IWPR is looking for a Project Manager knowledgeable in the field of analytics and/or analytic journalism for an existing project.
The Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR) is an international organization that provides support to the media and supports local reporters, citizen journalists and civil society activists in three dozen countries around the world. IWPR has been operating in Central Asia since 1999 with a regional head office in Bishkek. We currently work in nearly 30 countries to build local capacities, strengthen civil society and media organisations, and empower civic actors to remove barriers to free expression and promote citizen engagement and public dialogue.
Location: Almaty (Kazakhstan), Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Deadline for applications: October 15, 2022
Summary description.
The Project Manager will:
- Manage the development and implementation of the project activities of the IWPR representative office in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, or Tajikistan;
- Engage CSOs, experts, analysts, media outlets, and journalists as project partners, and work with them;
- Identify and contract consultants to conduct training workshops for partners, think tanks, and media representatives;
- Monitor the progress of program work and control expenditures against budget lines;
- Produce regular narrative and financial reports on the projects.
Tasks And Responsibilities:
- Working with the CA Regional Director, CA Program Manager, and editors; to produce a detailed strategy and practical work plan for the projects;
- To manage the implementation of project work, as follows:
- To identify CSO groups, experts, analysts, media outlets/individual journalists, and state authorities in order to engage them as project partners and provide support for them within the terms of the project;
- To design, arrange and lead training events, expert meetings, and panel discussions for partners, experts, and media workers;
- To design, arrange and lead other events including regional school of analytics, round-tables for CSOs, and media representatives;
- To assist the editorial team in delivering editorial output, some of it generated by the editor and the rest by selected media outlets and journalists.
Outreach:
- To contact and engage with government authorities, CSOs, think tanks and media outlets in Central Asia; inviting them to participate in project activities;
- To encourage a collaborative approach among Government, CSOs groups and positive relationships with domestic media outlets.
Project resource management:
- Oversee project expenditure and ensure it is in line with the budget and with IWPR and donor requirements, in conjunction with IWPR finance staff in Central Asia and London.
- Produce scheduled narrative and financial reports for IWPR and the donor in line with their requirements.
Knowledge, Skills:
- Strong command of written and oral English and Russian
- Fluency in one or more CA countries’ languages is desirable
- Strong analytical and reporting skills
- M&E technical skills
- Excellent computer skills
- People-management skills
- Ability to analyse and distil financial and narrative information.
- Ability to establish and maintain contacts with government representatives, think tanks, experts, CSOs, and media outlets.
- Ability to show initiative and creativity
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Education and/or Experience Requirements:
- High education in social science or other relevant fields
- At least 3-year experience of work in international projects, preferably in media development or a similar sector.
- The media development project’s management experience is an asset
- Financial management
- Ability to implement systems and procedures
- Working on multiple priorities to a very tight deadline
Interested candidates must fill out a special application form at the link or following the address iwpr.bamboohr.com/careers/291