Consultant Content Manager / Women's Human Rights Net / Location:
flexible /
Closing date: March 8, 2002.

DESCRIPTION:

WHRnet is an international network of 25 women's human rights
organizations,
dedicated to the effective utilization of all information and
communication
technologies (ICTs) and strategies, toward the advancement of women's
human
rights and the support of women's advocacy globally.

Women's Human Rights Net is seeking a consultant Content Manager to
contribute to and co-ordinate the creation and updating of website
content
across a range of sections and topics on the WHRnet site
(www.whrnet.org).
The Consultant Content Manager will report to the Executive Director
of
WHRnet. The position will be offered initially on a 6-month
consultancy
basis, with the possibility of a full-time contract thereafter. The
Consultant Content Manager may be
appointed on a full or part-time basis but must be available to work a
minimum of 3 days per week. Location is flexible. Salary is negotiable
and
commensurate with experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Work with the Executive Director to establish, document and keep
under
review editorial guidelines and content development criteria;
- Work with the Executive Director to develop and oversee
quality-control
mechanisms;
- Write and edit content in English on women's human rights issues and
policy developments globally;
- Liaise with WHRnet partners and associates to source content;
- Establish a panel of "content experts" to provide content on
specialized
topics;
- Maintain and regularly update the site's links to relevant online
resources;
- Conduct Internet-based research to locate new resources;
- Liaise with the WHRnet web maintenance and translation team to ensure
timely production of the site;
- Monitor the WHRnet site usage patterns and statistics toward
developing
strategies to better reach and serve our target audience;
- Participate as part of a wider WHRnet team in shaping the overall
development of the site's sections and features.

REQUIREMENTS:

- Excellent English writing and editing skills;
- At least two years experience working in specialized content
development
(for example, magazine/web writing/editing, journalism,
academic/research,
etc.);
- Experience working in the non-profit, non-governmental (NGO) sector;
- Knowledge of women's movements and feminist analyses and agendas, and
a
demonstrable commitment to the promotion of women's human rights;
- Familiarity with human rights issues and institutions, especially the
United Nations and/or regional human rights machineries;
- High degree of proficiency in using a PC, accessing the Internet, and
evaluating web-based resources;
- Demonstrable interest in using ICTs to achieve social
justice/advocacy
goals;
- Available for occasional travel;
- Proficiency in Spanish, French or another language in addition to
English
preferred;
- Understanding of web creation and design processes preferred.

TO APPLY:

Please forward a one-page resume and letter of interest to
[email protected]> by Friday, March 8, 2002.

Maroushka F. Kanywani
Graduate Program in Communications
McGill University
853 Sherbrooke St. West
Montreal, QC
H3A 2T6

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