Immediately Required: Editor/ Technical Writer

IFES is an international, nonprofit organization that supports the building
of democratic societies. IFES promotes democratic stability by providing
technical assistance and applying field-based research to the electoral
cycle in countries around the world to enhance citizen participation and
strengthen civil societies, governance and transparency. Founded in 1987 as
a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, IFES has developed and implemented
comprehensive, collaborative democracy solutions in more than 120 countries.


The Expert Group of the System Development Support Team is engaging a full
-time Editor/ Technical Writer to consolidate technical documents and
research materials in order to develop manuals & training materials for
election software applications developed by the  Software Development Team
(SDT) & voter registration SoP’s developed by  Voter Registration (VR)
Experts.  Under the close guidance of the Expert Group and in close
coordination with the Graphic Designer, the Editor/ Technical Writer will
use their demonstrated ability to create comprehensive manuals & training
materials in Bahasa Indonesia from disparate sources which are easy to
understand by their intended users.


*Responsibilities of Editor/Analyst :*



·         - Synthesize the ideas, proposals, and inputs from the Expert
Group into cohesive, concise manuals & training materials for distribution.

·        -  Ensure that different manuals & training materials prepared
include the same substantive content, are similar in tone, and are free of
contradictions.

·        -  Use source material to create tailored documents for specific
audiences.

·         - Simplify complicated procedural language content to improve
readability.

·         - Quickly conceptualize the overall system developed by the
Expert Group so that editorial choices are sensible and consistent with the
work of the Expert Group



The Editor/Technical Writer must have a demonstrated track record working
as an author or editor of comprehensive manuals & training materials in
Bahasa Indonesia (mandatory) and English (preferably), ideally with
assistance and development projects in Indonesia.



The Editor/Technical Writer will be engaged with the System Development
Support Team for an initial period for 3 (three) months with possible
renewal depending on funding. It is expected that the role will be
conducted on a full-time basis in the System Development Support Team’s
office in Jakarta.





If you are interested in applying for this position, please submit your
letter of application and detailed resume at the latest on 18 September
2012 to: vacancy@ifesindonesia.org



Please put the position you apply on the subject of the email. Only
application in English will be accepted. Only shortlisted candidates will
be contacted. No phone inquiries.