About
Bridge International
Bridge International Academies was conceived in 2007 out of the belief that giving every child access to a high quality education would have the greatest impact on reducing poverty worldwide.
With
that guiding insight, Bridge International developed a strategy that would
enable it to launch a large-scale network of high-quality, ultra low-cost,
for-profit primary schools.
Operating
a network of schools supported by a strong central headquarters gives Bridge
International the scale, experience, and capacity to invest in systems of
management, support, training, and innovation that allows individual schools to
dramatically increase their effectiveness.
Using
this model, Bridge International is able to profitably deliver high-quality
education for $5 per child per month.
This
ensures that its academies will continue to successfully serve its communities
as long as parents value the educational service provided.
The
first Bridge International Academy launched successfully in Kenya in 2009 and
over 70 academies are operating in Kenya today.
Through
rapid and strategic expansion, Bridge International will provide a quality
education to over a million students in the coming years.
Proof reader/ Editorial Assistant
Department: Production
Reports to: Production Manager
Responsible for (Direct reports):None
Job Purpose:
To perform quality checks on all documents and publications to be used across Bridge International Academies, prior to printing or publishing
Responsibilities (Functions and duties)
- Read
various texts in order to detect and mark (or correct) any grammatical,
typographical, or compositional errors.
- Ensure
page numbers, headings and captions are correct
- Check
and ensure consistency of spelling and other aspects such as use of
capital letters
- Check
that photographs and illustrations have correct captions and labels and
that they relate to text
- Ensure
chapter headings match the table of contents
- Return
marked proof for correction and check corrected proof against copy.
- Check
that there are no confusing word, column or page breaks.
- Ensure
that documents conform to the Bridge International Academies ‘house
style’.
The
work above may be done by marking up on hard copy (print) or directly on a
computer using Microsoft Word or other specialist software. If necessary, you
are expected to produce a separate list of any queries which need to be
resolved with the content creators.
Before
marking any changes which could have a major effect on overall layout, you
would discuss them first with the content creators.
Role Reports:
Academy materials including but not limited to: Books, Exams, Teacher material, Academy Manager Tools, Teacher Tools and Marketing Posters and Marketing Fliers
Experience:
- Minimum
2 years prior experience in proofreading documents in a time constrained
environment.
- Preferably
in a dynamic production environment in publishing
Qualifications:
Academic:
Academic:
- Diploma
or Bachelor’s degree in English, Publishing or related area and/or 4 years
of relevant direct experience in lieu of degree
Specialist
knowledge required:
- Must
be familiar with proofreader’s marks
- Must
have advanced working knowledge and experience in Microsoft Word
- Preferably
have basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign.
- familiarity
with the production process for books and documents
Behavioural
competencies
- scrupulous
about detailed work
- skilled
in written English - spelling, grammar and punctuation
- an
ability to stay focused throughout an entire document,
- good
communicator
- Flexible
and adaptable
- Good
interpersonal skills
In
order to be considered for this position all candidates must register and
upload their CV’s on our website at www.bridgeinternationalacademies.com
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted