

Code for Africa
Insights Manager

Location
Multiple Locations

Type
Jobs

Sector
Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth

Seniority
Mid-level (4-10 years)

Contract
Full-time

Salary
not disclosed

Deadline
Jun 10, 2025

Workspace Type
Remote
Description
Posted on:
June 10, 2025
Key Responsibilities: Your daily responsibilities will include:
- Manage iLAB’s editorial calendar, production pipelines, and delivery workflows, ensuring deadlines are consistently met and content moves efficiently from draft to publication.
- Plan and track investigative projects and editorial outputs using structured project management tools, coordinating across writers, analysts, and editorial leadership.
- Run weekly planning meetings, including the ‘insights diary’ to prioritize stories, allocate tasks, and monitor progress across ongoing investigations.
- Design and maintain processes, checklists, and templates to support team productivity and content consistency.
- Track team progress against goals, flag bottlenecks, and keep deliverables on schedule, escalating issues where necessary.
- Serve as a bridge between analysts, editors, and stakeholders, ensuring clear task assignment, expectations, and alignment.
- Work closely with editors to translate forensic research into deliverable milestones, ensuring structured timelines for reviews, edits, and publishing.
- Maintain clean records of workflows, team progress, publishing calendars, and production metrics for internal reporting and accountability.
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