Senior Online Content Producer

Location: Woodstock, Cape Town
Salary: R25k per month

Purpose of the Role:
Responsible for the ideating, planning, writing and publishing of high quality written content for mobile websites targeting young people across Sub-Saharan Africa.

About the company:
A mobile services and technology company which designs, builds and runs large digital social impact programmes across sub-Saharan Africa. We work with both the corporate and the International Development sectors, using the power of mobile technology to deliver sustainable socio-economic inclusion to the bottom of the pyramid and emerging middle class.

Requirements:
BA degree or graduate diploma in English, communications, marketing, journalism, advertising
Experience in producing mobile-optimised content for the development, charitable or educational sectors.
Experience with content management systems, Google Analytics, Facebook Insights
Technical/design literacy with respect to web development & mobile
You do not need to be a subject matter specialist, but should have the intellectual ability and curiosity to engage with topics including sexual and reproductive health, gender equality, livelihoods, education, digital and financial literacy.
The Senior Online Content Producer will report to the Head of Content and work closely with Community Managers, Project Managers and UX designers.
For this role, you may be required to create content for sites covering the following topics:
Gender Equality – Nigeria
Civil society and advocacy – Nigeria
Sexual and Reproductive Health - Zambia
Financial Literacy - Uganda

Responsibilities:
Content Ideation
Content Planning
Content Creation
Publish content on your site using an online Content Management System
Work closely with expert advisors where applicable to ensure publication of accurate and reliable content
Site Management
Assisting in Community Management
Promotion
Social Media
Contribute to improvement of Content Management System in collaboration with UX designer & developers.
Maintain awareness of key issues in field of each project; for example, gender issues in African countries, advocacy in Africa, entrepreneurship and sexual health.