BACKGROUND
Subject to donor approval Internews will be implementing a
five month media program to provide civic education, electoral and political
information up to immediately after presidential elections in October 2015.
The program will prioritize the use and monitoring of online and social
media.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Support
and supervise all aspects of program implementation;
- Ensure
compliance with donor and Internews administrative and financial
procedures;
- Hire
and manage local project staff;
- Set
up programmatic and administrative structures;
- Liaise
with donors and other international and national organizations
implementing election -related media activities to ensure effective
coordination and complementarity;
- Organize
and participate in training, production and outreach activities as
required;
- Maintain
and develop working relations with Ivorian media, electoral bodies,
government and civil society organizations and political parties;
- Write
regular activities reports and ensure timely M & E inputs as
required by Internews and its donor;
- Represent
the program with donors and other organizations as required.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Ten
years’ media development experience, preferably in Africa;
- Five
years' active involvement in setting up and providing content for online
and social media;
- Professional
journalism skills, especially in providing civic education and political
information for media coverage of elections;
- Proven
training and mentoring abilities, preferably including training of local
partners and staff;
- Degree
in a relevant discipline from an accredited university, or equivalent
experience;
- Excellent
interpersonal and organizational skills;
- Ability
to interact effectively with local and international partners, staff,
and government officials;
- High-level
knowledge of political, economic, media and social issues in
Côte d’Ivoire;
- Sensitivity
to cross-cultural dynamics in the workplace;
- Fluent
in written and spoken French and English;
- Strong
interpersonal and communication skills.
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