Duration: Ten (10) months, July 2012 – April 2013
Background:
Working in partnership with Star FM of Nairobi, Kenya, the Dadaab Humanitarian Information Service (HIS) project aims to address communication gaps between refugee populations and humanitarian organizations by providing essential life-saving information that informs, protects, empowers, facilitates dialogue and affects behavior change in the target audiences of camp residents.
The project will also assist the humanitarian sector to be more effective by enabling communities to better understand aid operations, access relief services and communicate with humanitarian agencies. The project will help to establish, train, and operate a community radio station run by Star FM and staffed by youth from the refugees and host communities that is being built in the camp to respond directly to the information and communication needs of those residing and working there.
Scope of Work:
The Youth Radio Trainer (YRT) will play a vital role in leading on the implementation of training and mentoring of youth groups from the host and refugee communities who will become the staff of the community radio station run by Star FM in Dadaab. Specifically, responsibilities will include:
- Assisted by the Project Director, designing, implementing and overseeing all aspects of a regular training and mentoring program for local reporters and correspondents, in coordination with local partners.
- Work with Star FM to support the production of high quality humanitarian radio programs covering key themes, including but not limited to services available to affected communities, health, registration, or protection issues.
- In coordination with the Humanitarian Liaison Officer (HLO), liaise with humanitarian agencies in the production of humanitarian news and information to disseminate important messages, news and information for affected communities (e.g. regarding food/water/shelter material distribution points, medical facilities and mobile media clinics, registration processes, announcements, etc.).
- In coordination with the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager, work with local reporters, correspondents, and other relevant staff to design and implement innovative ways to ensure that feedback from the community is incorporated into ongoing program design.
- Compile regular and timely updates of the HIS programs in coordination with the HLO.
- Ensure timely reporting of activities to HQ.
- Produce regular multimedia materials (i.e. blog posts, photos, podcast…) documenting the life of the project for external audiences, as required.
- Liaise with international/local media and promote Internews’ work, as required.
- Any other duties as required.
Qualifications
- Fluency in spoken and written English; knowledge of Swahili or Somali an asset.
- Experience in facilitation and training using hands-on participatory approaches.
- Experience in broadcast training and mentoring, preferably in relation to humanitarian issues.
- Proficient in use of digital field recording equipment, basic studio equipment and software, such as Adobe Audition, CoolEdit Pro and/or similar packages.
- 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.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills, both written and oral.
- Excellent administrative and organizational skills.
- 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.
Desirable:
- Knowledge of citizen journalism and familiarity with ways to leverage social media will be an asset, as will knowledge and experience of mapping and crowd-sourcing and mobile technology software.
Kenya: Youth Radio Trainer (Dadaab Humanitarian Information Service)
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