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Gender sensitive news trainer – Middle East

For many people around the world, access to reliable information is by no means a given. Nevertheless, impartial information is of crucial importance to all of us if we wish to survive and develop as human beings. Free Press Unlimited works to ensure that objective news coverage and information are and remain available to people the world over. Particularly in countries where there is little to no press freedom.

Across the globe, journalists and media pioneers have taken it on themselves to supply their communities with objective information. Free Press Unlimited actively supports these professionals in over forty countries, by offering them, among other things, trainings and temporary financial and material aid, and by strengthening their professional capacity. So that as many people as possible gain and keep access to truly vital information.

Free Press Unlimited is currently seeking to hire (as soon as possible):An Advanced Writing Trainer. Up to 60 journalists, from Middle-Eastern media outlets, will be trained in journalism and production skills, fundamentals and ethics of journalism including reporting on human rights and gender sensitive issues. From a total of 16 workshop, four of them will be on gender sensitive stories - 2 days for each workshop, 15 trainees per workshop. It is expected that the trainer together with a senior coach/trainer will design each course where FPU will also contribute with methodology and tools. The cooperation is aimed to keep synergy and continuity in the learning programme as well as result oriented. The workshops will be on basic (or intermediate) level, however the needs assessment results will be the guideline to tailor made the course design and to define its level.

Job responsibilities:
  • To train a group of Journalists in the Middle East on the necessary care for gender issues and point of view; on gender versus gender sensitive approach stories; how to sensitise journalists that have (possibly) not been exposed before to a gender aware approach;
  • To design layout for training;
  • To contribute with theory and reference work to support the methodology of the training;
  • To produce/adjust if necessary learning tools;
  • To localise the material, and bring examples to use for comparison and reflection;
  • To have good assessment tools that can be used to evaluate the training and the trainees' performances;
  • To report on the results of the training and give recommendations to the trainees, to the organisations where the trainees work at and to Free Press Unlimited.

We're looking for an energetic and driven individual with:
  • Proven educational background and/or work experience as a trainer in a similar or the designated field;
  • Experience with gender and gender related journalism;
  • Knowledgeable about the Middle East society, culture, history;
  • Fluency in Arabic and English, written and spoken;
  • Good research and analytic skills; knowledgeable about investigative journalism and ethical issues within the field;
  • Ability to monitor, evaluate, and recognise weaknesses and strengths of the trainees.
  • Good communication and inter-cultural skills; able to effectively communicate with trainees, other trainers and supervisors;
  • Pedagogical/teaching skills;
  • Available for at least 16 full time days, in a period of one year.

Expected start date in August in the Middle East (Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan). If you are interested in this position, please send your motivation letter and CV (preferably in PDF format) by 8 July 2014 to Free Press Unlimited's secretarial office at vacancies[AT]freepressunlimited[DOT]org.