The Pan African University (PAU) is a flagship Institution of the African Union Commission, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was the culmination of the decision of the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union to create the Pan African University (EX.CL/579(XVII). It has five Institutes namely Life and Earth Sciences (including Health and Agriculture) at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria; Governance, Humanities, and Social Sciences at University of Yaoundé II, Cameroon; Science, Technology and Innovation at Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, Kenya; Water and Energy (including Climatic change) at University Tlemcen, Algeria and the Institute of Space Sciences, South Africa.
Job Summary
- The candidate will be responsible for content editing, proofreading, blurb writing and layout design of manuscripts. This also involves provision of accurate content for Pan-Atlantic University (PAU) Press communications, liaising with authors, commissioning manuscripts and/or all activities aimed at expanding the reach of Pan-Atlantic University Press to new publics.
Job Description
- The responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Review and revise manuscript(s) for accuracy and quality.
- Ensure correct tone, voice, clarity, flow and structure of manuscript(s).
- Communicate and work with author(s) and production team to ensure that manuscripts are published in a timely manner.
- Review book proposals.
- Identify and follow up the scholarly peer-review of manuscripts.
- Write blurbs and artist briefs for cover designer.
- Discuss book project(s) with team.
- Compile and update style guide as required.
- Format and Layout manuscript(s) in Adobe InDesign
- Collaborate with team to come up with fresh and creative ideas, keeping audience in mind.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and consistently meet deadlines.
- Assist in implementing the programmes, strategies of the PAU Press, and any other related duties as may be assigned by the line manager.
Qualifications
- BSc or BA in English, Communication or related field.
Requirements/Competencies
- Proficiency in InDesign (or any other layout tool)
- Excellent communication skills (oral and written).
- Strong attention to detail.
- Innovative creativity, working independently and meeting targets.
- Highly organized and detailed-oriented.
- Flexible and proactive.
- Must be able to manage workload by establishing priorities and be detail-oriented.
- Adherence to deadlines and meeting key deliverables.
- Interpersonal skills / Influencing / negotiation skills.
- Critical thinking, analytical, time management and organizational skills.
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