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Assistant Trainer

MERSA Media Institute

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Creative Arts

Journalism

Addis Ababa

0 years - 2 years

2 Positions

2024-05-31

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2024-06-05

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Fields of study

Journalism, media studies and communication

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Job Description

Position: Assistant trainer

Job Time: Full-Time

Job Type: Permanent

Place of Work: Addis Ababa, Addis Abeba - Ethiopia

Posted date: 2 hours ago

Deadline: June, 05/2024

Description:

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.

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

Job Requirements

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 recruitmentmersa@gmail.com

Fields Of Study

Journalism, media studies and communication

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