Job title: Journalism Trainer/Mentor, Resilience
Reports to: Project Manager, Resilience
Duration: 10 months (with possibility for extension subject to project financing)
Salary: Highly competitive within Tanzanian NGO market rates
Overall purpose of role
BBC Media Action is seeking a Journalism Trainer/Mentor to deliver in-depth training/mentoring to our partner radio stations and their staff in order to raise their capacity to produce varied, high quality and editorially robust radio programmes. In particular, the post holder will work closely with the Senior Training Advisor to develop training curricula that meet the needs of our partner radio stations and deliver our wider project objectives.
The Journalism Trainer/Mentor will deliver the training in-situ at radio partners, and at centrally-organised training events. The Journalism Trainer/Mentor will also provide communications and media training to our local agriculture and resilience NGO partners. S/he will provide on-going support to our partner organisations and their staff, with the goal of raising standards, and improving quality and capacity across the media sector in Tanzania, and fostering stronger links between NGOs and the media.
The post holder will be required to spend at least 75% of their time in the field, working with our radio partners in Morogoro and/or Dodoma, with the remaining time to be spent at our head office in Dar es Salaam.
Main duties
• To develop and deliver the partner-training and capacity building elements of BBC Media Action’s Radio for Resilience project: to reach the highest standards in terms of quality, effectiveness, impact and relevance, meeting objectives clearly defined in the project proposal.
• To work with the Senior Training Advisor to design a formal and on-the-job production training guide for partner radios and to independently deliver these trainings at assigned partner station. This document will guide the entire period of mentorship and serve as a frame of reference for evaluating the trainer/ mentors performance.
• To deliver a series of training workshops and events, using the training curriculum.
• To deliver one-on-one mentoring to journalists up to editor level at assigned partner station. The trainer/ mentors will provide constructive feedback at the end of each assignment.
• To work closely with station staff on all aspects of training and programme production to ensure maximum ownership by the station.
• To introduce and continue regular editorial meetings to support output.
• To ensure that findings from research and audience feedback are used to refine and improve projects outputs
• To submit weekly reports and work plans
• To support all international trainers coming to the station.
• To ensure all project activities meet BBC standards, as well as delivering the projects development objectives.
• To provide technical linkages between NGO experts and local radio partners in development of radio products and manage relationships between both.
• To work with partner station management to build and maintain a technical advisory board of NGOs/CSOs at the partner station to advice on resilience content for programming.
• To work with the senior training advisor to oversee establishment of online, mobile and social media aspects of the project.
• To generate new project ideas and relate up to management level.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.
Required skills, knowledge and experience
• Fluent in English and Swahili with ability to write reports and scripts in these languages
• Strong editorial judgment and substantial radio production experience within Tanzania is essential (three years minimum with a reputable organisation)
• Experience in training journalists is an added advantage
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication & influencing skills
• Ability to work in teams
• Strong understanding of and commitment towards BBC editorial values
• Strong understanding of the role of media and communications in development
Key competencies
The following competencies (behaviours and characteristics) have been identified as key to success in the job. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate these competencies.
• Analytical thinking – Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships, and construct frameworks, for problem-solving and/or development.
• Decision-making – Is ready and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decision made.
• Planning and organisation – Is able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.
• Resilience – Can maintain personal effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.
• Influencing and persuading – Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change.
• Communication – The ability to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles, tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.
• Managing relationships – Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
• Self-development – Is able to identify and apply opportunities for learning and development.
Candidates should send their CV and a covering letter (PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role in English to tzrecruitment@tz.bbcmediaaction.org, with the name of the position applied for in the subject line.
Closing date: Wednesday 20 November, 2013.
Please do not send certificates or other attachments. Applicants with no separate covering letter will not be considered. Please only apply if you meet the basic criteria under the person specification. This is a local post applicable to people who have the legal right to live and work in Tanzania. National terms and conditions will apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
Journalism Trainer/ Mentor, Resilience - Tanzania
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