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Project Description Document and Monitoring Report Editor

with Wildlife Conservation Society

BTDC-ID: 40286
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Project Description Document and Monitoring Report Editor

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Organization Background:

Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) since its establishment in 1895, has operated the world's most extensive field conservation program, focusing on nature's strongholds and protecting half of the globe's biodiversity. In Cambodia, WCS has been active since 1999, dedicated to conserving the nation's unique wildlife and landscapes. Our efforts span vital regions such as the Eastern Plains, Northern Plains, and Tonle Sap, targeting species like the Asian Elephant, Bengal Florican, and Siamese Crocodile.

The Cambodia program takes a comprehensive approach to conservation, combining scientific research, community-based initiatives, and partnerships with local governments and organizations. From protecting carbon-rich tropical forests to mitigating the impact of zoonotic diseases and illegal wildlife trade, the WCS Cambodia program promotes conservation efforts across various issues and ecosystems.

Background

The Northern Plains REDD+ Project is preparing a Project Description (PD) and Monitoring Report (MR) for validation and verification under the Verra Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) Program and Climate, Community & Biodiversity (CCB) Standards. The project team seeks an experienced editor to review and strengthen these documents prior to submission.

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Project Description Document and Monitoring Report Editor

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Workplace Circumstances
  • Environment: Other
  • Languages: English, Khmer
  • Location: Working from home / online
Position Circumstances
  • Career Category: Advisor / Individual Consultant, Research / Development, Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Schedule:Short-term
  • Salary: Negotiable
Position Summary

Location: Remote

Reports to: Forest Carbon Technical Advisor, Cambodia

Country Program/Sector: Global Conservation Program – Greater Mekong

Position Type: Consultant

Expected travel: N/A

Objective

The objective of this assignment is to ensure that the PD and MR are clear, internally consistent, technically accurate, and aligned with the requirements and expectations of VCS and CCB documentation. The editor will focus on improving readability, consistency, and narrative flow while preserving the technical content developed by the project team.

Duties & Responsibilities:
  • Scope of Work
  • Review and edit the complete PD and MR documents, including annexes, for clarity, grammar, style, and professional presentation.
  • Ensure consistency in terminology, definitions, units, figures, tables, references, and project descriptions throughout all documents.
  • Review and strengthen the overall narrative to ensure a coherent and consistent presentation of project activities, baseline conditions, monitoring results, safeguards, and community and biodiversity impacts.
  • Verify consistency between VCS and CCB sections and ensure alignment with VCS v4.7, CCB v3.1, and current joint VCS–CCB template requirements.
  • Identify gaps, inconsistencies, conflicting statements, or areas requiring clarification and provide recommendations to the project team.
  • Review executive summaries and key project descriptions for validation, verification, and stakeholder audiences, and support incorporation of final revisions following project team feedback.
  • Deliverables
  • Edited Project Description (PD) document with tracked changes.
  • Edited Monitoring Report (MR) document with tracked changes.
  • Summary memo identifying key inconsistencies, gaps, and recommendations.
  • Final clean versions of the PD and MR following resolution of comments.
Expected Profile of Candidates
Languages:
  • English - Fluent
Skills & Knowledge:
General & Technical Skills
  • Proven experience editing carbon project documentation, preferably for Verra VCS and/or CCB projects.
  • Familiarity with VCS Program and CCB Standards templates and documentation requirements.
  • Strong understanding of forest carbon projects and the voluntary carbon market.
  • Experience reviewing technical reports for consistency, quality assurance, and compliance.
  • Excellent English editing and technical writing skills.
  • Ability to work with complex documents containing technical, social, environmental, and carbon accounting content.
  • Previous experience supporting validation and verification of REDD+ projects.
  • Familiarity with VCS methodologies and monitoring reports under Verra.
  • Understanding of the Cambodian forest carbon and REDD+ landscape, including relevant policy and stakeholder context.
  • Excellent English editing and technical writing skills.
 

How to Apply

Period of Performance

The assignment is expected to be completed over a period of approximately 10 days, with a final review coordinated with the Northern Plains REDD+ Project team.

Consultant Applications must include a full cost proposal to complete this SOW detailing:

  • Consultant team daily rates (evidence of historical daily rates to be providing as supporting documentation).
  • Travel, accommodation, interview/meeting estimated costs for SOW

Interested candidates are invited to submit their CV, cover letter, and proposed budget to email provided in the contact details.

Attachment:
  • TOR - PD and MR Editor
 

Contact Details

Office Address
  • No. 21, St. 21, Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  • Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
 
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