The African Journal of Engineering Research and Innovation is published by the Institution of Engineers of Kenya through support from the Engineers Board of Kenya (EBK).
AJERI is a quality peer
reviewed journal of engineering, research and innovation. It publishes articles
from Africa and the rest of the world.
Job Title: Editorial Assistant
Location: Nairobi
Job Purpose: The Editorial Assistant reports to the Technical Editor and
Editorial Board of the Institution of engineers of Kenya.
The Editorial Assistant
will assist the Technical Editor in ensuring that publications are produced to
acceptable engineering quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Assisting
in editing articles, journals, technical reports and papers, and related
documents as well as prepares copy for final production.
- Assisting
production schedules to ensure completion by set deadlines.
- Assisting
in research in order to accurately edit, prepare, and produce technical
documentation; maintaining appropriate databases and/or files.
- Assisting
in production of technical and scientific illustrations for presentations
and/or publication, as appropriate to the requirements of the position.
- Assisting
in maintenance of databases and files including those used to track
subscriptions and mailing lists.
- Perform
any other job-related duties as assigned by the Technical editor and
Editorial Board.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelors
Degree in Engineering.
- Experience
in a similar field will be an added advantage
Preferred Skills
Must have people skills;
both to lead a team of employees and to build relationships with outside
contacts
- Ability
to work independently and follow up effectively to meet deadlines
- Excellent
Interpersonal, Communication, presentation and networking skills
- Excellent
research, writing and editing skills
- Ability
to synthesize complex issues into easy to understand formats
How to Apply
All applications must
include a cover letter and a resume which has at least three referees which
should be sent to editor@iekenya.org copy to secretary@iekenya.org and ceo@iekenya.org by Friday 28th
October, 2022.
Please indicate your
current and expected remuneration.
Due to the expected volume
of applications,
IEK will only enter
further correspondence with short-listed candidates.
