Position details
| Vacancy id | VAC-9775 |
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| Job title | VAC-9775 Field Reporter- South Region / Libya |
| Location | The south region of Libya |
| Apply by | 19-May-2023 |
| Start date | 20-May-2023 |
| Duration | 7 months |
| Number of vacancies | 1 |
| Qualification |
Bachelor's in • Candidates with no university degree should have at least 5 years of working experience in the areas of photography, videography, journalism, communications, and social media; • Candidates with a Masters degree in journalism, communications, social media, or other related fields should have at least 1-4 years of experience, and those with a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field should have at least 2-6 years of experience. (essential). |
| Sector experience |
Minimum of 5 years of working experience in the areas of photography, videography, journalism, communications, and social media; year/s of demonstrable relevant Communication experience (essential). Minimum of 5 year/s of demonstrable relevant Photography / Videography experience (essential). |
| Geographical experience |
Minimum of 5 year/s of experience in MENA (essential). |
| Languages |
Fluent in Arabic (essential). Fluent in English (essential). |
| CTG overview |
CTG staff and support humanitarian projects in fragile and conflict-affected countries around the world, providing a rapid and cost-effective service for development and humanitarian missions. With past performance in 17 countries – from the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia, we have placed more than 20,000 staff all over the world since operations began in 2006. |
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| Overview of position |
To respond to the many challenges people in Libya are facing, Our client, approach is to put the country on a more robust development path by helping the local authorities to restore security, essential services delivery and livelihoods opportunities. With funding from the European Union, our client has started the project “Strengthening Local Capacities for Resilience and Recovery.” A three-year initiative that is being implemented in close cooperation with national and international partners. The European Union and our client are working together to support local authorities in the West, East and South of Libya with the aim of strengthening their capacities to serve the people through: Output 1. Local Capacities for Service Delivery The project is supporting local institutions to improve sustainable access to health, education, water, electricity, sanitation – and socio-economic recovery for the whole population, with special attention to vulnerable groups.
Output 2. Strengthen community security and local model police Libyan’s formal justice system has been damaged over the past years, with more and more people relying on informal justice and security arrangements. However, studies indicate that Libyans crave the restoration of state in an independent judiciary. The project works with rule of law institutions, including the police, to manage the impact of irregular migration, protect the rights of migrants, and introduce deterrents to abuses of rights.
Output 3. Livelihoods and local economic recovery/development The project is identifying areas of potential economic growth and support economic recovery strategies which will help to stabilize income generation, emergency employment, and the reintegration of migrants, IDPs, and returnees; as well as create sustainable and decent jobs. |
| Role objectives |
• Write 500 to 800-word human interest stories on the impact of the project initiatives in the selected municipality. This will require travel to the project sites and interviews with a range of stakeholders – municipal authorities; project partners; beneficiaries of these activities, etc. • Ensure at least 15 high-quality (high resolution) professionally shot photographs to accompany each story. These photographs must depict locations and people who have benefited from our work. They must be action pictures. • Video footage, including b-rolls and interviews following video work plan and scripts defined together with the project team and the communication unit. • Video editing of 1-2 minute videos showcasing project results and impact, including b-roll and interviews with beneficiaries and stakeholders. • The Field Reporter is expected to work in close collaboration with tour client Communication Unit under the Local Peace building and Resilience project. The number of days per assignment will be as agreed with the Project/ Communications Unit. • Revise/ edit stories as per feedback received and finalize keeping in mind, global audiences for the stories.
The following are the key deliverables expected during and towards the end of the assignment: • Submit monthly work plan schedules with suggested stories and photo documentation. • Submit 500-word human interest stories at agreed schedules. • Submit at least 15 high-quality photos per story (captions embedded in photos + submitted separately as a word file). • Submit pre-edited videos of 1-2 minutes that showcase the results and impact of project implementation, including b-roll and interviews with beneficiaries and stakeholders. • Submit between two and three packages of b-roll and video interviews that will be edited later to create a video story. |
| Project reporting |
The reporter will be on an open contract; he/she will work remotely on tasks assigned on a needbasis. He/she will be guided and coordinated by the Communication Associate and supervised and evaluated by our client Libya Communication Analyst. |
| Key competencies |
7.1. Functional Competencies: Advocacy/Advancing a Policy-Oriented Agenda Preparing information for advocacy • Identifies and communicates relevant information for a variety of audiences for advocating our client ’s mandate; • Maintains a functioning network of contacts with a variety of stakeholders to promote a better understanding of our client ’smandate and to support advocacy efforts.
Building Strategic Partnerships Maintaining a network of contacts • Maintains an established network of contacts for general information sharing and to remain up-to-date on partnership related issues; • Analyzes and selects materials for strengthening strategic alliances with partners and stakeholders; • Establishes and nurtures positive communication with partners.
Promoting Organizational Learning and Knowledge Sharing Basic research and analysis • Generates new ideas and approaches, researches best practices, and proposes new, more effective ways of doing things; • Documents and analyzes innovative strategies and new approaches.
Job Knowledge/Technical Expertise Fundamental knowledge of own discipline • Understands and applies fundamental concepts and principles of a professional discipline or technical specialty relating to the position; • Strives to keep job knowledge up-to-date through self-directed study and other means of learning; • Demonstrates good knowledge of information technology and applies it in work assignments.
Creating Visibility for our client ’s/Supporting our client ’s Capacity to Advocate Research and data analysis • Promotes awareness of our client ’s centrally to development through dissemination of information and materials; • Maintains networks and knowledge assets for use in visibility and image activities.
Global Leadership and Advocacy forour client ’s Goals Preparing information for global advocacy • Identifies and communicates relevant information for advocacy for our client’s goals for a variety of audiences; • Maintains a functioning network of contacts in the media and civil society, to promote a better understanding of our client ’s mandate and to support advocacy efforts.
Conceptual Innovation in the Provision of Technical Expertise Research and analysis • Keeps updated in his/her area of substantive expertise; • Identifies opportunities for conceptual innovation.
Client Orientation Establishing effective client relationships • Researches potential solutions to internal and external client needs and reports back in a timely, succinct and appropriate fashion; • Organizes and prioritizes work schedule to meet client needs and deadlines; • Establishes, builds and sustains effective relationships within the work unit and with internal and external clients. 7.2. Core Competencies: • Demonstrating/safeguarding ethics and integrity; • Demonstrate corporate knowledge and sound judgment; • Self-development, initiative-taking; • Acting as a team player and facilitating team work; • Facilitating and encouraging open communication in the team, communicating effectively; • Creating synergies through self-control; • Managing conflict; • Learning and sharing knowledge and encourage the learning of others. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member; • Informed and transparent decision making.
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