Longhorn Kenya Vacanct Positions

Longhorn Kenya is a leading Publishing company in East Africa.

We wish to recruit highly competent, proactive and self driven persons to fill the following positions.

1. ECDE Editor: Ref-HR/LK-02
2. Science Editor: Ref-HR/LK/03

Reporting to the relevant HOD, key responsibilities will include:

• Sourcing and inducting authors and external readers to facilitate the production of manuscripts.
• Evaluating manuscripts to determine whether they satisfy the Company's publishing requirements.
• Undertaking substantive copy editing and technical editing of manuscripts to meet set standards.
• Carrying out market surveys to identify publishing opportunities and enhance attributes to existing products.
• Coordinating.the activities of typesetters, designers, illustrators and other suppliers to meet agreed production schedules.

Minimum Qualifications

• ECDE Editor: Bachelor of Education - Early Childhood Education
• Science Editor: Bachelor of Education - Biology/Chemistry
• 1 year working experience in either editing or teaching in the relevant field.
• Proficiency in MS Office.

If you meet the above requirements, send your application with copies of certificates, testimonials and names of three referees including their email addresses so as to reach the undersigned on or before 31 July, 2009.

The Managing Director,
Longhorn Kenya Limited,
P.O. Box 18033 - 00500,
Nairobi.