Senior Editor - Sandton at The Independent Institute of Education (IIE)

Reporting to:
The Senior Editor will report directly to the Head: Academic Operations within the Operations Team.

Job Purpose:

• The successful Senior Editor incumbent  is responsible for ensuring that the team of editors deliver an effective and efficient editing service to the IIE. 

Key areas of responsibility

• Plan and monitor the workload of editors to ensure that there is a quick and efficient flow of documents from the editors back to the academic team.
• Compile weekly reports to inform planning and identifying any delays in the editing process.
• Take responsibility for ensuring all delays are dealt with each week.
• Secure and train freelance and manage editors to support the work of the full-time team to ensure the above efficient flow.
• Train and supervise the work of full-time editors and assist with their recruitment.
• Assess potential editors’ skills prior to appointment.
• Develop protocols and templates in cooperation with the academic team for the editing standards.

Qualifications

• At minimum of a Diploma or Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a field including English, Applied English, Linguistics, Journalism, Technical writing or other writing/communication)

Experience

• At least two years of experience in managing or leading a team.
• 2 to 4 years of writing, editing, or publishing experience – preferably in education.
• 1-2 years working with MS Word, Excel.

Competencies

• English competency at a first language reading, writing and speaking level – including an advanced command of written English grammar and syntax.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proofreading and editing.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment particularly in a leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and deliver against tight deadlines.
• Administrative, organisational, interpersonal skills that would promote effective and efficient communication and information flow including the management of the load of others.
• Advanced levels of Computer literacy - familiarity with the full suite of programs within Microsoft Office including Word, Excel and PowerPoint – at the level at which advanced editing functions can be effectively carried out.
• High proficiency in typing.
• Demonstrated attention to detail.
• Ability to use discretion in decisions when determining necessary priorities.
• Ability in displaying initiative, working strategically and independently, with limited supervision.
• Proven record of managing editorial projects to a successful conclusion.