Academic Content Writer: Software Development

2 months ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Eduvos Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
**Type of role**:
Independent Contractor Agreement (Flexible work schedule and hours)

**Purpose of the role**:
The purpose of the role is to provide content writing services within the Information Technology Department.

**Minimum Requirements**:
**Minimum qualifications required**:

- Masters in Computer Science/Masters in Software Development

**Minimum experience required**:

- At least two to three years’ experience of lecturing and / or developing study materials in the Higher Education sector.
- Experience in experience in creating interactive content on a learner management system (e.g. Moodle) will highly preferable.
- Experience in setting assessments on various NQF levels.
- Publishing of academic journals will be advantageous.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Responsibilities**:
As an Academic Content Writer, you would be responsible for the following:

- Follow development guidelines
- Develop material to program specifications and Eduvos brand
- Review material with moderator for quality assurance
- Submit developed material for Copy Editing via the approved process
- Upload / release material in required format to relevant platform
- Review and update learning material and assessments
- Resolve content related queries
- Ingesting of module content where needed

**Potential areas of specialisation required**:

- Software Development
- Game Development

**Functional and Behavioural Competencies**:
**Technical / Functional Competencies**
- Writing skills
- Proficiency in MS Office
- Competence in field for which development takes place
- Proficiency in a LMS system (Moodle)
- Setting up a module page

**Behavioural Competencies**
- Initiative and responsibility
- Constructive teamwork
- Relations and networking
- Effective communication (verbal and written)
- Analysis and judgment / problem solving
- Innovation and change
- Systematic approach (planning and organising)



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