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Position Title: Storytelling Content Editor – Consultant

Type of Contract: Fixed price contract

Duration of Contract: 3 months from the signing of the contract

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Closing Date: 08 October 2021

GENERAL

Winrock International is a nonprofit organization that works with people in the United States and around the world to empower the disadvantaged, increase economic opportunity, and sustain natural resources. To strategically address the barriers to combating trafficking in persons (TIP) in Thailand, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Winrock International the USAID Thailand Counter Trafficking in Persons (USAID Thailand CTIP) program, which aims to reduce TIP and better protect the rights of trafficked persons in Thailand in 2017. Winrock and its implementing partners works to reduce demands and incentives for trafficked labor, empower at-risk populations to safeguard their rights, and strengthen protection systems for survivors.

POSITION SUMMARY

Throughout the life of the project, USAID Thailand CTIP compiled stories, voices of migrants, survivors, and other vulnerable populations living and working in Thailand. The project plans to launch a Virtual Storytelling Photo Exhibition to amplify these stories and showcase the project activities to public. Therefore, USAID Thailand CTIP is seeking a contract service to edit/re-write these stories and content from migrant workers for the virtual exhibition. The Storytelling Content Editor is expected to digest, compose, or edit the stories or information in creative writing styles. Guided by USAID Thailand CTIP Communications Team, the successful candidate will be working with an exhibition platform developer to ensure that the stories and content are well presented online.
 

RESPONSIBITIES

• Draft storytelling pieces that tell stories of migrants and project beneficiaries from content and stories provided by the project

• Reach out to other organization, partners, grantees in Thailand to gather their stories and edit them as storytelling pieces

• Ensure storytelling style/format throughout the work

• Compose short paragraphs/write-ups for the online platform such as project
  background, exhibition introduction, etc.

• Liaise with USAID Thailand CTIP partners to gather additional stories from their activities

**All products are finalized in English for approval. Approved stories and write ups are submitted together with translated version in Thai.

DELIVERABLES

QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven professional experience of at least four years in writing and content development for development organization or media

• Demonstrated understanding of story fundamentals

• Have a keen sense of what makes a story interesting from the audience’s perspective

• Fluent in English and outstanding writing skill in Thai

APPLICATIONS

Applicants should send their expression of interest to info.th@winrock.org and submit a current resume, cover letter and a sample of related work/portfolio with the mention “Storytelling Content Editor - Consultant” by 08 October 2021

Winrock would like to thank all applicants for their interest but only candidates who meet all requisite criteria and are shortlisted will be contacted.

Contact: info.th@winrock.org