Deadline: Not specified
Location: Damaturu, Nigeria
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is seeking to fill the role of SignPost Manager.
IRC provides humanitarian support to internally displaced populations in IDP camps, camp-like settings, host communities, and returnee populations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure SignPost content is accurate, complete, easy to understand, and engaging
- Edit written and multimedia content created by SignPost staff, including the senior editorial officer, community engagement, protection and service mapping officer, and moderators
- Use Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Adobe IN-design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Contentful CMS, Transifex translation-management software, and other tools to prepare content for publication
- Create and execute work plans, spending plans, procurement plans and related systems to ensure that project deadlines are met, and targets achieved
- Convene and facilitate the monthly/semi-monthly staff meetings and community forums
- Support the protection officers in maintaining a good working knowledge of available services from IRC and partners, and an ability to make appropriate referrals to those services during SignPost activities
- Develop and maintain a good knowledge of the protection situation locally and the priority needs of the IDP population and host community
- Participate in developing proposals, budgets, and concept notes
- Contribute to the development of the country sector strategy for the Nigeria protection programme
- Support other protection programmes, as needed, including child protection and women’s protection and empowerment
- Publish content
- Organise, update, and manage the SignPost style guide
- Ensure the SignPost photo database is up to date
- Ensure the SignPost editorial calendar is up to date
- Work with ICT team to resolve technical issues across platforms
- Help monitor traffic and other feedback
- Draft reports on SignPost content as assigned
- Represent SignPost at conferences, workshops, and other events
Requirements
- BA/BS in English, Journalism, Social Sciences, Communications or a related field
- Five years, minimum, of editing experience
- Sub-editing/copy editing experience (strongly desirable)
- Expert-level knowledge of English grammar and usage
- Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Publisher, PowerPoint, Adobe IN-design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Contentful CMS, Transifex translation-management software (desirable)
- Experience using a CMS
- Knowledge of online content best practices
- Knowledge of social media strategy and content best practices
- Experience in a newsroom is a plus
- Experience in a humanitarian organisation is a plus
- Knowledge of IDP issues in northeast (desirable)
To apply and for more information, click here.
Photo source: IRC
