Journalism Trainer-Rwanda Job

IWPR (Institute for War & Peace Reporting) Rwanda

Journalism Trainer

Under the supervision of the IWPR Senior Editor, provide professional-level training, mentoring and editing services for partner media house journalists and independent journalists on a regular basis. In addition, the trainer will be expected to work with Rwandan journalists to produce features and content for local media outlets.

Specific responsibilities include:

Ÿ   Working one-on-one with journalists on:

Ÿ   Developing feature ideas,

Ÿ   Identifying interviewees,

Ÿ   Developing fair and balanced story structures,

Ÿ   Fact-checking, and

Ÿ   Ensuring reporting conforms to international reporting standards and Republic of Rwanda laws.

Ÿ   Co-delivering professional level curricula on basic Journalism, international Journalism standards and ethics, and the new Rwanda media laws

Ÿ   Co-training in how to use recorders, still cameras, and editing software;

Ÿ   Supporting the maintenance and improvement of editorial values and quality of all training.

Minimum Qualifications

Ÿ   Minimum 5 years of experience working as a journalist

Ÿ   Experience training journalists - citizen and/or professional

Ÿ   Demonstrated excellent communication skills

Ÿ   Excellent speaking, writing, and editing skills in Kinyarwanda

Ÿ   Very good speaking and writing skills in English

Ÿ   Demonstrated excellent decision making skills

Ÿ   Demonstrated ability to work in a team

Ÿ   Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks

Ÿ   Excellent editing skills in Adobe Audition

Desired Qualifications

Ÿ   Degree in Mass Communications, Journalism, or Social Sciences

Ÿ   Women encouraged to apply

To Apply

Please email short CV to: Email Address: Rwanda@iwpr.net

Application Deadline 15 February 2014

Desired Start Date 3 March 2014

Expected Position End Date: 30 March 2015