Expression of Interest – Mozilla Content Curators (3 Month Part Time consultancy)Graduate Schoo[...]

AKU Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research; East London; On-site; ZAR 200 000 - 300 000; Part time

Job summary

The AKU Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cell Research is seeking part-time content curators to enhance the Mozilla Pocket platform in East Africa. Ideal candidates will be intellectually curious and capable of sourcing and curating high-quality content that informs and inspires the audience. This role involves collaborating with diverse publications and requires excellent written skills.

Qualifications

• Capable of curating high-quality content for the East African market.
• Understanding of technology for content searching and sharing.
• Well-informed about East African issues.
• Ability to write catchy curator annotations.

Responsibilities

• Propose articles and collections of topics for the East African audience.
• Identify and recommend trustworthy, high-quality East African content.

Skills

Intellectual curiosity

Technological savvy

Excellent written skills

Self-starter

Job description

Expression of Interest – Mozilla Content Curators (3 Month Part Time consultancy)

Entity

Graduate School of Media & Communications

Location

East Africa

Introduction

The Aga Khan University Media Innovation Centre, together with its partners, Mozilla Corporation, is seeking content curators from Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania to join our efforts in establishing the Pocket platform in East Africa.

Mozilla owns and licenses the Pocket app, a mobile and desktop application that allows users to save articles, videos, and other content to their Pocket account and view or listen to them later from any device. Pocket aims to empower people to discover, organize, consume, and share high-quality content that matters to them through the Pocket Website and App. Mozilla (Pocket Platform) is partnering with the Aga Khan University Media Innovation Center to highlight East African stories that deserve the audience’s attention.

We seek brilliant local content curators who will propose articles and collections of fascinating topics for the East African audience on Mozilla’s Pocket platform. The ideal candidates are intellectually curious, knowledgeable, and capable of identifying and recommending trustworthy, high-quality East African content that informs, entertains, inspires, and offers fresh perspectives on East African issues. Content will be sourced from diverse reputable publications.

About The Media Innovation Center

The Media Innovation Centre at Aga Khan University supports media innovators and entrepreneurs working on unique startups within the media industry through training, mentorship, coaching, and startup grants of up to $20,000. The Centre hosts conferences, roundtables, research colloquiums, and fireside chats to discuss the future of journalism and media viability in East Africa. Funded by the German Development Bank (KfW Entwicklungsbank) within the Futures Project, the Centre aims to strengthen the long-term viability of quality media in East Africa. It is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Requirements

Core competencies required:

• Demonstrate intellectual curiosity and the ability to curate high-quality content for the East African market.
• Be technologically savvy, with an understanding of how to utilize technology for content searching and sharing.
• Be well-read and informed about East African issues.
• Exhibit excellent written skills and the ability to write short, catchy curator annotations.
• Be a self-starter capable of identifying, prioritizing, and executing projects with minimal supervision.

How to Apply

Send your CV to [e-mail]. Candidates will be vetted and contacted upon shortlisting.