Technical Standards Editor
Overview
The Technical Standards Editor will copy-edit draft and approved ITU-T Recommendations and other documents, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and alignment with organizational policies. The role involves coordinating editorial workflows and advising on copyright matters.
Key Responsibilities
- Copy-edits draft and approved ITU-T Recommendations and other documents.
- Ensures clarity, accuracy, use of appropriate terminology, and alignment with organizational policies.
- Helps control correspondence with authors and Study Group Counsellors.
- Reviews edits performed by editorial assistants.
- Rewrites texts in consultation with study group Counsellors, Rapporteurs and editors.
- Coordinates editorial workflows among the Editing and Publications team, Study Group secretariats and other stakeholders.
- Ensures the overall consistency of ITU-T Recommendations and highlights technical issues.
- Advises Study Group Counsellors on copyright matters.
- Follows up on copyright requests relating to ITU-T Recommendations.
- Identifies copyright issues and determines copyright licensing terms for electronic attachments.
- Ensures that the procedures for the publication of approved common texts with ISO are followed.
- Assists in the coordination and performance monitoring of the editing and publication workflows.
- Participates in activities related to the harmonization of terminology, including the Secretariat of the Standardization Committee for Vocabulary (SCV).
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience
At least five years of progressively responsible experience in technical editing, report writing, and the preparation of presentations related to the development and publication of ICT/telecommunication standards, including at least two at the international level. A Doctorate in a related field can be considered as a substitute for two years of working experience.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree in electronics, telecommunications, information and communication technology (ICT), electrical engineering, science or a related field OR education from a reputed college of advanced education with a diploma of equivalent standard to that of an advanced university degree in one of the fields above. For internal candidates, a first university degree in one of the fields above in combination with seven years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of an advanced university degree for promotion or rotation purposes.
