Job Summary

The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies is seeking a full-time editor. The Center’s publications cover topics related to Yemen and the wider region, including politics, diplomacy, the economy, security developments, transitional justice, society, gender, humanitarian issues, and the environment.

As the successful candidate for the full-time editor position, you will play a central role in all aspects of the production cycle, while also collaborating with other members of the editorial, research, and program teams. You will work immediately under the chief editor, editing articles, policy briefs, and research papers for publication, helping writers develop and structure ideas, and conducting other research and drafting tasks.

We are a dynamic, highly mobile, multi-lingual team with diverse backgrounds and expertise. Our team works remotely from locations across Yemen, around the Middle East, and other parts of the world. Among our core strengths are our versatility, initiative, access, networks, and research integrity. We seek new team members who would complement this dynamic.

Duties and Responsibilities

As editor, you will be expected to perform all reasonable and appropriate tasks to assist the production cycle of the Sana’a Center’s editorial department, as per the direction of the chief editor and in close cooperation with fellow editors, senior management, researchers, and writers. Specific tasks include, but are not limited to:

• 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.

About Sana’a Center

The Sana’a Center for Strategic Studies is an independent Yemeni think tank that generates knowledge and contributes to shaping policy on Yemen and the wider region. Established in 2014, the Center has established its credibility through its independence, rigorous analysis, and ability to engage constructively across political divides. Its team is highly mobile and multilingual, with the main office in Yemen and staff working from locations across Yemen, the Middle East, and international capitals.

The Center’s work covers political, economic, social, and environmental sectors in Yemen and is delivered through research, community engagement, convenings, and technical advisory services in both Arabic and English. To maintain the quality and reach of its field-based programming, the Center is seeking a Coordinator to oversee activities on the ground, strengthen and expand relationships with national and local authorities, community actors, and partners, and coordinate the day-to-day implementation of field activities across governorates.