The International Foundation for Electoral System (IFES) is an international, independent, non-governmental organization providing professional support to electoral democracy. IFES in Georgia is implementing the Increased Trust in the Electoral Process (ITEP) project, a four-year initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). This project is aimed at increasing trust in the electoral process among the public and political participants over three election cycles - 2012 parliamentary elections, 2013 presidential election and 2014 local elections. The project involves close collaboration with the Georgian Central Election Commission (CEC) on matters of capacity building and transparency, technical support to Georgian civil society organizations and media outlets, work with political parties on election law reform, efforts to improve voter access, and extensive voter and civic education, focusing on minorities and vulnerable groups.

Summary of position:

Under the supervision of the IFES Georgia Chief of Party, the Media Expert is responsible for providing consultations to IFES on media-related programmatic activities in period of August 15 until December 31, 2013 for a total of 50 working days, on an on-call basis.

Location: Tbilisi.

Duties and responsibilities:

** Develop and deliver a series of trainings to journalist on gender reporting, election coverage, role of media in elections and other related issues aimed at improving their skills and knowledge in the field;
** Provide consultation to IFES team and IFES' sub-grantees on media monitoring issues;
** Develop and deliver trainings and provide consultations to NGOs and Gender Equality Network on effective communication skills with media;
** Advise IFES in developing public service announcements (PSAs), brochures, leaflets and other promotional materials;
** Draft section on Media and Critical Thinking of IFES Georgia's Civic Education Handbook.

Qualifications:

** Bachelor's or Master's degree in Journalism, Public Relations or other related fields;
** Experience in a related field, preferably with international organizations,
** Capacity to develop training modules,
** Extensive experience as a media trainer,
** Strong analytical skills;
** Fluency in Georgian, English and Russian;
** Ability to take initiative and work with tight deadlines;
** Excellent written and oral communication skills; and
** Basic computer skills (Microsoft Office Programs, Excel and Internet).

Interested applicants should submit their CV, cover letter and salary history in English to: info@ifes.ge. Please write "Media Expert" in subject line of your e-mail.

Application deadline is August 12, 2013. Please note that applications will be reviewed as they arrive. Applications received after the deadline will not be considered.

Only selected candidates will be invited for interview.

source: jobs.ge