CITIZEN JOURNALISM EDITOR

Grocott’s Mail provides Citizen Journalism training courses in the Grocott's Mail Citizen Journalism Newsroom to encourage the people of Grahamstown to write stories, take photos, express opinions and better understand how power works in Grahamstown.

To this end, Grocott’s Mail is appointing a full-time Citizen Journalism Editor to work closely with the Citizen Journalism course trainer to co-ordinate and mentor Citizen Journalism trainees as they begin to make regular contributions to Grocott’s Mail.

If you have:

* a passion for making local democracy work better

* a good knowledge of local democracy in Makana

* some experience as a journalist and / or civic activist

* strong writing skills

* fluency in at least three South African languages (incl. English)

* an ability to mentor writers and photographers with a wide range

of backgrounds

Then this might the job for you!

The position pays a competitive salary and is initially for a one-year contract, with the possibility of renewal.

Send a brief covering letter and your CV to Steven Lang (s.lang@grocotts.co.za). Further information can also be obtained via email, by telephoning 046 622 7222 or on www.grocotts.co.za.

Applications should be received by Grocott’s Mail by no later than 16h00 on 5 March 2010. If you have not been contacted by 14 March 2010, please consider your application unsuccessful.