Country: South Sudan
Closing date: 19 Jan 2018
GENERAL FUNCTION:
Internews media and information projects serve more than 200,000 (Internally Displace People) IDPs living in the UNMISS Protection of Civilian sites (PoCs) and adjacent districts. These Communications with Communities (CwC) projects are staffed by local teams but we need an expert Humanitarian Multimedia Trainer (HMT) to help build the capacity of South Sudanese and Sudanese community correspondents. Our primary medium is live radio, but we also use other media including live entertainment shows, dramas, news broadcasts, music shows, panel discussions, and other content. The programming is oriented towards public service and is designed to increase effective engagement between the community and the humanitarian agencies. The HMT may also be asked to train people on other CwC projects which could involve art exhibitions, public service announcements, photography, and internet-based media. Work at any of our project sites – currently at Bentiu, Wau, Malakal, and Ajuong Thok – is possible.
The HMT will have excellent mentoring and training aptitude, extensive experience in journalism and/or communications experience with a strong awareness of the needs of humanitarian work. At all times, the focus will be to help build the capacity of South Sudanese community correspondents so they can continue to work independently and to a professional standard.
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis by 19 January 2018
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop staff to produce radio programming, especially long-form and multi-part programming to professional standards.
- Conduct Training of Trainers workshops to build the capacity and resilience of the local program teams to be able to help each other and progress by themselves.
- Train people in the technical use of the broadcast equipment to professional standards.
- Work as an editorial advisor for the radio station – especially on news broadcasts
- Assist in the development and implementation of a broadcast training program for Internews supported radio stations.
- Contribute to the Internews training material database with all relevant material developed during the project, and maintain the database.
- Contribute to the implementation of the Training and Assessment Matrix for Broadcasters and keep the matrix up to date.
- Organize workshops to train radio and humanitarian program producers and station production staff with limited experience on a variety of topics, with special emphasis on content, production, news values and radio station management.
- Assist in development and implementation of radio station policies, style guides, structures, and general operating procedures to ensure smooth and professional running of the station. Train station management staff in these procedures and ensure adherence to same.
- Travel to radio station and production locations in remote regions of South Sudan on a regular basis to provide necessary guidance and oversee daily operations and programming schedules of the radio stations.
- Have a flair for community engagement allowing communities to have a voice.
- Assist in development of station identity/branding.
- Assist in all Monitoring & Evaluation aspects of the project, including training reports and plans.
- Coordinate with Internews partner organizations and other NGOs to facilitate creative program sharing and collaboration.
- Work extensively in the community to increase community participation in multimedia programming.
- Provide media literacy training with NGOs, government partners and civil society organizations.
- Contribute to the wider communications for the project as a whole with excellent writing and communications skills.
- Assisted by the Humanitarian Director, Project Manager or other relevant senior staff of Internews, serve as the local project manager including staff management, coordination with partners, procurement, reporting, logistics and finance when needed.
- Follow all Internews security protocols.
- Understanding of and demonstrated commitment to upholding Internews’ Core Values.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Advanced University degree in a related area such as Media Production, Broadcast Journalism, media studies, communications, international development, or the humanitarian sector.
- A solid background in broadcasting and/or communication for development
- Experience in broadcasting for audiences including news, entertainment, sports, drama and music programing; experience from other countries/regions to ensure sharing of best practices to an international standard
- Advanced and up-to-date skills in digital editing software, such as Adobe Audition, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut, or related audio/video software. .
- Experience in leading and coordinating teams and staff – often with no or limited experience in journalism or reporting
- Strong communication and diplomatic skills
- Proven ability to develop staff and mentoring programs
- Practical experience in planning and operating participatory training programs
- Experience of living and/or working in conflict/post-conflict environments required
- Ability to adjust to shifting political circumstances and create programming accordingly
- Sensitivity to cross-cultural dynamics in the work place and experience supervising staff
- Must be self-reliant, resourceful, good problem-solver, good humored, and flexible
- Ability to travel within and spend extended time in the field, with limited facilities, often under harsh conditions
- Must be extremely self-reliant, and able to live in very difficult conditions, including shared living quarters, excessive heat, restricted movement, and enforced security protocols
- Fluency in English required; Arabic a plus
How to apply:
Visit: https://chm.tbe.taleo.net/chm04/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=INTERNEWS&cws=38&rid=800