About US:

Farm Radio International is a Canadian non-profit organization that was founded in 1979 by CBC Radio broadcaster George Atkins. The organization is headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario and works with radio broadcasters to improve food security and agricultural methods for small-scale farmers and rural communities in African countries. Farm Radio International use radio, a tool that is easily accessed in sub-Saharan Africa, to communicate information on low-cost and sustainable farming practices.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

In collaboration with the Resource Coordinator,

Coordination of assignments

• Identify, from a list of FRI-trained / approved writers, someone available / interested to write on the topic assigned, in the country identified, within the timeline.
• Communicate this name & contact info to FRI’s Resource Coordinator, who will draft the contract.
• There will be 4-6 resources to assign per month.
• Offer feedback to the writer on their pitch document
• Follow up with the writer to ensure that the script or story is on topic and will be received before the deadline. Ensure a photo will also be shared.

Editing

• With the writer, review, edit, and fact-check scripts and stories produced by anglophone writers until it is publishable. It can then be shared with the Resource Coordinator for separate rounds of review and editing before the story is translated and published.
• Ensure scripts and stories are written in a style that is easily read on air and that values rural people, particularly women.
• There will be 4-6 items per month to edit.

Writer recruitment and training

• As necessary, identify potential writers, particularly women, in key countries of FRI operation to contribute.
• As necessary, support online writer training.
• The editor may also be asked to support the revision of other documents, including Broadcaster how-to guides.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• Hold a diploma in journalism or communications or any other related training
• 3+ years of professional experience in journalism
• Excellent ability to write and revise texts in English
• Fluency in English, both orally and in writing
• Experience in capacity building and coaching of journalists
• Good command of writing for radio
• Excellent command and monitoring of African agricultural and rural news
• Excellent command of IT tools, including good familiarity with WhatsApp
• Excellent time management skills, with a good ability to work independently and in a team remotely
• Demonstrate interpersonal skills and openness
• Previous experience supervising and managing a team of freelance journalists (an important asset)
• Knowledge of gender issues, agriculture, rural development, environment, health.

If you wish to apply for this position, please send the following to Jobapps@farmradio.org indicating the job title “Editor” in the subject line and include:

• CV and cover letter
• Three writing samples
• Rate for editing a 500-700 word story and for editing a 3000-word radio script

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone calls please.