ARABIC WEB MANAGER

FULL-TIME JOB VACANCY
ARABIC WEB MANAGER
Middle East and North Africa Division
(Beirut, Amman, or Tunis Office)
Application Deadline: 4 June 2015

Middle East and Africa (“MENA”) Division of Human Rights Watch (“HRW”) is seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of Arabic Web Manager to support HRW online, one of the world’s premier sources of human rights information. This position reports to the Advocacy and Communications Director in the division. The successful candidate can work from Beirut, Amman, or Tunis Office.

Responsibilities:

1. Manage the translations team as well as translation requests and ensure a smooth workflow that adheres to deadlines;

2. Translate urgent materials when necessary; Work with the Multimedia Division to translate photo essay captions and video subtitles in a timely manner;

3. Vet translations for accuracy and update HRW’s Arabic language glossary and translation memory system, providing translators with updated lexicons of legal (IHRL/IHL) terminology to ensure homogeneity of terms;

4. Update and maintain the HRW website in Arabic, ensure country pages are up to date, and post content to the website when required;

5. Maintain and increase HRW’s Arabic language presence in social media on Facebook, Twitter and YouTubeand support MENA staff in utilizing Arabic social media;

6. Promote HRW news releases, reports, photos, and videos in prominent Arabic-language media;

7. Maintain and update HRW’s media lists in MENA;

8. Process invoices, attain approval from managers, and keep track of how many words per day the Arabic translation process can produce at any given time; and

9. Carry out any other tasks as required.

Qualifications:

Education:  A Bachelor’s degree in journalism, social sciences, international relations, Middle Eastern studies, or a relevant field is required. An advanced degree in a relevant area is desirable.

Experience: A minimum of three years of online journalism and web editing experience and a minimum of one year of directly related experience in translations are required.  A minimum of one year of experience as a social media manager is preferred.  

Related Skills and Knowledge: 

1. Exceptional oral and written communication skills in English and Arabic are required.

2. Demonstrated experience with translating material from English to Arabic and vice versa is required. Experience with translation workflows is desirable.

3. Experience working on a Content Management System (“CMS”), Drupal preferred, or publishing to a website is required.

4. Proven track record as a writer and/or editor is required.

5. Ability to express ideas clearly and logically is required.

6. Ability to recognize editorial opportunities is required.

7. Ability and self-motivation to work in a fast-paced environment both independently and as a member of a team is required.

8. Strong online/Microsoft Office skills are required. Experience with HTML and photo editing is desirable.

9. Flexibility in responding quickly to events as they occur and producing excellent written material under tight deadlines is required.

10. Experience with a wire service, newspaper, or online journalism site or other news organization is desirable.

11. A broad range of knowledge about human rights and international affairs is desirable.

Other:  Applicants for this position must possess current Lebanon or Jordan work authorization. 

Salary and Benefits:  HRW seeks exceptional applicants and offers comprehensive compensation and employer-paid benefits. 

Contact:  Please submit a cover letter, resume, a brief writing sample (unedited by others), a Twitter handle (if available), and contact information for three references to menajobs@hrw.org. Please use “Arabic Web Manager Ref: MENA-15-1039” as the subject of your email.

Only complete applications will be reviewed and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Human Rights Watch is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in its hiring practices and, in order to build the strongest possible workforce, actively seeks a diverse applicant pool.

Human Rights Watch is an international human rights monitoring and advocacy organization known for its in-depth investigations, its incisive and timely reporting, its innovative and high-profile advocacy campaigns, and its success in changing the human rights-related policies and practices of influential governments and international institutions.