About IREX

Career and Consulting Opportunities

TITLE: Middle East - Short and Long-term Media Advisors, Trainers, and Project Managers
POSITION LOCATIONS: Middle East and North Africa, including Iraq, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Lebanon, Yemen
START DATE: Dependent on assignment
LENGTH OF POSTING: 1 month to 3 years
ELIGIBILITY: Open to all qualified candidates

NOTE: Some positions contingent on funding

ABOUT IREX
IREX is an international nonprofit organization providing leadership and innovative programs to improve the quality of education, strengthen independent media, and foster pluralistic civil society development. Founded in 1968, IREX has an annual portfolio of $50 million and a staff of over 500 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver cross-cutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.

POSITION DESCRIPTION AND QUALIFICATIONS
IREX is seeking short and long-term media trainers and long-term advisors and project managers for posting in the Middle East and North Africa, dependent on funding. Arabic and French language preferred and prior experience training or advising journalists, media outlets, or civil society organizations required; prior donor or project management experience strongly preferred. The positions require international travel. Short-term trainers may receive assignments from 2 weeks-2 months; Long-term trainers and advisors may receive assignments from 3 months - 1 year; Project Managers may receive postings from 1 - 3 years.

Specializations of interest include:

Donor project management
Media management, including organizational development, leadership training.
Media business development
Broadcast and print equipment and infrastructure
Media and NGO relations
Journalism training and education, curriculum development, editorial management
Media and government relations
Media Law
Association Development

Please include information on previous consulting and training, specific experience and skills in the fields above, regional expertise, language skills, citizenship(s) and other qualifications as appropriate.

QUALIFICATIONS
Candidates must be well organized, able to work independently, skilled at handling multiple tasks, and able to adhere to deadlines. Specific qualifications highly desired include:

Training and consulting experience in region
Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
Solid understanding of political, economic, and social issues in the region.
Regional language skills, Arabic and French.
Experience managing donor-funded technical assistance projects, preferably media programs.
Experience in managing subgrants.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Developing and implementing training curricula or consulting plans, as appropriate.
Serving as point of contact between IREX and local media representatives.
Liaising with and among IREX media programs and other IREX programs.
Long-term trainers/advisors and project managers will assist IREX in staffing short-term training assignments, including writing scopes of work, developing budgets, recruiting, and making logistical arrangements.
Long-term trainers/advisors will assist in tracking budgets, communicating with funders, and writing reports for funders.
Attending meetings, conferences, seminars that will promote the work and image of IREX, as allowed by the program budgets.

TO APPLY
Send cover letter and resume to: IREX/MDD/MDD/MENA/MC
FAX:(202) 628-8189 or send an e-mail message to IREX/MDD/MENA/MC at resumes@irex.org.

EOE
No phone calls, please.