Editorial Coordinator Job Careers – Vision Group
Job Title: Editorial Coordinator
Organisation: Vision Group
Project Name: Promotion of human rights and enhancing access to justice through media interventions.
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Project Coordinator
About US:
Vision Group incorporated as the New Vision Printing & Publishing Company Limited (NVPPCL) seeks to recruit highly motivated and dynamic individuals to fill the following positions on a contract basis for a project. The project is focused on improving access to justice for all, through improved accountability of duty bearers; and an empowered citizenry that ably articulates their rights. The project concentrates on media activities which help the poor and vulnerable persons to access justice and create awareness on their rights. The project envisages amplifying the voices of the voiceless and responsiveness of office bearers leading to an improved community justice that respects and promotes human rights. The project will operate over a period of eighteen months.
Job Summary: The Editorial Coordinator will oversee the project editorial content and production timelines; direct the tone and theme of the content and provide guidance on content and schedules that affect the project editorial calendar.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage multiple documents to ensure that they are relevant, informative and grammatically correct.
- Actively listens to live news, and reviews online news daily to ensure the media agenda is known at all times.
- Deliver insight, advice and industry intelligence, to help achieve the communications objectives.
- Perform tasks as requested with a high level of accuracy, professionalism and efficiency, including processing irrelevant and missed content.
- Adhere to the company policies and procedures and the code of conduct.
- Where appropriate keeps up to date with legislative requirements.
- Ensures personal adherence to workplace health and safety requirements and either addresses or brings to management’s attention when others are in breach of these requirements.
- Provide administrative support as required for the Project Coordinator.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or Communication or in a related field from a recognized institution.
- Two years of journalistic experience.
- Project management experience.
- Research and analysis – comprehensive reading, analyzing and summarizing of information, making sense of large amounts of information and complex situations.
- Excellent writing and editing skills.
- Excellent computer skills (Ms. Office applications, Outlook, etc.)
- Proficiency in the English language.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Must be detailed oriented.
- Exceptional organizational skills.
- Communication – express ideas & information in an accurate, relevant and timely manner utilizing a two-way communication approach. Demonstrates the ability to interpret and convey information for their particular audience. This includes responding to audience feedback & adapting their approach.
- Integrity – demonstrate openness, honesty & consistency in behavior; generates confidence in others through professional & ethical behavior.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should submit their applications and updated CVs to the:
Chief Human Resources Officer,
The New Vision Printing and Publishing Company Ltd.
P.O Box 9815, Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 29th March 2019
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