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1) Hub Manager
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is announcing an opening for the position of Hub Manager, Journalist Security Network.
Program: Regional Journalist Security Network Program
Division: Media, Technology and Civil Society
Reports to: Program Director
Position location: Tbilisi
Position duration: 11 months
Applicant requirements: Citizen of Georgia; English and Russian language proficiency
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 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver crosscutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
The Regional Journalist Security Network Program seeks to enable journalists working in difficult environments to continue to do so as safely and securely as possible. This objective will be accomplished through the establishment of three regional security training hubs for journalists – El Salvador for Latin America, Kenya for Africa, and Georgia for Eurasia.
Summary of position:
The Hub Manager will be responsible for overseeing activities that include: awareness-raising of the hubs’ available resources, managing the 24/7 “hotline”, coordinating the regional Journalist Security Advisory Board leading the Hub’s contingency planning and emergency responses, leading training in contingency planning and emotional self-care for which the individual would be trained, identifying participants for workshops, and coordinating the workshops with trainers. This position is open to Georgian nationals.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Description of responsibilities:
** Provide leadership and direction for implementation of the program, ensuring that all programmatic objectives are met;
** Identify individuals and media managers for training and coordinate the delivery of workshops and advising;
** Lead formation of a Regional Security Advisory Network, which will publicize the Journalist Security Resource Hub, identify journalists and media outlets in need of security training, help to assist journalists who come under threat, create channels to government where possible and contribute to linking the program with regional and international media freedom groups, human rights defenders and multilateral organizations;
** In coordination with the Project Director, Senior Security Advisor and Master Trainers, assemble components for a regionally tailored curriculum in physical security, digital safety and emotional self-care;
** Be prepared to receive training to lead two aspects of the curriculum: contingency planning and emergency response protocols for the regional Network and Hub;
** Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of trainings and materials to address any deficiencies and identify trainings to be added in order to monitor training quality and implementation;
** Supervise Hub Coordinator and Digital Security and Physical Security Trainers;
** Manage project locally; coordinate with Program Director and headquarters office;
** Oversee financial and administrative management of the program, ensuring budget discipline.
Qualifications:
** University degree preferred
** At least five years of proven program management or leadership experience
** Background in journalism, human rights, or in another relevant field
** Familiarity with the media landscape in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus, including the challenges and risks local journalists face
** Experience in international media development preferred
** Ability to efficiently plan, schedule, direct, supervise and review performance
** Excellent written and spoken English and Russian
** High degree of computer literacy
** Interest in developing program related emotional self-care tools and emotional maturity self – a plus.
Application deadline: June 7, 2013.
Applicants should apply through the IREX website: http://careers.irex.org/OpeningDetail.aspx?key=1abddf2d-ad77-4c85-91af-72b5ccc19657&id=6155f723-51df-4061-a6ae-5d9969422794
2) Physical Security Trainer
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is announcing an opening for the position of Physical Security Trainer, Journalist Security Network.
Program: Regional Journalist Security Network Program
Division: Media, Technology and Civil Society Division
Reports to: Hub Manager
Position location: Tbilisi
Position duration: 11 months
Applicant requirements: Citizen of Georgia; English and Russian language proficiency
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 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver crosscutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
The Regional Journalist Security Network Program seeks to enable journalists working in difficult environments to continue to do so as safely and securely as possible. This objective will be accomplished through the establishment of three regional security training hubs for journalists – El Salvador for Latin America, Kenya for Africa, and Georgia for Eurasia.
Summary of Position:
The Physical Security Trainer, under the supervision of the Hub Manager, will be contracted part-time for an 11-month period to prepare and deliver physical security trainings and workshops to journalists based in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. This position is open to Georgian nationals.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Description of responsibilities:
** In coordination with the Hub Manager and Master Trainers, prepare regionally appropriate trainings and workshop curriculum for journalists based in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus;
** Ensure holistic approach and coordination with the Digital Security Trainer;
** Deliver trainings promoting physical safety to journalists including: threat assessment; situational awareness, personal safety and sexual assault avoidance; risk reduction; hostile environments including civil unrest and combat; emergency first aid; travel safety (accidents, roadblocks, etc.); and surveillance detection;
** Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of trainings and materials to address any deficiencies and identify trainings to be added in order to monitor training quality and implementation;
** Mentor additional trainers in physical security strategies for journalists;
** Monitor 24/7 emergency assistance hotline to journalists.
Qualifications:
** Substantial experience in working in high-risk environments or emergency situations
** Training in military, guerrilla, law enforcement or emergency first-aid operations.
** Experience in training individuals in security or emergency protocols, experiences with media and/or journalists preferred.
Application deadline: June 7, 2013.
