInstitute(SwissTPH),PopulationServicesInternational(PSI),MennoniteEconomicDevelopmentAssociates(MEDA)andtheTulaneUniversityCenterforAppliedMalariaResearchandEvaluation(CAMRE).Theprojectrunsfrom2014to2019.Projectstaff,internationalconsultants,andseveralin-countrypartnersproducemanydocumentsoverthelifeoftheproject.Asaresult,productscanvarysubstantiallyinwritingqualityandstyle(British,Ugandan,Nigerian,orAmericanEnglish).Wearelookingforacopyeditorswhoareabletoprovideuswithexpertqualityworkandabletodosowithquickturnaroundtomatchtheneedsoftheproject.Examplesofmaterialsinproductioninclude:
• Briefcasestudies• Journalarticles• Evaluationandprojectreports• Editorialsoradvocacystatements• Whitepapersorguidelines• Successstories• Tripreports• Projectreports
Thecopyeditor’sworkwillrangefromlighttomediumandheavyeditingtasksincludingbutarenotlimitedtothefollowing:
• Preformingalltasksforlightcopyediting• Changingtextandheadingtoachieveparallelstructure• Flagginginappropriatefiguresofspeech• Ensuringkeytermsarehandledconsistentlyandthatvocabularylistsandtheindexcontainall
thetermsthatmeetcriteriaspecifiedbythepublisher• Ensuringthatpreviews,summariesreflectcontent• Improvingtheflowofthedocument• Enforcingconsistentstyleandtone• Changingpassivevoicetoactivevoice,ifrequested• Flaggingambiguousorincorrectstatements• Smoothingtransitions• Assigningnewlevelstoheadstoachievelogicalstructure• Eliminatingwordiness• Suggestingandsometimesimplementingadditionsanddeletionsattheparagraphandsentence
level
Allpapersandreportswillinvolvemalaria,particularlyLongLastingInsecticideNets(LLINs)andcanvaryfrom5-50pagesinlength.Sub-topicsincludemonitoringandevaluation,designofnetdistributionsystemstohouseholds,behaviorchangecommunication,andpolicy.SamplesofVectorWorksproductscanbefoundatwww.vector-works.org.Potentialcandidatesshouldsubmitthefollowingdocumentsforconsideration:
1. Resume2. Sampleofpreviouswork3. Coverletterindicatingthefollowing:
o Priceperhour,includingforexpeditedworko Averagenumberofpagescompletedinanhouro Therangeofeditingactivitiesperformedforotherclientso Typesofpublicationswithwhichthecopyeditorhasspecializedorhassignificant
experienceo Whethertheprospectivebidderisbasedlocally,nationally,orinternationally
Applicationswillbeevaluatedonadequacyandcompletenessofthesubmission,qualificationsoftheprospectivecopyeditor,breadthanddepthofexperience,performanceonthesampleprovided,andcompetitivepricing.ApplicationProcess:Qualifiedapplicantsshouldsendtheirapplicationtoccp.vectorworks@gmail.comwith“VectorWorksCopyeditor”inthesubjectline.DeadlineforsubmissionsisAugust2,2016.