The call falls under the European Union’s FWC SIEA 2018- Lot 3 - Human Rights, Democracy and Peace programme
Experts sought include
1 Team leader and 3 Experts on Media Development
Each applicant must be fluent in either
English and Arabic
Or
English and Russian
They should also have experience of media development in either
Neighbourhood East (Armenia, Azerbaijan Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine)
Or
Neighbourhood South (Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Tunisia
The Team Leader must be able to demonstrate the following:
Qualifications and skills:
Education at least Masters Degree Academic level in Social Sciences, Political Sciences, International relations, Journalism, Law or other relevant field. In the absence of a Masters Degree, at least 5years of equivalent professional experience. (which must be above the general professional experience duration fixed below)
Proven excellent communication, writing and leadership skills
Proven programme or project management skills
General professional experience
At least 12 (twelve) years of experience
Specific professional experience
Out of the 12 (twelve) years of general experience
At least 8 (eight) years of cumulated experience in journalism, media development and related fields
At least 3 (three) years of experience with media development programmes (at least 2 (two) different media development programmes)
Proven experience in the Neighbourhood region is mandatory
At least 3 (three) years of experience as Team Leader
Proven experience with media development programmes in the Neighbourhood region is an asset
Proven experience with EU-funded media development programmes is an asset
Language skills
It is mandatory to have one of the two following combination of languages:
1/ Fluent in English and Arabic (working level of French would be an asset)
2/ Fluent in English and Russian (knowledge of one of the Neighbourhood East local languages would be an asset)
The Experts 1.2 and 3 must be able to demonstrate the following:
Qualifications and skills:
Education at least Masters Degree Academic level in Social Sciences, Political Sciences, International relations, Journalism, Law or other relevant field. In the absence of a Masters Degree, at least 5years of equivalent professional experience. (which must be above the general professional experience duration fixed below)
Proven excellent communication and writing skills
General professional experience
At least 6 (six) years of experience
Specific professional experience
Out of the 6 (six) years of general experience
At least 4 (four) years of experience of cumulated experience in journalism, media development and related fields
Proven experience with media development programmes (experience with programmes in the Neighbourhood region would be an asset)
Proven experience as a journalist is an asset
Proven experience in the Neighbourhood region is mandatory and an asset (see further specifications of mandatory requirements for the team as a whole)
Language skills
It is mandatory to have one of the two following combination of languages:
1/ Fluent in English and Arabic (working level of French would be an asset)
2/ Fluent in English and Russian
Total Number of Working Days
Team leader: 120
Experts 1, 2 and 3: 100
The experts must be available from April 2019
Interested candidates should submit their CV and statements of exclusivity and availability to the IFJ by Midnight Monday 11th March at [email protected]
For further information please see the attached TOR and templates for the CV and exclusivity/availability statement.
- Expert Neighbourhood CV template
- TOR