Online Support Centre Editor

One World

 

Summary

The Support Centre Editor is responsible for editing OneWorld's Online Support Centre as a component of the 'Common Space' planned between OneWorld and 4 other organisations.  He/she will be based in New Delhi and will report to the ICT Channel editor.  The job purpose is to produce a Support Centre that delivers its mission as set out below. The Centre will be aimed at a worldwide audience and draw upon resources produced by OneWorld and its partners.

 Mission of the Support Centre

The mission of the Support Centre is to provide a one-stop online shop for OneWorld partners as well as a general audience interested in studying or teaching modules on how ICTs can be used for development purposes.  It should cover topics such as:

·        Getting connected

·        HTML basics

·        'Which' guide to HTML editing programmes

·        using websites to achieve strategic communication goals

·        web page formatting

·        web site maintenance

·        comparisons of content management systems

·        writing for the internet

·        use of statistics and other site-monitoring tools

·        publicizing websites

·        using websites for advocacy, networking and fund-raising

·        directory of web resources

·        use of wireless communications

·        use of digital radio

·        methods of using the internet to support other development media (radio, TV, mobile phones)

·        uploading/downloading of audio, video and image files

·        directory of listservs and electronic conferences

·        directory of local resources

All content on the Support Centre should be in easily downloadable form for trainers or students. 

 Specific Responsibilities

• Review content available from other Common Space partners and recommend how the content can best be fitted together
• Update all training materials currently hosted on oneworld.net
• Review content available from OneWorld partners and recommend how the content can be best fitted in the OneWorld Support Centre
• Identify gaps in the content available on the sites of the Common Space partners (using feed-back from users of the support centre) and identify means of meeting these gaps
• Draft the specifications for a OneWorld training area that incorporates all existing OneWorld training materials.  This training area should fit both with other One World pages and with relevant pages from Common Space partners
• Liaise with other Common Space partners over content
• Adapt all existing training materials for use as a back-up to face-to-face training.
• Plan for the translation of key components of Common Space partners material into French and Spanish
• Liaise with other agencies involved in the development of related resources on ICT
• Establish a feed-back loop so that Support Centre content is responsive to readers' needs
• Be part of the OneWorld South Asia team

Location: New Delhi, India.

Contract period:  24 months

Salary:  £10,000/year

 

Person Specification

Essential

Desirable

Demonstrated skill at writing clear fluent prose Excellent technical knowledge of the internet and ICTs Understanding of, and commitment to, use of the internet as a development tool Understanding of training methodologies and the application of ICTs to them Ability to network and negotiate with related organisations Able and willing to work in Delhi Fluent English Comfortable in a primarily online environment Conscientious, reliable

Journalistic experience Other language skills (French and Spanish) Knowledge/experience of NGOs and development Knowledge of current policy debates around internet use/access Have an international perspective

 

Please send your application by email to

Nitya Jacob

Regional coordinator

OneWorld South Asia

Nitya.jacob@oneworld.net

 

Closing date for applications - April 27, 2001.