The World Bank Hiring For Short Term Temporary at Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Full Time

Application Closing Date: 8/27/2023

To Submit Your Application:

Interested candidates should send their CV and a letter of interest to [email protected]

The subject line of the email should be “Short Term Temporary“. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview.

Background

The World Bank Group is one of the largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries; a unique global partnership of five institutions dedicated to ending extreme poverty, increasing shared prosperity and promoting sustainable development. With 189 member countries and more than 120 offices worldwide, we work with public and private sector partners, investing in groundbreaking projects and using data, research, and technology to develop solutions to the most urgent global challenges. For more information, visit www.worldbank.org Innovation and partnership bond the five institutions of the World Bank Group (WBG): the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA), which together form the World Bank; the International Finance Corporation (IFC); the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA); and the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). The World Bank Group is one of the world’s largest sources of funding and knowledge for developing countries. It uses financial resources and extensive experience to help our client countries to reduce poverty, increase economic growth, and improve quality of life. To ensure that countries can access the best global expertise and help generate cutting-edge knowledge, the World Bank Group is constantly seeking to improve the way it works. Key priorities include delivering measurable results, promoting openness and transparency in development, and improving access to development information and data.

General Description

The World Bank requires professionals for its Document Editing Services team in Chennai, India. The team offers copyediting and formatting services to task teams across regions and global practices on project documents and Advisory Services and Analytics documents.

The Short Term Temporary will carry out copy editing and formatting of a variety of documents from the global practices in accordance with stringent industry standards and following World Bank-specific conventions. In addition, the candidate will assist in formatting of presentations and charts.

The working hours for the Document Editing Services team are from 11 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. The candidate may be required to come on a different shift if there is a business need. The team operates out of the Chennai office the candidate will need to be available for work based on the work load.

Responsibilities:

The Short Term Temporary will be responsible for the following:

· Identifying and correcting mechanical and stylistic errors

· Ensuring document consistency in style and format

· Improving overall readability by amending inelegant wording, ambiguous vocabulary and syntax, redundancies and verbosity, and jargon

· Checking references in line with the Chicago Manual of Style guidelines

· Formatting documents and presentations.

Skills

Candidates must possess the following specialized skills:

· Fluency in English with strong written and oral communication skills

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications such as Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

· Familiarity with style guides such as the Chicago Manual of Style; ability to quickly adapt to new styles and guidelines

· Self-motivated person with a high degree of initiative; strong team player

· Ability to work effectively under time pressure with high capacity to produce quality work

· Collaborative, curious, and innovative while being able to adapt to working in a large development finance institution.

Education & Experience

The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree and have one to two years of work experience as technical editor, technical writer, or content developer. Engineers, software developers, and project managers with strong writing/editing skills will also be considered.