KRODUA PUBLISHING AGENCYKrodua is Africa’s writing and creative development system for emerging writers, storytellers, and young creatives. We’re building the ecosystem — publishing, academy, library, and residency — that helps African stories reach the world.
Krodua is building an African literary ecosystem that brings together publishing, digital reading, creative education, literary residencies, festivals, and cultural partnerships. We are recruiting five volunteer leaders who want to help build a long-term institution for African stories and creative talent.
These are remote, part-time volunteer leadership roles (8–12 hours per week) with a 6-month renewable term. Each leader will be responsible for building and managing a small volunteer team of 2–4 contributors, creating a distributed leadership model that allows Krodua to grow sustainably across Africa and the diaspora.
Location: Remote
Commitment: 10–12 hours/week
Term: 6 months (renewable)
About the Role
The Volunteer COO is the operational leader of the Krodua ecosystem. Working closely with the Founder & Creative Director, you will coordinate the work of all business units, improve systems, track progress, and ensure that strategy becomes execution.
What You’ll Do
Team Leadership
You will recruit, onboard, and supervise a volunteer operations team of 2–3 contributors to support administration, project management, and organizational systems.
We’re Looking For
Someone with experience in operations, project management, nonprofits, startups, publishing, education, or the creative industries who is highly organized and comfortable leading distributed teams.
Volunteer Benefits
Location: Remote
Commitment: 8–10 hours/week
Term: 6 months (renewable)
About the Role
Lead Krodua’s publishing division across books, memoirs, scripts, and editorial projects. You will shape our publishing pipeline, coordinate editorial teams, and help bring African stories to readers across the continent and beyond.
What You’ll Do
Team Leadership
You will build and manage a volunteer publishing team of 3–4 contributors, including editors, proofreaders, designers, and publishing assistants.
We’re Looking For
Someone with experience in publishing, editing, writing, journalism, literary agencies, communications, or content production.
Volunteer Benefits
Location: Remote
Commitment: 8–10 hours/week
Term: 6 months (renewable)
About the Role
Lead the growth and development of library.krodua.com, our digital reading platform for African books, journals, and creative works. You will help shape reader experience, author onboarding, and platform growth.
What You’ll Do
Team Leadership
You will recruit and supervise a volunteer digital library team of 2–4 contributors, including content coordinators, technical volunteers, and data or marketing assistants.
We’re Looking For
Someone with experience in digital publishing, product management, libraries, technology, online communities, or platform operations.
Volunteer Benefits
Location: Remote
Commitment: 8–10 hours/week
Term: 6 months (renewable)
About the Role
Lead Krodua’s educational initiatives, including the Young Creatives Academy, writing workshops, youth programs, and creative learning experiences for emerging writers and artists.
What You’ll Do
Team Leadership
You will build and manage a volunteer education team of 3–4 contributors, including facilitators, curriculum assistants, and program coordinators.
We’re Looking For
Someone with experience in education, curriculum design, youth development, creative writing, arts education, or nonprofit programming.
Volunteer Benefits
Location: Remote
Commitment: 8–10 hours/week
Term: 6 months (renewable)
About the Role
Lead the Krodua Foundation for Literary and Creative Arts, including our writing residency, literary festival, cultural partnerships, and fundraising initiatives. This role is ideal for someone passionate about building sustainable creative institutions across Africa.
What You’ll Do
Team Leadership
You will recruit and supervise a volunteer partnerships and events team of 3–4 contributors, including partnership coordinators, grant researchers, and event support volunteers.
We’re Looking For
Someone with experience in nonprofit management, fundraising, partnerships, events, arts administration, international development, or cultural programming.
Volunteer Benefits
Send the following to careers@krodua.com:
Subject line: Application – [Role Title]
Krodua welcomes applicants from Ghana, across Africa, and the African diaspora. We are especially interested in people who believe that literature, culture, education, and technology can work together to build a stronger creative future for the continent.
Help us build the institution African stories deserve.