Volunteer Content writer /associate

Techrity is helping new talents into Tech by providing laptops, internet data and building innovative solutions for social good in Africa.
Techrity is a nonprofit focused on talent development, and building innovative solutions, using technology for social good in Africa.
Techrity is a non-profit that aims to bridge the gap in unemployment, gender inclusion and poverty by providing the vital resources needed to kickstart young talents into tech and build solutions for SDGs in Africa. We achieve this by providing vital resources such as laptop, browsing data, mentorship support, and inspire innovators and builders through our build4socialgood hackathon and incubation programme.
Why Techrity
According to Quartz Africa, The African continent is the fastest-growing continent for developers globally, But this Large population of young and inexperienced coders require upskilling and education opportunities to boost their capabilities.
Solution
Techrity is on a mission to bridge the digital divide, gap in unemployment and foster innovations in Africa by kickstarting talents into tech with vital resources and building solutions for social good.
Talent Development
The kickstart programme is aimed at providing beginners and developers who learn programming with their phones or who are hindered by browsing data to access these vital resources such as providing personal laptop, internet browsing data, and Mentorship support needed to grow and sustain their careers in Tech. We are bridging this digital divide by providing 10, 000 Africans with internet browsing data in 10years, we believe this will go a long way to foster innovation in R&D and technology.
Social Innovations
The Build4SocialGood program is aimed to promote social innovation by bringing together innovators, thinkers and builders to ideate around these local African challenges and build solutions to tackle them, this program is aimed at encouraging Africans to innovate more in R&D in technology.
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Job Description
We are looking for a Content Writer to join our editorial team and enrich our websites with new blog posts, guides and exhibit Techrity's mission and vision through contents.
Content Writer responsibilities include conducting thorough research on industry-related topics, generating ideas for new content types and proofreading articles before publication. If you’re familiar with producing online content and have an eye for detail, we’d like to meet you. Feel free to share samples of your work or portfolio of your published articles, along with your application.
Ultimately, you’ll deliver quality writing pieces that appeal to our audiences, attract customers and boost brand awareness.
Responsibilities

• Research industry-related topics (combining online sources, interviews and studies)
• Write clear copies to promote our brand awareness to increase chances of potential fundraising strategies.
• Prepare well-structured drafts using Content Management Systems
• Proofread and edit blog posts before publication
• Submit edited works
• Coordinate with social media and design teams to deliver tasks effectively.
• Conduct simple keyword research and use SEO guidelines to increase web traffic
• Promote content on social media
• Identify needs and gaps in our content and bring in solutions.
• Ensure all-around consistency (style, fonts, images and tone)
• Update website content as needed in relation with SEO
  

Requirements And Skills

• Proven work experience as a Content Writer, copywriter or similar role
• Portfolio of published articles
• Experience doing research using multiple sources
• Familiarity with web publications
• Excellent writing and editing skills in English
• Hands-on experience with Content Management Systems (e.g. WordPress)
• Ability to meet deadlines
• BSc in Marketing, English, Journalism or related field
  

Benefits

• Trainings
• Monthly Data subscription
• Volunteer Completion Certificate
• Recommendation Letter when needed.

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