Assisant Editor Post
Summary of Responsibilities
The post-holder’s responsibilities include: supporting the editing of journal articles to publication; maintaining the Policy and Practice web site by uploading new issues of the journal to the web site and updating other pages as necessary; promoting the journal to local and international audiences using electronic newsletters and flyers; supporting the organisation of online seminars to debate the content of each new issue of the journal; updating the database of journal citations and compiling reports on use of the journal web site; and promote the journal at development education seminars and events. The post-holder will also assist in the editing of internal Centre for Global Education reports and publications. The post is part-time (17.5 hours per week) with a fixed-term contract until 31 May 2025 with prospects for extension. This is a hybrid position that involves working one day a week in the office of the Centre for Global Education in Belfast and one day a week working from home.
Specific Duties
To organise the call for contributors for each new issue of Policy and Practice
- To disseminate the call for contributors for each new issue of the journal to mailing lists of academics and development education practitioners, academic institutions, NGDOs and development networks involved in teaching and researching development education.
- To promote each new call for contributors using promotional e-mails, Centre for Global Education web sites and newsletter, and the newsletters of external partners in development studies, development education and international development.
To support the editing of journal articles to publication
- To support the editing of articles by ensuring compliance with the house referencing and formatting styles.
- To format articles in the layout, typeface and format needed for publication online.
- To create Word and PDF files of each article and the entire issue of each new edition of the journal for uploading to the web site,
- To create URLs for each article in their respective category (Focus, Perspectives, Viewpoint and Review).
- To upload each new edition of the journal to the web site and publish it online with articles appearing in the same order as the contents page.
- To add the previous issue of the journal to the archive.
To support the dissemination of Policy and Practice
- To support the promotion of each new issue of the journal using the CGE newsletter, and externally through the newsletters and web sites of partner organisations.
- To disseminate a promotional e-flyer on each new issue of the journal to mailing lists of academics, development educators and academic institutions that research and teach development education.
To contribute to the monitoring and evaluation of Policy and Practice
- To update the database of citations generated by articles published in Policy and Practice and other journals using Google Scholar.
- To upload the updated citations database to the Centre for Global Education and Policy and Practice web sites.
- To compile bi-annual reports on traffic to the Policy and Practice web site using data supplied by AW Stats.
- To support internal and external evaluations of Policy and Practice as requested by Irish Aid.
To support the organization of seminars to debate the content of each new issue of Policy and Practice
- To support the organization and promotion of two online development education seminars per annum to debate the content of two new issues of Policy and Practice.
- To assist the compilation and dissemination of seminar reports.
To contribute to reporting on Policy and Practice activities
- To contribute to reports required by Irish Aid and the Centre for Global Education’s Management Board.
- To attend meetings of the Policy and Practice Editorial Board.
To represent the Centre for Global Education at Seminars and Events
- To participate in external events and seminars that support the promotion and dissemination of Policy and Practice.
- To undertake training events that support capacity-building and professional development in development education.
- To represent the Centre for Global Education at development education and international development networking events.
To support the editing and publication of Centre for Global Education publications and participate in CGE events.
- To compile and disseminate the Centre for Global Education’s monthly newsletter, the E-bulletin, on Mailchimp.
- To support the editing and proof-reading of Centre for Global Education research reports, blogs, teaching resources, books and publications.
- To help identify funding sources for Centre for Global Education’s activities.
- To participate in Centre for Global Education events.
Timescale and Conditions
Salary £26,760.00 per annum pro rata (plus employer’s NIC and Pension contributions) - this post has been funded by Irish Aid until 31 May 2025 and will have a probationary period of three months.
Pension The Centre for Global Education operates a Stakeholder Pension Scheme for employees which will facilitate contributions to a private pension plan from the employer and employee.
Hours17.5 hours per week. This is a hybrid post that involves working in the office of the Centre for Global Education and working from home
Management Reporting line will be to the CGE Director.
Annual Leave 25 days’ holiday per annum plus statutory days (pro rata). The holiday period runs from the date of appointment.
Equal Opportunities The Centre for Global Education aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants irrespective of their sex, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, ethnic origin or disability.
Duration of post To 31 May 2025 with prospects for extension.
This role description will be regularly reviewed as part of the CGE appraisal process and according to the needs of Irish Aid.
Applications
The Centre for Global Education invites applications for this post. An application pack, including the application form, is available on the Centre for Global Education’s web site at www.centreforglobaleducation.com/jobs.
Your completed application and monitoring forms should be received by e-mail by 5.00pm on Friday, 20 December 2024. E-mail your application to: stephen@centreforglobaleducation.com. Late applications will not be accepted. Interviews to be held in January 2025.
The Selection Panel reserves the right to enhance the shortlisting criteria in order to facilitate a manageable shortlist.
The Assistant Editor post is funded by Irish Aid.
November 2024.