MICT - Media in Cooperation and Transition is a Berlin based media development organisation that implements projects in the Middle East, North and East Africa. Activities focus on the interplay between conflict, media coverage and reconciliation in crisis regions. MICT's services comprise the training of journalists and media producers, program and content development, production of radio programs, films and books, as well as media research and monitoring in conflict zones.

MICT trains a group of local print and radio journalists in the project countries through a combination of capacity building workshops and a continuous coaching process by an MICT editorial team based in Berlin. Together with the editorial team, the project journalists produce quality newspaper and radio pieces on current affairs in their countries. The main project countries are Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, and South Sudan.  

For the new project period 2012, MICT is seeking new editorial team members, (preferably to be based in Berlin). Specifically, MICT is looking for a political editor.

Full time editor position, April – December 2012 (with possible extension until December 2013)

To be based in Berlin (80%) with field trips to the project countries (20%).

Requirements: 

• Education in journalism and professional experience as print and/or radio journalist in developing countries, preferably in the project countries mentioned
• English native speaker; working knowledge of Arabic and/or German is an asset
• Sound knowledge of history, politics, media, and journalism in North / East Africa
• Ability to travel to and work in a politically sensitive and possibly instable environment

Main Tasks:

Liaison / networking

• Liaise with local media houses and journalists
• Liaise with other civil society organisations and representatives or international organisations

Topics / Agenda setting:

• Plan topics / issues to be covered in collaboration with the MICT editorial team and the local journalists and media houses

Capacity building workshops / training for local journalists

• Conduct English language journalism capacity building workshops in different parts of the project countries on the basis of the ongoing needs assessment mentioned above

Editorial work / coaching:

• Edit English language print articles and/or radio pieces produced by the project journalists in close collaboration with the journalists (continuous coaching process)
• Produce quality ‘ready for publication’ English language print articles and/or radio pieces together with the local journalists

General tasks:

• Assist with monitoring and evaluation as well as with all general project management and administrative issues where necessary

Please send applications, including a letter of motivation and a CV (max. 2 pages each) to Gunnar Maul. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified.