MERSA Media Institute, in partnership with Deutsche Welle Akademie, is organizing a second round of new-entrants training under the Media and Journalism education project. The training will be a three-month journalism crash course where trainees from different educational backgrounds will get to experience hands-on journalism education delivered by industry experts. The main role of the assistant trainer will be supporting trainers during in-class sessions and mentorship, helping trainers edit trainees’ stories, accompanying trainees in all field reporting sessions, and preparing and overseeing studio and editing schedules for trainees.
Position: Assistant trainer
Duties and Responsibilities
- Facilitate journalism education training by preparing and organizing training materials, attending all training sessions, and supporting the mentorship of trainees together with training consultants.
- Ensuring trainees’ assignment delivery and helping trainers edit trainees’ stories
- Accompanying trainees in all field reporting sessions
- Preparing and overseeing studio and editing schedules for trainees
- Support the project in the procurement process including preparation of TORs, receipts of quotations, and evaluation of bids
- Digital publishing and management, graphics design, audio-visual content production for web and social media
- Assist in event planning, management, and other project-related activities
- Scheduling meetings, setting agendas, and writing meeting minutes for the project team
- Organizing, facilitating, and participating in stakeholder meetings
- Communication: Write, edit, and distribute content, including publications, press releases, website content, annual reports, speeches, and other materials as needed that communicate the organization’s activities
- Documentation: Maintain database: Resources, contacts, project files
- Perform any other related task as may be assigned
Required Qualifications
The required qualifications for this position include
- A bachelor’s degree in journalism, media, and communication or other related fields.
- 0-2 years of work experience in a media house
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent use and understanding of Microsoft and Google products
- Excellent written, editing, and oral communication skills in English and Amharic language
- Ability to work under pressure
Desired Qualifications
- Previous experience working as a trainer/teacher
- Recording, shooting and editing skills
- Avid learner, who thrives under pressure
- Creative, storyteller, visual thinker
- Strong conflict management skills
Vacancies: 2
How to apply
Interested and qualified applicants, please send your resume and application letter to [email protected]
