IFES

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.