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 JOB
ANNOUNCEMENT West African Journalists Association-WAJA-/
Capacity Building Project -CBP
Title:
Audio-Visual Press Expert
Location:
Bamako, Mali
The West African Journalists
Association (WAJA) is composed of professional media unions and
associations from the 16 countries of West Africa. suite
Its main objectives are to:
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Safeguard the
professional ethics and promote journalism as a major social
function.
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Work to
consolidate freedom of expression, press freedom and access to
information
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Ensure
efficient protection of journalists against political, economic,
financial, cultural and ideological or any other form of
pressures.
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Protect the
right of people to have honest and pluralist information.
The WAJA initiated Capacity
Building Project which aims at reinforcing professional
capacities of media professionals in the sub-region, its’ own
institutional capacity and that of national unions and
associations is supported by its’ partners including the African
Capacity Building Foundation (ACBF), the Economic Community of
West African States (ECOWAS) and the United Nations (UN).
The WAJA-CBP which has three (3)
components: Training, Defense of Press Freedom and the
Publishing and Spreading of information is recruiting an Audio
Visual Press Expert for its Secretariat located in Bamako, Mali.
Overall Responsibilities:
Under the authority and
supervision of the Project Coordinator, the Audio Visual Press
Expert will:
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Draft terms of
reference for training modules in the field of audio visual
media
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Carry out
training sessions in the field of audio visual media
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Draft reports
on periodical training sessions
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Draft and
implement project proposals for audio visual media
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Fulfill any
other responsibility assigned by the coordinator
Qualifications:
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Advanced
degree in journalism
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At least five
(5) years of experience in Newsrooms
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Knowledge of
media and professional associations in West Africa
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Advanced
abilities in producing written and oral reports in one of the
two languages French or English with a good working knowledge of
the other. Portuguese mastery can be an asset
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Proficiency in
computer applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)
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Previous
experience in institutional capacity building and drafting and
implementing project proposals.
The position is full time –
Salary is estimated at international standards.
More information on
web site : www. ujaowaja.org/ wajaujao.org.
Applications:
Please send your C.V and letter of application to:
UJAO/WAJA Immeuble UJAO-BP:
1300 Hamdallaye ACI 2000
Tél: (223) 229 59 40; Fax : (223)
229 59 41
or
e-mail:
prcujao@orangemali.net
/
kawalpha@yahoo.fr
Closing date : July 28, 2008 at 4
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