EDITOR

The Kenya Institute of Management (KIM) is the hub of management and leadership excellence providing

the highest quality professional and institutional development programs for greater growth and expanded

opportunity. Our mission is to steer and champion excellence, integrity and competitiveness in individuals

and organizations.

The Institute hereby seeks to recruit results-oriented and self-driven experienced professional to join our team

for the position below:

EDITOR

The job holder responsible for coordination of the production of MANAGEMENT magazine that includes

conceptualizing story ideas, writing and assigning stories and ensuring quality of the publication.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

a) Responsible for implementation and operationalization of an Editorial Policy to guide the

operations of the publication.

b) Tasked with implementation and operationalization of editing styles and guide to ensure

consistency and quality of publication.

c) Participate in the development of an annual calendar and carry out Monthly review of the themes

and cover personalities to ensure proper and timely planning for stories and aid advertising

department on advertising features and supplements and organize meetings with writers and

editorial team members to discuss ideas for artwork, layout, and features.

d) Ensure timely filing of monthly reports based on post-mortem meetings after every issue to

enhance improvement on quality of magazine and monitor progress as per operational plan.

e) Write and coordinate reader surveys to establish market trends and gaps in our publication and to

know tastes and preferences of the readers.

f) Oversees the layout, appearance, artwork, design, photography, and content of Magazine for

quality checks before release of the monthly issue.

g) Generates story ideas, commission articles from freelance and in-house writers to be featured in

the magazine.

h) Edits, proofreads, and re-writes articles to ensure editorial quality of the content before publication

of the magazine.

i) Oversees social media and website updates for the Magazine to ensure timely update of the social

media and website on monthly edition articles for publicity.

j) Organize and participate in monthly meetings with the Management Magazine team to review

previous magazine issues and plan for upcoming editions.

k) Manage relationships between the Institute and freelance writers and columnists, including

negotiating payments with freelance writers.

l) Works with marketing executives to develop advertising supplements.

m) Market and sell Management Magazine advertising space and subscriptions.

n) Plan the content of publications according to the publication's style and editorial policy through

creation of a flat plan.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

a) Quality of articles Published.

b) Quality of photos Published.

c) Timeliness of the Magazine.

d) Social media presence.

e) Meet financial targets.

f) Quality of the whole magazine

COMPETENCIES

Technical

a) Networking

b) Conceptualization

c) Public Relations

d) Journal Publishing

e) Enterprise Resource Planning

f) Customer care skills

KNOWLEDGE & EXPEREINCE REQUIRED

a) Bachelor’s Degree in journalism or any other related field.

b) Five (5) years of relevant work experience.

c) Be a member of Media Council of Kenya

Interested candidates are advised to use link below to apply:

https://forms.gle/auFmtkq7hAMedgSe9 to reach us by 28th March, 2024.

NB: Late applications will not be considered. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

KIM is an equal opportunity employer.