Content Curator Job Vacancies | Apply For Content Supervisor Job Opportunity

Content Curator Job Vacancies | Apply For This Content Supervisor Job Opportunity

Job Category: Commercial Sales

Job Location: Cape Town, South Africa

What we’re looking for:

We seek a highly motivated and affable individual to manage the overall curation activities, research and compile digital information, stories, articles, images, webpages, and videos for inclusion in our courses and overall products. Our ideal candidate has experience in online research and digital content curation, as well as is technological savvy across multiple platforms, devices, and digital resources. A passion and enthusiasm for educational content and an ability to maintain focus and motivation throughout the completion of repetitive tasks are also needed to succeed in this position.

Main responsibilities in this position include (but are not limited to):

Content curator

• Identifying relevant content that is not readily available through existing channels and from credible sources.
• Coordinating with other departments to obtain information or materials that are needed to create new content pieces.
• To contribute to sourcing and developing content. This includes sharing ideas for content, sourcing authors, and researching and writing blog posts.
• Distil and translate technical information into understandable, engaging content across a range of written, graphic and audio-visual content, both static and interactive.
• Evaluating content based on its accuracy, validity, and relevance.
• Curating content from multiple sources (newspapers, magazines, blogs, etc.) into a single location for easy access.
• Recommending changes to content so that it is more effective at achieving its purpose.
• Copywriting and editing text to correct spelling, grammar, punctuation, or terminology errors.
• Proactively identify new content and opportunities to support the promotion of DFI’s community activities.
• Investigate, secure, and properly document permission clearance to publish data, graphics, videos, and other media.
• Validate that the gathered material complies with company’s industrial, and legal rules by verifying the accuracy and relevance of resources.

Note: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed

Education and Experience:

• Relevant Diploma / Degree Qualification
• 2 - 5 years’ experience in content curation or a related position
• Experience using Mail Chimp and WordPress
• Experience distilling complex topics for broad audiences
• Strong digital literacy and technology skills
• Experience in writing or developing content.
• Experience and knowledge of digital finance, financial inclusion and/or education

Specialist Knowledge / Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proficiency in French is advantageous
• Highly organized and efficient, with the ability to prioritize competing demands and tasks across multiple program areas
• Strong networker with the ability to quickly build strong relationships at all levels in an organization and across sectors
• Eager to develop, upskill and inspire professionals to develop and make an impact for a more equitable world
• Skilled with MS Office and video conferencing
• Highly proficient in English communication – professional verbal and written skills (critical)
• Ability to effectively manage multiple projects at the same time, prioritize tasks, identify and mitigate risks, and meet tight deadlines while still maintaining high-quality work.
• Ability to make content decisions even when information is limited, work effectively in a team and autonomously, and implement different projects at once.

Competencies/personality requirements:

• Comfortable working effectively in a collaborative team environment and independently
• Excellent communication, organizational, analytical, and technology skills
• Friendly, personable, and culturally aware
• Customer-centric approach with an understanding of customer service principles
• Ability to quickly build strong relationships at all levels and sectors
• Self-motivated and managed (critical)
• Creative thinker 
• Eager to consistently learn, problem-solve and innovate 
• Highly detail-oriented and deadline driven 
• Solutions-focused

Work hours and location:

• This is a permanent position and reports directly into the Events and Communications Manager.
• The working hours are in line with South African and UK standard office hours
• This position is a hybrid working position. Therefore, applicants must have an adequate workstation / home environment free from background noise, as well as their own reliable ADSL / Fibre connection at home capable of holding  quality video calls (proof of sufficient connectivity will be required)
• We have a flexible working hours policy where employees are required to work 40 hours per week while working a 4-day week and be available during the company’s in contact hours between 10h00-14h00.
• Preference given to Cape Town based applicants but remote candidates will be considered.
• Applicants must be able to operate efficiently online during times of load shedding or power outages

Salary and benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits package:

• Full scholarships for any of the courses we offer
• Flexible working allowance to support employee’s home office, WiFi, uninterrupted power supply for load shedding, and parking for when they do come to the office
• 4-day work week
• Paid parental leave
• Tiered leave based on seniority
• An increase in leave as a reward for tenure at three and five years
• Menstrual leave
• Birthday leave
• Medical aid
• Death and disability cover
• Comprehensive Employee Health and well-being program
• Growth opportunities: predominantly around breadth in skills learned at Digital Frontiers

ABOUT DIGITAL FRONTIERS

At Digital Frontiers, we empower others to build capabilities and human connections for a better world. Digital Frontiers is an African not-for-profit capacity building specialist, focused on building capabilities amongst professionals in sectors aligned to the UN Sustainability Goals, particularly where digitization and the use of digital tools are fundamental to the success of their industry, organizations, and roles, in low-and-middle-income countries where capacity gaps are a significant challenge.

Digital Frontiers incorporates the Digital Frontiers Institute, Gateway, the Alliance of Digital Finance Associations, and the PathwayTo17 Summit. We have students in over 160 countries and affiliated national professional associations in 12 countries and growing. Our current focus areas include Inclusive Finance, Inclusive Financial Regulation and Supervision, Inclusive and Interoperable Payment Systems, Digital Health, Youth Unemployment, Gender Equality and Inclusive Digital Economies, and our vision is to expand to all SDGs.

Our team is spread across 18 countries and represent more than 20 nationalities, with our core operations based at the V & A Waterfront in Cape Town, South Africa.

Digital Frontiers NPC adheres to the principles of the Employment Equity Act and preference will be given to candidates in line with the business’ EE targets and goals.

Application process:

If you feel you meet the above requirements and would like to apply for this opportunity, then please submit your application Here.

Application deadline:  22 February 2023