Hivos is an international organisation that
seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the
right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the
unsustainable use of our planet’s resources. Our primary focus is achieving
structural change. This is why we cooperate with innovative businesses,
citizens and their organisations. We share a dream with them of sustainable
economies and inclusive societies. For its Hivos seeks qualified Indonesian candidates for the
position of:
Title : Consultant Media Specialist for SPEAK
Duty Station : Jakarta,
Indonesia
Report to : PDM Freedom & Accountability
Duration : 9 (nine) months – September 2019 to May 2020
Background
Hivos is an international development organisation
that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. Founded in 1968 and
inspired by humanist values, Hivos works in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the
Middle East at a local, regional and global level, together with local civil
society organisations in developing countries to contribute to a free, fair and
sustainable world. Through smart projects in the right places, Hivos opposes
discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our
planet’s resources.
Hivos is leading SPEAK (Strengthening Public
Services through Empowerment of Women-led Advocacy and Social Audit Networks)
project with the overall objective to institutionalize constructive and
effective citizen participation in the planning and implementation of local budgets
to better address structural poverty.
As media plays an important role in making
public procurement more transparent and accountable, a stronger and a more
data-driven groups of journalists and media is required. Hivos will work to
develop a network of local journalists to report on corruption in public
procurement, and follow up on citizen journalist reports.
At the same time, there is an opportunity of
collaboration between journalists and citizen journalists to reduce potential
of corruption in public budgeting and procurement processes. For this reason,
citizens need to be actively encouraged to carry out citizen journalism
activities that will support the monitoring process.
Activities for both the fellowship for
journalists and coaching for citizen journalists will be held in 6 cities in
Indonesia with the main focus to monitor public budgeting and procurement in
education and health sectors.
Media specialist will support the activity
implementation, the development of the data-based journalist network in 6
cities, and help citizen journalists from 6 cities to partner with the
Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to raise awareness on corruption risks
in the Health and Education Sector .
Scope of
area:
Semarang, Bojonegoro, Jakarta, Makassar,
Bandung, Mataram
Roles and
responsibilities
A.
Project
coordination and supervision
01.
To arrange the
preparation and implementation of SPEAK journalism activities
02.
To ensure
alignment with the media fellows and mentors in the journalist training and
fellowship
03.
To ensure
alignment with SPEAK consortium partners on citizen journalism activity
04. To ensure that the budget and expenses
for SPEAK journalism activities are aligned as per Hivos and the European Union
guidelines
05. To
coordinate with related stakeholders under the SPEAK consortium as well as its
co-financed project of Open Contracting programme.
B.
Communication and
Branding
01. To help produce/to assist communication
products at national and in respective cities particularly in ensuring
communication outreach and visibility to target groups.
02. To ensure all communication products
produced are aligned with SPEAK communication plan & visibility guidelines
03. To ensure mass media and social media
coverage of each activity related to SPEAK journalism activities
04. To monitor, collect, and curate mass
media coverage on SPEAK journalism activities and related topics (governance,
transparency, and corruption in education and health sectors, in particular,
and procurement of public services in general);
C. Administration and logistics support
01. To ensure compliance on Hivos administrative regulation for each
activity
02. To produce documentation on each training / meeting / events conducted
with the media partners / stakeholders
03. To ensure the following outputs are achieved and aligned to the EU and
Hivos quality standard
a.
Journalist training module
b.
Citizen journalism training materials
c.
At least 6 journalist reports are published on
local and/or national media outlets in 2019
d.
At least 6 citizen journalism stories are
published and submitted to JAGA KPK Platform in 2019
04. To assist in the recruitment process of consultants when required
To provide documents and support for SPEAK annual report in relation
to SPEAK journalism activities
Knowledge, experiences and competencies
The requirements for the Candidate are the
followings:
·
Experience
working with journalists and/or media
·
Good
understanding in media fellowship and citizen journalism projects
·
Experience
in transparency issue is an advantage
·
Ability
to work independently and take initiatives, but also a team worker
·
Knowledge
of major software applications (Excel, Word)
·
Able
to travel as required
·
Working
knowledge of English
What do we offer?
An inspiring and
dynamic working environment, dedicated colleagues and the possibility to work
for an ambitious new international initiative.
How to apply?
To apply for this position
please submit your EOI and CV (no more than 3 pages) including your consultancy rate to hr.sea@hivos.org no later than 16 September 2019
Please specify the position name you are applying
for (SPEAK – Media Specialist) in the
‘subject’ line of your email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.
For more information
about Hivos Southeast Asia, visit https://www.hivos.org/
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