Editorial Lead (Managing Editor)

• Manage the FARAGHA Magazine editorial pipeline, including setting themes, sourcing contributors and taking editions from draft to publication.
• Coordinate the annual East African Data Protection Guide, including issuing calls for contributions, recruiting and liaising with country contributors, managing timelines, editing contributions and compiling the final publication.
• Lead the establishment of the East African Data Protection Journal, developing the editorial policy, scope and submission guidelines, constituting an editorial and peer review board, and managing calls for papers and the peer review process toward ISSN registration and indexing.
• Review case commentaries, research briefs, regulatory submissions and other Research team outputs before publication on the website, Substack and other channels.
• Develop and maintain an editorial style guide, citation standards and a publishing calendar.
• Guide contributors and provide constructive editorial feedback.

Qualifications & Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in Law, Journalism, Communications, Public Policy, Information Technology, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in editing, legal or academic writing, research, or publishing.
• A solid understanding of data protection and privacy law, including frameworks in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda, and global standards such as the GDPR.
• Familiarity with academic publishing, including peer review, citation styles (e.g. OSCOLA, APA) and journal standards.
• Experience coordinating multiple contributors and managing collaborative publications to deadline.
• A postgraduate degree (LLM, MA or equivalent), prior journal or law review editorial experience, own published work in privacy or technology law, or a privacy certification (CIPP/E, CIPM, CDPO) are advantages.

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent written English and a sharp eye for detail, structure and argument.
• Ability to turn complex legal material into plain, accessible language.
• Familiarity with tools such as Canva, Substack, Mailchimp, Google Workspace or Open Journal Systems (OJS).
• Self-motivated, reliable and able to take full ownership of outcomes with minimal supervision.