Editor

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Helping writers develop and structure ideas.
• Rewriting material in line with in-house style; structural and stylistic editing for clarity of meaning and argument, adjusting language and eliminating jargon.
• Copyediting for grammar, usage, spelling, and punctuation.
• Line-editing and proofreading.
• Conducting direct research and writing.
• Curating research provided by the Sana’a Center’s analyst network and consulting with the Center’s in-house experts.
• Supporting the production and publication of recurring current events analysis under tight deadlines.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any field is required;
• Experience in professional editorial, research, or English journalistic work, structural editing and/or report writing for policy research is an asset.

Other desirable editorial specific skills:

• A command of English that goes well beyond grammar and vocabulary.
• An intuitive sense of how the arrangement of words impacts their reception and the ability to craft them appropriately for the audience at hand.
• In editing others, being able to adapt language, clarify confusion, and address any bias.
• The ability to properly structure a sound argument for long publications (3,000 words or more).

· Other desired requirements:

• Experience collaborating with researchers on all stages of a publication’s development, including ideation, the development of proposals, research, and editing.
• A strong background on Yemen and/or the Gulf region.
• Fluency in Arabic.

Position Details:

• Reports to: Chief Editor.
• Contract type: Fixed Term.
• Duration: 12 months, renewable based on the availability of funds.
• Location: Remote.
• Starting salary: Based on the Center’s salary scale.
• Starting date: August 2026.