Deadline: 10-Sep-22
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) has been awarded a grant by the European Union for a three-year media sector support project in Guinea Bissau. The project is titled: Promoting Media Freedom and Access to Quality Information in Guinea Bissau.
The project seeks to ensure that Journalists and other media actors in Guinea Bissau are safe and secure, and produce ethically-appropriate, timely, and fact-based journalistic content that fosters peaceful co-existence and enables public access to quality information in an environmentally sustainable manner.
The project in Guinea Bissau is also partnering with key state actors/institutions such as the police, military, the regulatory bodies, the judiciary and the human rights commission; media actors, and media organisations to increase their knowledge on human and media rights issues and build partnerships to promote and protect press freedom and freedom of expression in the country.
Purpose/Scope of Consultancy Assignment
- The aim of the call is to provide in-house training for journalists and media managers of 10 major media organisations in Guinea Bissau on professional reporting, accountability journalism, fact-checking, digital security, media ethics and media management.
- The training for the media organisations is expected to provide the beneficiaries capacity building enhancement through practical and theoretical in-house mentoring and coaching;
- The Consultant is will spend 5 days with each target media organisation and focus on developing the capacity of staff in professional reporting, accountability journalism, fact-checking, digital security, media ethics and media management.
- The training will also cover skills building on the media’s role in promoting peace and countering extremist radicalisation.
Eligibility Criteria
- This “Call for Consultancy Service” is open to individual consultants from within and outside of Guinea Bissau.
- Qualifications / Requirements for the Assignment
- They are looking for a Consultant who meets the following requirements:
- Minimum of M.A in relevant field – Journalism, Media and Communication Studies; Media Development Work experience of not less than seven (7) years;
- Knowledge and experience in fact-checking; media management media ethics, accountability reporting, Security and International relations, Politics, Journalism,
- Bilingual Trainer (English and Portuguese) e. Evidence of soft and technical skills.
- Soft skills include: – creativity, attention to detail, analysis, delivering presentations, communication skills etc.
- Technical skills include: Experience in designing training content and agenda, with a track record in engaging and building the capacity of journalists and the media houses and media research.
For more information, visit https://www.mfwa.org/country-highlights/call-for-trainer-on-media-ethic-accountability-reporting-fact-checking-and-media-management/