Passionate about children’s early literacy?
Interested in joining the African Storybook Project’s founding
team?
Saide’s recently established, innovative African Storybook Project aims to support early literacy development through creating and stimulating the use of a website and digital library of openly licensed local language stories for the first few years of reading.
Saide’s recently established, innovative African Storybook Project aims to support early literacy development through creating and stimulating the use of a website and digital library of openly licensed local language stories for the first few years of reading.
Saide seeks to appoint two dynamic professionals from 2013 to
2016 to be based at our offices in Braamfontein, Johannesburg.
Director: Partner Development
Director: Partner Development
(full time contract position until December 2016)
The incumbent will be responsible for international advocacy,
for developing mutually beneficial partnerships with a wide range of children’s
literacy organizations in sub-Saharan Africa, and for providing leadership,
management and strategic guidance for the effective use of the website and its
openly licensed stories in the pilot countries - Kenya, Uganda and South
Africa.
Requirements:
- Strong advocacy
and networking skills, and the ability to communicate the vision,
objectives, tools, and lessons of experience of the project to a wide
range of audiences;
- Ability to
engage critically with the development of the website with the support of
specialists in the field;
- Ability to
provide strategic leadership;
- Competence in
managing people and complex projects;
- Masters degree
in a relevant area.
Knowledge of one or more local African languages will be an
advantage.
The incumbent must be prepared to travel widely in the African
region and elsewhere as required.
Children’s Literature Digital Publisher
Children’s Literature Digital Publisher
(full or major time contract position until December 2016)
The key role for this position is to lead and manage the
acquisition and digital publication of a critical mass of stories in local
languages for early reading.
Requirements:
- Passion for and
knowledge of African children’s literature for the early years, including
emergent literacy;
- Ability to write
for children;
- Knowledge and
experience of publishing on the web;
- Ability to
manage a publishing process, with a good design sense and attention to
detail;
- Commitment to
professional learning, particularly in alternative publishing models and
open licensing;
- Excellent
English communication skills, both oral and written.
- Knowledge of one
or more African languages;
- At least an
Honours level qualification in a relevant area.
Remuneration will be commensurate with skills and experience.
Applicants are required to submit a written one page motivation, CV and the names and contact details of three work-related referees via email, by 18 February 2013 to:
Ms. Maureen Madonsela,
e-mail: aspvacancies@saide.org.za
e-mail: aspvacancies@saide.org.za
Tel: (011) 403 2813
Website: www.saide.org.za
More comprehensive project and position descriptions are
available on the website.
