National media and SMM expert; International Centre for Migration Policy Development

Organization/Project: International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD)
Title of your vacancy/procurement: National media and SMM expert
Closing date: 24 May 2024
Contact information: info@mrc-tajikistan.org
External link: (if any)
Short description:

“Improving Migration Management and Migrant Protection in selected Silk Routes and Central Asian Countries” (PROTECT) is a three-year EU-funded project which started in June 2023. PROTECT comprises two components: 1) Migration governance, and 2) Continuation and expansion of the Migrant Resource Centres (MRC). The PROTECT project aims to improve migration management and migrant protection throughout all phases of emigration and immigration in the target countries, to enhance awareness on the risks of irregular migration, and facilitate the protection of migrants. It will support informed migration decision-making at the individual, family, and community level, including pre-departure preparation, migration, and residence/work abroad, voluntary return and sustainable reintegration. The project covers Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan; however, the level of engagement and activities differs from country to country. 

As part of project’s objectives, it is planning to conduct a media training on media literacy and objective coverage on migration and migrant-related news in the context of Tajikistan. Due to this, the project seeks suitable candidate – a media and SMM expert to conduct a three-day training for the local independent media specialists and media experts from the various structures of MoLMEP where apart from gaining insights on media literacy, participants could also have an opportunity to get involved in discussions around media coverage and migration situation of Tajikistan.

Tasks

The PROTECT project recruits a local media expert, who will be responsible for the following task:

Conducting a media training (jointly with an international media expert) with a particular focus on effective tools for the delivery of reliable and accessible information through media, SMM, videos and photo-editing techniques for social media.

The training must be conducted between 31 May and 31 October 2024.  

Maximum number of working days: 5

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in journalism, media studies, migration studies or a related area;
• Professional experience in media, SMM, live sessions, video, and photo techniques for posts on social media;
• Minimum of 5 years of position-specific experience;
• Working experience with international organisations is an asset;
• Good analytical and interpersonal skills with the ability to work independently, as well as in a team;
• Excellent presentation and facilitation skills;
• Solid organisational skills;
• Proficiency in verbal and written Tajik and Russian, knowledge of English is an asset.

All interested candidates must share their application package with the below documents to info@mrc-tajikistan.org:

• CV
• Cover letter
• Portfolio of previous works – articles, blogs, videos, photos, examples/samples of previously managed pages.