Editor at Nigeria Health Watch

Responsibilities

The role will involve, but is not limited, to the following:

• Managing the editorial calendar for Nigeria Health Watch on a day-to-day basis and planning, assigning and editing content, ensuring that it meets the quality of Nigeria Health Watch’s publications' quality standards.
• Generating story ideas and producing meaningful content by staying abreast of developments in global health through research and communication with relevant stakeholders
• Supervise writers to ensure the content for Nigeria Health Watch is published on time and to high quality, checking all data quality in the editorial for accuracy and correct referencing.
• Actively seek, vet, edit, and manage the accepting and publishing of content on Nigeria Health Watch’s portals.
• Design innovative approaches to delivering content to maintain Nigeria Health Watch’s leading position in the industry and increase the subscriber base reach and diversity of content.
• Train and also seek opportunities to train health journalists to improve the quality of Nigeria Health Watch’s content.
• Chair Editorial meetings and oversee the development of editorial reports.
• Supervise and edit the video production content development and lead in developing non–programmatic content for Nigeria Health Watch.
• Manage the solicitation and engagement of freelance and contract content developers and ensure the delivery of commissioned content is on time and is to a high-quality standard.
• Seek opportunities to expand the reach of Nigeria Health Watch editorial beyond Nigeria to Africa and beyond
• Strengthen partnerships/relationships and seek publishing opportunities with local and community newsrooms to broaden the reach of the Nigeria Health Watch editorial.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in journalism, media, and communications, or other relevant degree.
• 5-8 years experience writing and editing experience with excellent editing and proofreading skills, including grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• Proven experience as a journalist, writer, or editor passionate about creating engaging and omni-channel content. Exceptional writing, grammar, editing, and proofreading skills with a detail-orientated approach.
• Knowledge of the health sector would be an advantage.
• Collaborative approach with a proven ability to build deep collaborative relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities/tight deadlines and proactively communicate with team members and stakeholders.
• An editorial mindset, with an eye for a good story and relevant and timely content topics
• Knowledge of policy advocacy, media, civil society engagement, and government relations.
• Collaborative, collegial working style and ability to work constructively with colleagues at all levels in the organization's hierarchy.
• Knowledge of communication techniques and overall solid communication skills.
• Strong research and analytical skills, ability to process large amounts of data to feed into programmatic priorities. Attention to detail and organizational skills • Excellent MS Office and office management software knowledge