Overview

The Encyclopaedia Africana Project invites applications from suitably qualified Ghanaians to fill a vacant position at the Project Secretariat in Accra.  The Senior Research Officer/Editor will be responsible for providing a high level of research and editing support to the Research and Proposal Development teams by undertaking duties related to a variety of projects with a strong focus on producing high-quality articles and data collation for publication both online and in print.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver on particular work strands relating to specific projects including writing and editing of articles for content and publication.
• Plan the content for publications according to the Project’s publication style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements,
•  Exercise editorial quality control measures on articles submitted for publication,
•  Work closely with others as part of a team and with external stakeholders to assemble, edit, manage relationships and deliver work on deadlines;
•  As assigned, will serve as a primary proposal writer, use writing skills to transform technical content and conceptual design into polished proposals that are responsive to donor guidelines,
•  Prepares progress reports against annual work plans and recommend changes to activities as appropriate to achieve programme objectives;
•  Any other duties as required.

Qualification Required & Experience

• A Master’s degree in Humanities, English, Publishing Studies, Communication Studies, or other related fields from a recognized tertiary institution with a minimum of 5 years continuous or combined experience in research and publishing.
•  An understanding of publishing production is required.
•  Strong writing, editing, proofreading and oral communication skills, with proven ability to write clear and concise reports.