Digital Safety Trainer, Secure Access to Freedom of Expression Program

Position:Digital Safety Trainer, Secure Access to Freedom of Expression Program

Location:San Salvador, El Salvador

Reports To:Center Manager

Division:Media, Technology and Civil Society Division

About IREX

IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing thought leadership and innovative programs to promote positive lasting change globally. We enable local individuals and institutions to build key elements of a vibrant society: quality education, independent media, and strong communities. To strengthen these sectors, our program activities also include conflict resolution, technology for development, women and youth.

Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of over $70 million and a staff of over 400 professionals worldwide. IREX employs field-tested methods and innovative uses of technologies to develop practical and locally-driven solutions with our partners in more than 100 countries.

The Secure Access to Freedom of Expression Program (SAFE) seeks to enable journalists working in difficult environments to continue to do so as safely as possible with the establishment of three regional training centers for journalists – El Salvador for Latin America, Kenya for Africa, and Georgia for Eurasia.

Summary of Position

The Digital Safety Trainer, under the supervision of the Center Manager, will be contracted part-time for a 7-month period to prepare and deliver holistic safety trainings and workshops to journalists from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala.

Citizen of El Salvador, English language proficiency and Native Spanish

Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

Description of Responsibilities:

Training

· In coordination with the Center Manager and Physical Safety Trainer, prepare regionally appropriate trainings and workshop curriculum for Latin American journalists.

· Ensure holistic approach and coordination with the Physical safety Trainer. This includes, but is not limited to, writing and presenting integrated lessons that require simultaneous delivery by the Physical and Digital safety Trainers.

· Review and help develop and/or contextualize digital safety training material (modular curricula, lesson plans, handouts, slide presentations)

· Deliver trainings promoting digital safety to journalists including: threat awareness and instructing in mitigation and circumvention strategies; protecting information and sources; understanding location tracking, digital traces and other surveillance risks; satellite phone, mobile phones and SMS; VPN, Tor browser bundle and anonymity; securing chat protocols through OTR and CryptoCat; safer Twitter, Facebook and other social media platform behavior; email encryption, passwords, secure tool deletion and emergency data destruction; hacking and malware; legality of tactics.

Assessment

· In order to monitor training quality and implementation, conduct ongoing assessments of trainings and materials with other Center staff. These evaluations will help to address any deficiencies and to identify relevant topics that may turn into new lessons in future trainings.

Hotline

· Lead the development of a 24/7 emergency assistance hotline for journalist

· Monitor 24/7 emergency assistance hotline to journalists.

· Review the documentation available on existing hotline systems in Central America.

Reports

· Support Center Manager on quarterly reports as required

· Report on activities as required by Center Manager

· Participate in weekly meetings and/or calls with SAFE staff and/or Program Director and Senior Technical Advisor.

Others

· Other duties as assigned by Center Manager and Program Director.

Skills and Qualifications:

Substantial experience working with online journalism and/or computer safety or related field (profiles with experience in both areas will be given priority)

Familiarity with Latin American media landscape

Excellent communications skills; explaining and converting complex technical scenarios into layman’s terms

Experience in the design and implementation in technical education, with trainings and/or workshops preferred

High levels of computer literacy and understanding of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and usability

How to apply:

To Apply

Go to http://www.irex.org/careers and click on Current Openings. Then click on the corresponding position and apply through our website. Please supply a resume and a cover letter with your application. If you are creating a new profile you need to do so and then go back in to apply for a position.

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE

AA/EOE/M/F/D/V