Applicants should apply through the IREX website: http://careers.irex.org/OpeningDetail.aspx?key=1abddf2d-ad77-4c85-91af-72b5ccc19657&id=90fb7201-d94a-46c7-a89a-1a35b663dd3e
3) Digital Security Trainer
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is announcing an opening for the position of Digital Security Trainer, Journalist Security Network.
Program: Regional Journalist Security Network Program
Division: Media, Technology and Civil Society Division
Reports to: Hub Manager
Position location: Tbilisi
Position duration: 11 months
Applicant requirements: Citizen of Georgia; English and Russian language proficiency
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 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver crosscutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
The Regional Journalist Security Network Program seeks to enable journalists working in difficult environments to continue to do so as safely and securely as possible. This objective will be accomplished through the establishment of three regional security training hubs for journalists – El Salvador for Latin America, Kenya for Africa, and Georgia for Eurasia.
Summary of position:
The Digital Security Trainer, under the supervision of the Hub Manager, will be contracted part-time for an 11-month period to prepare and deliver digital security trainings and workshops to journalists in based in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. This position is open to Georgian nationals.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Description of responsibilities:
** In coordination with the Hub Manager and Master Trainers, prepare regionally appropriate trainings and workshop curriculum for journalists based in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.
** Ensure holistic approach and coordination with the Physical Security Trainer.
** Deliver trainings promoting digital safety to journalists including: threat awareness and instructing in mitigation and circumvention strategies; protecting information and sources; understanding location tracking, digital traces and other surveillance risks; satellite phone, mobile phones and SMS; VPN, Tor browser bundle and anonymity; securing chat protocols through OTR; safer Twitter, Facebook and other social media platform behavior; email encryption, passwords, secure deletion tools and emergency data destruction; hacking and malware; legality of tactics.
** Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of trainings and materials to address any deficiencies and identify trainings to be added in order to monitor training quality and implementation;
** Mentor additional trainers in digital security strategies for journalists.
** Monitor 24/7 emergency assistance hotline to journalists.
Qualifications:
** Substantial experience in working with online journalism, computer security or related field
** Familiarity with media landscape in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus
** Excellent communications skills; Ability to explain and convert complex technical scenarios into layman’s terms
** Experience in the design and implementation in technical education, with trainings and/or workshops preferred
** High levels of computer literacy and understanding of HCI and usability.
Application deadline: June 07, 2013.
Applicants should apply through the IREX website: http://careers.irex.org/OpeningDetail.aspx?key=1abddf2d-ad77-4c85-91af-72b5ccc19657&id=1b171b56-a687-4db7-b0e4-265c0ac1bd63
4) Hub Coordinator
International Research & Exchanges Board (IREX) is announcing an opening for the position of Hub Coordinator, Journalist Security Network.
Program: Regional Journalist Security Network Program
Division: Media, Technology and Civil Society
Reports to: Hub Manager
Position location: Tbilisi
Position duration: 11 months
Applicant requirements: Citizen of Georgia; English and Russian language proficiency.
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 400 professionals worldwide. IREX and its partner IREX Europe deliver crosscutting programs and consulting expertise in more than 50 countries.
The Regional Journalist Security Network Program seeks to enable journalists working in difficult environments to continue to do so as safely and securely as possible. This objective will be accomplished through the establishment of three regional security training hubs for journalists – El Salvador for Latin America, Kenya for Africa, and Georgia for Eurasia.
Summary of position:
The Hub Coordinator, under the supervision of the Hub Manager, will provide logistical and administrative support to organizing workshops and promote knowledge sharing, participant tracking and evaluation.
Specific duties include, but are not limited to, the following:
Description of responsibilities:
** In coordination with the Hub Manager, ensure that the project is implemented according to project plan through monitoring workshop outcomes.
** Assist Hub Manager, as directed, to arrange accommodations, transportation, meetings and other necessary activities for visiting journalists.
** Conduct ongoing monitoring and evaluation of trainings and materials to address any deficiencies and identify trainings to be added to ensure journalists receive in order to monitor training quality and implementation.
** Process and maintain financial records
** Monitor 24/7 emergency assistance hotline to journalists.
Qualifications:
** University degree
** Minimum 2 years of program support experience;
** Experience in international media development preferred
** Familiarity with media landscape in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus
** Excellent written and spoken English;
** Excellent cross-cultural and interpersonal communication skills;
** Demonstrated computer skills, including Microsoft Office
** Self-motivated and result oriented;
** Team player.
Application deadline: June 7, 2013.
Applicants should apply through the IREX website: http://careers.irex.org/OpeningDetail.aspx?key=1abddf2d-ad77-4c85-91af-72b5ccc19657&id=b7bfcf53-c73e-4762-9742-05368313a334
