Job Opportunity for Senior Editor and Producer at Dalberg in Mumbai

ABOUT DALBERG

We are a global group working to build a more inclusive and sustainable world where all people, everywhere, can reach their fullest potential. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world, providing an innovative mix of advisory, investment, research, analytics, and design services. Today’s complex global problems require new solutions. Comprised of Dalberg Advisors, Dalberg Data Insights, Dalberg Design, Dalberg Implement, Dalberg Media and Dalberg Research; our businesses approach problems differently and work together to create impact at scale. We are from everywhere, at home anywhere – an African and American company as much as an Asian, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and European one.

Dalberg is a place where a diverse mix of talented individuals are able to bring their authentic selves to work – whether it’s how you identify, where you come from, the languages you speak, the person you love, or the way you worship. Dalberg is a home where people feel safe, understood, nurtured, and encouraged to grow.

As a team of 700+ people from over 55 countries, speaking over 90 languages collectively, with a 40% female leadership team, Dalberg places diversity, equity and inclusion principles at the heart of our organization and the work we do alongside our clients, partners and communities.

Established in 2001 by experienced private sector consultants, Dalberg operates from 29 worldwide locations. For more information, please visit Dalberg.

ABOUT YOU

Dalberg’s commitment to social impact means being passionate about consistently creating high quality knowledge products for clients and as public good. We are seeking a Senior Content Editor for Dalberg Advisors as a dedicated resource in the Asia Communications team to keep these important conversations going.

The role will involve (1) conceptualizing, producing, editing and analyzing compelling content. (2) You will oversee our narratives both on and off projects in the social impact space as we aim to lead, influence and be part of the larger public discourse.

As Senior Editor & Producer, you will work closely with the Communications and project teams and will report to the Head of Communications, Dalberg Asia.

Qualifications

• Ability to thrive in a high performing people-friendly culture and are a team player
• Ability to work independently in a low-structure environment
• Management and delivery of work: Ability to take ownership of delivery on time even in ambiguous situations and proactively seek guidance when required. Ensure quality and accuracy.
• Good at setting priorities and managing workflows. Show responsiveness to feedback and follow-through. Build trust and positive engagement. Manage budgets and prioritize resources. Mentor and develop specialists and vendors externally. Develop communication team members. Pay attention to risk mitigation.
• Synthesizing and problem-solving skills: Ability to proactively identify needs and develop solutions to them. Develop strategic objectives and develop a plan based on that. To align with various stakeholders on communication outputs. To measure the performance of outputs and activities.
• Content Expertise: Strong editorial judgment; ability to rapidly absorb complex ideas and distill them into accessible copy for global audiences. The individual will often shape raw content (e.g., a PowerPoint presentation, an outline, speaker notes, a report) into a range of editorial products, from finished reports to publishable articles coordinating with colleagues to ensure that their projects are completed, approved, produced, and published by their deadlines.
• Communications and presence: Ability to present yourself and your content effectively through slide decks, emails, memos, and vocal communications. Ability to engage comfortably with consultants and operations staff.
• Knowledge of digital marketing tactics, including SEO, email marketing and web analytics is a plus
• At least 10 years of work experience in an editing and production role in journalism, corporate communications, media ideally in the development sector, or a relevant industry. Compensation will be commensurate to experience
• Motivated deeply by questions of social impact and by the mission of Dalberg  

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Offering structural editorial support and thought partnership on reports, presentation decks, and BD pitches for Dalberg Advisors, Asia
• Overseeing and developing high-quality narrative content such as blog posts, articles, podcasts, social media graphics, infographic content, ppt presentations, and press releases, etc. This will involve liaising with internal team members (such as the consulting team members, editors, designers, as well as empaneled specialists focused on design or PR)
• Working closely with the PR firm that is being retained by Dalberg Asia and to ensure timely delivery of all their deliverables including opinion pieces, interviews, and other releases
• Involvement in firm building, capacity building, and training activities that help teams achieve high-quality on-brand communications
• Building relationships with and work with external creative as required

ABOUT OUR CLIENTS

Our clients come to us with some of the most difficult global problems, seeking solutions where the obvious ones have failed. We are entrepreneurs and innovators, designers and creative problem solvers, thinkers, and doers who supply new ideas, drawing from a deep base of knowledge that cuts across sectors and geographies and is growing every day. We partner with and serve communities, governments, and companies throughout the world. Some of our recent clients include foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, corporations such as Pepsi and Vodafone, multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, UN Agencies such as UNICEF and the UNEP, and government agencies such as DFID and the Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency.

JOIN OUR TEAM

Our current opportunity is in Mumbai.  

Please submit your application at our Career Centre, by 11:59 EST on 31 July 2022.

Candidate applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Candidates selected for interviews will be invited to a few rounds of interviews, based on which specific title and level of entry will be agreed upon.