Project Coordinator-Internews Retour vers les opportunités

Position:  Project Coordinator (Yemen focus)

Location:     MENA region based (Remote)

INTERNEWS BACKGROUND:

Internews is an international media development organisation whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard. We envision a future where everyone, everywhere, enjoys equal access to trusted, quality information that empowers them to live healthy, secure, rewarding lives.

PROJECT BACKGROUND:

Internews seeks to enhance the enabling environment for freedom of expression and access to information in countries where information is highly controlled and censored by authoritarian governments or non-state factions, and where the production of independent information creates risks for those involved in production and for those that seek to access it.

Role:                 Supporting the Yemen program in the daily implementation of media projects

Key Responsibilities:

o   Coordinating within project team and between different activity teams, project director, and external partners.

o   Organising meetings and assisting team during events in logistical organization (flights and hotel booking, small procurement…).

o   Assisting in reviewing partners and external consultants’ deliverables

o   Collecting project documentation and data for donor reporting (reports and receipts).

o   Preparing partners and suppliers’ contracts and sub-grant agreements.

o   Translation of internal and partner documents: contracts, other administrative documents, (Arabic to English and English to Arabic) when needed.

o   Complete any necessary administrative tasks when required such as research, email…

Essential skills and experience:

o   Relevant degree in Media, International relations…

o   Minimum 2 years’ relevant hands-on media project experience

o   Experience managing budgets and compliance

o   Strong interest in media, development and civil society

o   Excellent written and speaking Arabic and English

o   Excellent organizational and administrative skills with fluency in Microsoft (Word and Excel)

o   Keen attention to detail and an aptitude to proactively address problems

o   Great interpersonal skills with ability to work independently and in team remotely

o   Ability to multi-task, manage time and workload

o   Highly motivated, resourceful, flexible with strong work ethic and desire to learn

Other skills and experience

o   Interest in technology

o   online tools (Google Drive, PGP, VPNs)