Jordan: Syria: Humanitarian Reporting Trainer
Country: Jordan
Closing date: 22 Sep 2013
Description
Syrian Humanitarian Communications Programme (HCP)
Reports to: Humanitarian Radio Advisor
Location: Amman, Jordan, with extensive travelling across the region
Duration: 11 months
Anticipated start date: Monday October 21, 2013 (TBC)
Deadline for applications: Sunday September 22, 2013 (23:59 BST)
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
- Position subject to confirmation of funding + + +
BACKGROUND:
Initially based in Amman, Internews will implement a pan-regional Humanitarian Communications Program (HCP) that will provide Syrian IDPs, refugees, host communities and diaspora groups across the region with vital humanitarian and community information that affects their everyday lives.
Through humanitarian radio broadcasts and TV programs, community participation through SMS/mobile technology, social media channels, crisis mapping, a dedicated online platform and other relevant and secure communication channels, the HCP will disseminate timely, actionable and useful humanitarian information for target audiences about e.g. how to access and register for aid, provision of food, water, shelter, security conditions, referral services, health practices and services, to name a few.
Equally important, the HCP will foster audiences’ participation and bring voices and community feedback into humanitarian operations. The aim is to support 2-way communication between target audiences and humanitarian service providers.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following; other duties may be assigned:
Embedded production: Embedded within the newsroom of main local media partner in Amman, responsible for the production of high quality humanitarian radio programming covering key themes including but not limited to services available to affected communities, health, registration, or protection issues.Training/Mentoring: In coordination with the Humanitarian Radio Advisor, design and implement the training and mentoring program for reporters of local radio partner assigned to this program. S/he will assist the Humanitarian Radio Advisor, overall responsible for the radio component of this project, in the design and implementation of training/mentoring programs of local reporters from other countries, as necessary, as required byRelationship with local radio partner: Manage the day-to-day relationship with the main partner local radio station partner, including ensuring that the programming is broadcast.Production of daily rundowns: Compile rundowns of the humanitarian radio programs for distribution to the wider humanitarian community through the Humanitarian Liaison Officer and/other potential ways.Support liaison with humanitarian organizations: Under the supervision of the Humanitarian Radio Advisor (primary contact for this component) and in coordination with the Humanitarian Liaison Officer, support in the liaison with humanitarian agencies for the production of humanitarian news and information to disseminate important messages, news and information for affected communities.Any other duties as required.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Fluency in spoken and written English.Minimum 5 years of radio news broadcast production experience.Experience in broadcast training and mentoring using hands-on participatory approaches.Experience in the MENA region and Arabic fluency are highly desired.Experience living and working in challenging environments, including humanitarian responses, and/or developing countries and/or conflict zones.Good knowledge of the mandates and modalities of the international humanitarian sector including the UN cluster system.An understanding of the vision/mission, core values and objectives of Internews.Proficient in use of digital field recording equipment, basic studio equipment and software, such as Adobe Audition, CoolEdit Pro and/or similar packages.Knowledge of/familiarity with Ushahidi/crisis mapping, mobile technology/SMS, and social media – candidates with active, professional social media presence will be highly considered.Excellent communication and reporting skills, both written and oral.Willingness to work in demanding, stressful, and, at times, dangerous situations under difficult living conditions with respect for basic security rules.Psychological resilience and a sense of humor.Relevant university degree.
ABOUT INTERNEWS EUROPE & INTERNEWS HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS:
Internews Europe (www.internews.eu) is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.
Since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, Internews Europe and its sister organization in the US, Internews (www.internews.org), have been present in major humanitarian crises around the world, establishing critical links between affected populations, local media, and humanitarian agencies to provide life-saving information and set up effective two-way communication platforms.
Internews is a founding member and host at its London office of the Communicating with Disaster-Affected Communities (CDAC) Network (www.cdacnetwork.org), a ground breaking cross-sector collaboration between aid agencies, UN organizations, the Red Cross Movement, and media development organizations that recognizes information and 2-way communication as key humanitarian deliverables.
Internews and the CDAC Network believe that COMMUNICATION IS AID - watch this 2-minute animation and see why: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6bB0y8DdYY
Internews Europe is an ECHO partner and is pre-qualified to the DFID’s Rapid Response Facility (RRF).
Learn more about Internews' Humanitarian Communication Programs online and download a brief overview of our humanitarian work in 2012 here.
Follow Internews’ humanitarian work also on Twitter: @jqg @internews and @internewseurope and check news and updates on humanitarian communications through @CDACN and the hashtag #commisaid.
How to apply:
Visit: https://ch.tbe.taleo.net/CH17/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=INTERNEWS&...
