Internews® Network is an international media development organization based in Arcata, CA and Washington, DC 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.

General Function:

The Resident Journalism Trainer is an experienced broadcast professional who oversees and coordinates a cadre of journalists to build the managerial and journalistic capacity of community radio stations in Abeche, Goz Beida, and Iriba and who designs, implements and oversees all aspects of a comprehensive training program, as well as assists the Country Director on overall program development, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage community broadcast training program, including programmatic supervision of 3 radio station managers and oversight management of 30 radio journalists.
Travel to community radio station locations in remote regions of Chad on a regular basis to provide necessary guidance and oversee daily operations and programming schedules of the radio stations.
Oversee development and production of a stream of new, high quality radio program material covering key themes including but not limited to local news, current events, humanitarian services available to refugees and IDP, GBV, and health.
Organize workshops and train community radio managers and reporters with limited experience on a variety of topics, with special emphasis on radio station management and production.
Lead in the development of training materials and handouts spanning the basics of community radio journalism.
Coordinate with Internews partner organizations and other NGOs to facilitate creative program sharing and collaboration as well as planning and implementing comprehensive media literacy trainings for CSO partners, government and political officials.
Work closely with the radio technical manager, logistics and finance to keep stations organized, efficient and technically sound.
Oversee the gathering of data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, specifically radio station manger reports and program logs, and including monthly listening groups, surveys, and other formats. Ensure material is collated on a regular and timely basis.
Document the achievements and challenges of the stations through training reports, newsletter articles, website submissions and photographs. Assist in networking and sharing the story of the project with government officials, donors and other interested parties.
Continue to develop community radio station policies, structures, and general operating procedures to ensure smooth and professional running of the stations. Train station management staff in these procedures and ensure adherence to same.

QUALIFICATIONS:

French fluency required
Minimum 4 years radio broadcasting experience, preferably in community radio.
Experience in broadcast training and mentoring.
Experience in curriculum development
Experience in facilitation and training, using hands-on participatory approaches
Fluency in use of digital field recording equipment, basic studio equipment and CoolEdit Pro/Adobe Audition.
Excellent English skills mandatory; Arabic an asset
Experience living and working in Africa and/or conflict/post-conflict environments
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.
Willingness to spend extended time in the field, with limited facilities, often under harsh conditions.
Relevant academic qualifications.
Must be computer literate.

TO APPLY

Interested candidates meeting the qualifications should forward a cover letter and resume to 876-in(at) internews (dot) org (re-write in standard format), placing “SRJA - TD – in” in the subject line. Please name your attached documents as follows: "LastName_cv" and "LastName_cover". EOE M/F/D/V

Application Deadline: 15 August 2010