Junior Editor
Location: GB, , 
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Entry level
Required education: Bachelor's Degree
Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
Function: Writing/Editing
Salary range: 18000-25000
Company profile: Apps for Good (#URL_937118d268463f038aabd860063eb978f7ad6c0a78ed8e595e39bfa1de380e90#) is an award-winning technology education movement where young people learn to create apps that solve problems they care about and change the world.  From a modest start of two centres and 50 students in 2010, Apps for Good has grown to over 220 schools and 20,000 students across the UK, as well as expanding to international partners through our open-source content. Apps for Good is supported by hundreds of technology entrepreneurs, UX designers and developers as Expert volunteers, as well as tech industry partners like Facebook, Google, Samsung, Thomson Reuters and Barclaycard. Praised by Secretary of State Michael Gove, Apps for Good has been widely covered in national publications including The Times, Guardian, Wired, The Next Web, The Economist and BBC News. In June 2013, Apps for Good was announced as one of four awardees of the Global Impact Challenge - an initiative run by Google for organisations that are using the powers of technology and innovation to make the world a better place.
Description: Join a fast growing technology education movement!Apps for Good (#URL_937118d268463f038aabd860063eb978f7ad6c0a78ed8e595e39bfa1de380e90#) is an award-winning technology education movement where young people in schools learn to create apps that solve problems they care about and change their world.  From a modest start in 2 centres and 50 students in 2010, Apps for Good has grown exponentially. Apps for Good is supported by hundreds of leading-edge technology entrepreneurs, UX designers and developers as expert volunteers as well as tech industry partners like Facebook, Google, Thomson Reuters, Samsung and Barclaycard. Praised by Secretary of State Michael Gove, Apps for Good has been covered in key national publications amongst others The Times, Guardian, Wired, The Next Web, The Economist and BBC News and Blue Peter.Role: Junior EditorClosing Date: apply as soon as possible, latest 20th February 2014Description:Based in London’s Tech City, this is a great junior role for a smart, ambitious and high-achieving (post)graduate to immerse themselves in lean start-up thinking and leading-edge technology education in one of the fastest growing tech education non-profits in Europe.The core purpose of this role is to contribute to the work of the content team to continuously update and improve the Apps for Good course framework that focuses on new product development for mobile, web and social apps and so to ensure it remains leading edge and able to meet the needs of our educators and students. This award-winning course framework is currently delivered by 450 educators with 17,000+ students around the UK with the aim to reach 1,400 educators and 50,000 students in the UK by September 2014. The course content is also already being used beyond the UK, including pilot schools in the US as well as Catalunya/ Spain. The aim is to grow a global educator audience for the content in the next few years.Responsibilities:Work with the content team to edit, revise and create content for the Apps for Good course content frameworkEdit and proofread learning presentations, exercises and educator guidance that form part of the core course content   In collaboration with the content team, identify areas of improvement and research new existing learning  content on lean start-up approaches, new product development and web/ mobile/  social app developmentSupport the content team in delivering training sessions (online and some face-to-face) for our growing community of educatorsContribute towards the development of our course and content platform strategy through user research and testing, analyzing user behavioural data and feeding back requirements
Requirements: Requirements:Apps for Good is looking for people who are inspired and inspiring. Our mission is to grow the next generation of tech entrepreneurs and social problem-solvers, so we welcome and reward intellectual excellence and curiosity and look for:A very good undergraduate or postgraduate degree (preferred in engineering, natural science or technology-related subject)Proven interest in entrepreneurship, lean start-up thinking and agile developmentInterest in education, how educators and students learn bestExcellent time management and expectation-setting skillsGreat written communication skills with core audience in mindAbility to proofread with high attention to detailProblem-solver and fast learner who relishes the chance to work independently to achieve results, but also as part of a teamExcited to learn new things and hard-workingIdeally: Hands-on experience of with at least one programming languageMinimum: keen interest to become programming literate fastYou will need the ability to operate in a fast-moving environment, be extremely reliable when working on a broad range of tasks and work independently. In return, you will work with a passionate and vibrant team that is working hard on transforming the world through technology education.Opportunity DetailsStart Date: asap, 7th March 2014 latestLocation: Central London/ Old StreetHours: full-timeType: PermanentRemuneration: Salary: £18,000 – £25,000 (subject to experience and skills)How to apply: Email us your CV and explain in your email why you are the right person for the job and how your skills and abilities can contribute to the success of CDI Apps for Good.Contact Details:  Emma Chetty, CDI Apps for Good, 5 Bath Street, London, EC1V 9LB contact email: #EMAIL_fecdda718587c15e5c718d815b7a68366f675d896870b6d55f57600c36a570f4# 
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