Trainers and Managers for Middle East/ North Africa Projects

Payment: TBD

Location: Middle East

Hours: Full time

Start Date: August 2012

To apply: Please complete online application form.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Trainers

• Providing media consultancy/ training to local participants in accordance with IWPR project objectives.
• Preparing course outline and writing training manuals.
• Preparing training materials.
• Delivering training sessions in a local language or through translation.
• Editing material produced by participants in conjunction with editorial team in London .
• Advising on equipment purchases and other technical issues.
• As required, assisting in conducting general journalism workshops.
• Working closely with partners, NGOs and local journalists.
• Supervising local training staff.
• Providing reports on training carried out for submission to donors.
• Assisting in the development of further IWPR initiatives.
• Representing IWPR with donors, partner organizations and the wider international community.
• Ensuring that relevant procedures and policies are in place and are implemented.

Managers

• Implement programmes according to work plans and grant commitments, ensuring timely filing of narrative and expenditure reporting.
• Implement programmes according to budget and agreed targets for field, headquarters and overhead expenditure/cost recovery.
• Implement programme monitoring and evaluation processes according to grant commitments and IWPR strategy, including assessment against IWPR standards, grant requirements and key performance indicators.
• Ensure articles are commissioned from local journalists and edited to IWPR standards, under the direction of the London editorial eepartment.
• Ensure the training of local participants as part of IWPR’s projects.
• Ensure the management of local staff and offices.
• Oversee the writing and sending of monthly narrative and financial reports on all the activities of IWPR in country.
• Promote IWPR’s output and secure its republication in national and regional media, and keep up-to-date records of this in accordance with Programmes Department specifications.
• Represent IWPR to local donors, editors, NGOs, government and international organizations, and lead IWPR’s local fundraising activities.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Requirements

• Experience working as a media consultant in North Africa and the Middle East.
• Experience working on US- or EU-funded projects in the region.
• Working knowledge of Arabic.
• Applicants should have knowledge/experience at least three of the following areas:
  • journalism training,
  • media development,
  • mentoring of media managers.
  • developing civil society communication projects,
  • social media campaigns,
  • background working with youth, women’s based organisations
  • providing legal-based support.
  • working with US Government development grants
  • launching or developing a newsrooms and news services in your home country and in other territories.
  • recongnised commercial media experience, with plaudits or awards.
  • evidence of media training skills for educational institutes, training departments within media organisations.
  • evidence of completing training courses for trainers.

To apply: Please complete online application form.

Closing date for applicants: Until filled