BBC Media Action             

BBC Media Action is the independent international charity of the BBC which uses media and effective communication to change people's lives for the better.

BBC Media Action delivers a portfolio of SBCC [Social and Behaviour Change Communication] oriented humanitarian and development projects in Afghanistan.

Background

BBC Media Action Afghanistan is delivering projects on empowering local media, journalists and aid workers learn how to undertake effective communications to reach and engage with local communities. 

Overall Purpose of the Job

Reporting to the Senior Trainer and Mentor (TV), the Trainer and Mentor (TV) will help partner media organizations, and local journalists to develop quality TV programs and packages in their daily output that can inform, empower, and connect local communities. He/she will be responsible for the capacity building of our partner TV stations in provinces that broadcast to affected communities.. He/She will use the insights from research into training needs, and expertise on best practices in building the capacity of local TV outlets.

Context.

BBC Media Action Afghanistan is delivering projects on empowering local media, journalists and aid workers to learn how to undertake effective communications to reach and engage with local communities. 

Main duties

 Develop training material, including handouts and presentations, and deliver training and mentoring on TV production, including research and all aspects of story production, studio-based programs, as well as some newsroom operations, in Pashto and English languages. 

• Provide training, advice, support, resources, ideas, and help with, through a mixture of email and phone contact, in-person and online training to each partner station and local journalists.
• Train the partner TV radio stations and build their skill to produce relevant TV outputs.
• Review the script, comment, and guide the local TV station partners for any recommended changes.
• Manage relationships with the local TV stations.
• Support the design of training workshops, and managing logistics and arrangements for training and mentoring sessions.
• Support local TV stations, and local journalists to understand and use online learning resources that the project will provide.
• Advise local TV stations and local journalists to help them maintain strong production and editorial values.
• Use project contacts and link local TV stations to relevant contributors, for their content on
• Support other project teams in the production of other project media outputs where necessary.
• Perform other duties as requested by the manager and liaise with other internal teams as required.

• At least 3 years of media training and mentoring experience and a minimum of 5 years of experience in TV journalism. 
• Experience in TV production with proven experience exercising editorial responsibility and judgement on short and long formats.
• Experience of making multi-media programming on a range of topics including health, and social  issues.
• Ability to assess safety and security issues involved in media production and reporting.
• Understanding of gender issues in Afghanistan and the media context
• Fluency in Pashto and Dari is required, and proficiency in English is mandatory. 
• Ability to travel to the provinces for training and mentoring purposes.
• Strong planning and organizing skills, including some understanding of project management,
• Hands-on digital storytelling
• Ability to use common camera and video editing tools

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