Content Editor

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international humanitarian organization that delivers impartial medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health care in over 70 countries.

MSF has been working continuously in Lebanon since 2008. Today our operational teams work all over the country delivering quality, free of charge medical care to those who need it.

MSF Lebanon Branch office is part of the MSF international movement. Our team is composed of 20 full time employees based in Beirut and Cairo working together in the areas of international field recruitment, communications and medical operational support.

From Lebanon and Egypt, we work regionally and contribute globally to MSF’s medical humanitarian response.

OBJECTIVE

Médecins Sans Frontières Lebanon – Branch Office is seeking a motivated and savvy Content Editor for a period of 3 months. This position will oversee the content development for the website including; proofreading, and editing the English text as well as proofreading and editing the Arabic text and following up on the translation process as well as support in translation when necessary.   

The content editor will coordinate with the Communications team in Beirut and will work closely with the Translation Activity Manager and the Digital team.

Main Responsibilities

• Organize, modify and update existing content on MSF Lebanon Website in English and Arabic
• Verify content and information. Edit and proofread content to prepare it for publication on the website.
• Proofread and edit spelling and grammar in Arabic and English.
• Review MSF existing websites and contribute to implement the content on MSF Lebanon website
• Ensure pages remain current and follow the editorial line of the website in Arabic and English

Qualifications

• Proven work experience as a Content Editor, Web Editor or similar role
• Experience writing and editing for a content-driven website
• Knowledge of current online writing and content ideas and trends
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with proven ability to work cooperatively in a dynamic but complex organisation
• Highly organized and detail oriented.