Great opportunity to join a leading regional organization

AfriNIC is the Internet Numbers Registry for Africa. AfriNIC is a non- governmental and not for profit organisation registered in Mauritius to provide Internet number resource management and some coordination services to the African Internet community.

General Functions:

Responsible for the day-to-day editing of internal and external communications under the supervision of the Communications Area Manager. Contribute to the development and improvement of member communications, services and products. This position is based at the AfriNIC headquarters in Mauritius.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
• Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.
• Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
• Review and approve proofs submitted prior to publication production for newsletters, annual reports, other marketing material, documents submitted by the CEO, and content on the website.
• Assist with the development of content for marketing materials, including the website.
• Read, evaluate and edit documents submitted for publication and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
• Monitor news and current events in the Internet industry, particularly in the African region.
• Maintain editorial calendar, noting upcoming events of interest to AfriNIC.
• This role requires a mix of journalistic, creative and technical skills to help produce quality and professional marketing materials, communications and website.
• Create, develop and manage content for organisation’s web presence (requires working with content management software)
• Coordinate web projects across departments

Background / Skills Preferred:

• 3-4 years experience in writing public relations/journalism and/or content management of a website
• Proven experience and interest in the Internet community'
• Desktop publishing and graphics experience is desirable
• Fluent in speaking and writing in French and English
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing or a related field

Benefits:

As well as competitive salaries, we offer a wide range of secondary benefits. These include:

• Health insurance
• 24h Accident cover
• International travel opportunities
• Vacation leave, plus public holidays
• A training budget for all staff
• Language lessons
• Subsidised connectivity costs to allow you to access the Internet from home
• Travel costs reimbursed
• Paid parental leave after one year with the company

Applications:

If you wish to apply for this position, please email a Letter of Motivation accompanied by your CV, both in English, to jobs[at]afrinic.net. To facilitate timely handling of your application, please quote the relevant Vacancy Reference Number and your name in the subject line of your email or Letter of Application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4th August 2010

AfriNIC reserves the right to call only the best qualified candidates for an interview and not to make any appointment following this advertisement.

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