Biology Content Writer

Nagwa ,
Windsor, Berkshire

Overview

Job Description

Job Summary We are looking for a writer of excellent biology content to join our content writing team. A significant component of the job will be writing and sourcing easy to read, pedagogically rich, and age-appropriate content for a K-12 audience. A passion for biology and education is essential to success in this role. Responsibilities + Create pedagogically rich question progressions to help lead students to a full understanding of each topic + Write model answers aimed at helping struggling students understand the skills and techniques required + Take ownership and responsibility for the quality of our written biology content + Work on aspects of curriculum design + Liaise regularly with content writers and developers face-to-face, by email, and by phone Qualifications & Work Experience + Bachelor?s degree or higher in biology + Experience in one or more of the following areas: teaching biology, academic writing, educational research, and/or educational technology + Essential Competencies + Excellent communication skills + Outstanding command of both written and spoken English + Well-organized with the ability to produce high-quality work to tight deadlines + Adaptability, flexibility, and willingness to learn Compensation The gross annual salary of 30,000-36,000, competitive pension and 28 days leave exclusive of bank holidays. Location and Company The advertised role is full time at our UK office based in Windsor, Berkshire. Nagwa is an educational technology start-up creating digital educational products for a global audience. We presently employ over 400 members of staff across our Cairo and UK offices. Recruitment Privacy Notice As part of any recruitment process, Nagwa collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. Nagwa is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations. What information does Nagwa collect? Nagwa collects a range of information about you. This includes: + your name, address and contact details, including email address and telephone number; + details of your qualifications, skills, experience and employment history; + information about the date you applied, email correspondence, writing sample assessment, comments and rating; + whether or not you have a disability for which Nagwa needs to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process; + information about your entitlement to work in the UK; and + equal opportunities monitoring information, including information about your ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health, and religion or belief. Nagwa collects this information in a variety of ways. For example, data might be contained in application forms, CVs or resumes, obtained from your passport or other identity documents, or collected through interviews or other forms of assessment, including online tests. Nagwa will also collect personal data about you from third parties, such as references supplied by former employers, information from employment background check providers and information from criminal records checks. Nagwa will seek information from third parties only once a job offer to you has been made and will inform you that it is doing so. Data will be stored in a range of different places, including on your application record, in HR management systems and on other IT systems (including email). Why does Nagwa process personal data? Nagwa needs to process data to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract with you. It also needs to process your data to enter into a contract with you. In some cases, Nagwa needs to process data to ensure that it is complying with its legal obligations. For example, it is required to check a successful applicant's eligibility to work in the UK before employment starts. Nagwa has a legitimate interest in processing personal data during the recruitment process and for keeping records of the process. Processing data from job applicants allows Nagwa to manage the recruitment process, assess and confirm a candidate's suitability for employment and decide to whom to offer a job. Nagwa may also need to process data from job applicants to respond to and defend against legal claims. Where Nagwa relies on legitimate interests as a reason for processing data, it has considered whether or not those interests are overridden by the rights and freedoms of employees or workers and has concluded that they are not. Nagwa processes health information if it needs to make reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process for candidates who have a disability. This is to carry out its obligations and exercise specific rights in relation to employment. Where Nagwa processes other special categories of data, such as information about ethnic origin, sexual orientation, health or religion or belief, this is for equal opportunities monitoring purposes. For some roles, Nagwa is obliged to seek information about criminal convictions and offences. Where Nag