Lead Journalism Trainer (Arabic)

Contract duration: April 15th, 2022 to September 30, 2022

Scope: Develop, implement and coordinate all training for a diverse group of 28 fellows from different regions of the Arab region who are part of a program “Dialogue for Journalism”. In addition to designing the training, and leading the training two in-person training workshops, the trainer is will lead and organize 1-1 on mentoring for the fellows to produce and create productions relevant to the training.

*This position requires the lead trainer to travel and implement in-person training*

Program description

KAICIID and MiCT have partnered in creating a Dialogue Journalism Fellowship program in support of journalism and media in the Arab region that aspire to promote journalism ethical standards with regard to reporting on religious and ethnic groups, as a mean to foster new inter- community dialogue, and promote peace and sustainable development.

The Dialogue Journalism Fellowship is designed to be a lasting resource for journalists to reinforce and advance their participation in peacebuilding and preventing violence and countering hate speech. This program has a focus on four elements; (i) The conflict dynamics of the region, (ii) the role of religion in promoting peace; (iii) the positionality of the journalist’s identity in their reporting and; (iv) journalists’ contributions in the field of peacebuilding.

This program prioritises the core values of journalism in practice through promoting independence, accuracy, fairness and balance, as well as respect for diversity, ethnicity and religion as inscribed in national and international codes of ethics.

The Fellowship Programme pursues the following objectives:

● Boosting the role of journalists in policy advocacy and awareness raising against hate speech resulting from conflicts and the misuse of religion in the Arab region.

● Linking journalists from different faith backgrounds and policy makers across the region, as well as and with other regional and international actors to strengthen their contribution to the peace reporting at the local and national levels.

● Increasing commitment and capacities of journalists from Arab countries to promote pluralism, diversity, peaceful coexistence, ethical standards of journalism and counter hate speech.

● Enhancing the engagement of trained journalists in conducting and producing content for the project’s media outlets to break stereotyping, with a specific focus on countering the misuse of media for spreading hatred.

● Small-grant programme – each fellow will receive 2,000EUR to produce/create journalistic material that represents this project and supports the training in the workshops. The lead trainer will coordinate and support in this mentoring activity.

A first workshop has already been implemented in Tunis, in February 2022. We hope the lead trainer will build off this initial kick-off and carry-out the mentoring for the small-grant programme with the fellows as well as the two next workshops. We hope for the next workshop to take place in May 2022.

Deliverables for Lead Trainer:

1. Coordinate and develop next workshop based off first – aimed for May 2022. This will be closely coordinated and supported with and by both partners.
2. Work closely/and or support in recruiting complimentary trainers/guest speakers/mentors to add diversity to the training programme and mentorship
3. Finalize existing training manual (TBD).
4. Lead, oversee and train fellows on their journalistic productions within the small-grant programme, promoting peaceful coexistence, IRD, and dialogue through online mentorship
5. Conduct pre and post-training evaluations to assess the skills fellows gained through the training over
6. Anything else relevant to the training and fellowship programme – TBD

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

· Ability to communicate professionally in Arabic and provide written reporting in English and Arabic required.

· Strong understanding of principles behind peacebuilding and ethical journalism.

· 3-5 years’ experience conducting journalism trainings, developing curriculum, specifically training individuals and groups working in the media and peace building fields;

· Experience developing agendas, management, and event plans for training workshops.

· Demonstrated expertise in areas such as training programming, and curriculum development.

· Knowledge of journalism sector as well as operating environment and media landscape in MENA region.

· Excellent management, communication, and interpersonal skills.

· Valid passport and travel permissions required, for potential international travel; and

· Experience of working constructively as part of a small team.