Editor for journal on labor in Lebanon (part time)

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) is a German political foundation affiliated with the German party “Die Linke” (The Left Party). RLS is a provider of civic education and a center for progressive social research (www.rosalux.de). Since May 2017, RLS has opened its office in Beirut.

The Beirut Office is looking for an editor to support the publication of bi-annual journal of labour in Lebanon.

The journal shall deal with different topics and aspects of labour in Lebanon. Its publication language is Arabic

Time frame: 8 months

Starting Date: 01.03.2018

Main tasks and responsibilities:

• Choose topics to be written on and published within the journal together with the responsible project manager
• Select writers/journalists to research and write on topics related to labor in Lebanon
• Communicate effectively with writers and fulfill project deadlines
• Edit documents to ensure quality, adjusting the style as necessary, ensuring consistency in narrative text, footnotes and tables
• Coordinate with web designers/graphic designer for the visual and technical implementation of the publication of the journal
• Coordinate closely with the team of RLS Beirut during the whole process

Requirements of the applicant

• Bachelor Degree in Journalism/Documentation or a related field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in editing, journalism
• Good analytical and factual understanding of the topic of labour in Lebanon and in the MENA region
• Experience in project coordination and management
• Sharing the understandings and values of RLS
• Fluency in written Arabic
• This is a remote, work-from-home position