Positions: 2 Location: Thunder Bay Posted: April 3 , 2013 Deadline: May 7, 2013 Start Date: May 27, 2013 End Date: April 30, 2014
Hours per Week: 40*
Description:
The journalism mentors will spend one year conducting workshops and on the job mentorship with emerging radio and print journalists throughout remote Aboriginal communities in Northern Ontario. The goal of this training will be to generate local news content about and from Northern Ontario to be broadcast to Aboriginal and mainstream news networks across the province.
The Journalism Mentors will:
Spend their first month developing a media monitoring report that will track and analyze stories about Aboriginal people in Ontario in a wide spectrum of Ontario radio/print/tv media. Complete a follow-up report in the last month of the project, that compares and tracks changes over the life of the project.
Adapt JHR’s existing human rights and journalism curriculum to be relevant to Aboriginal culture and beliefs and create a Northern Ontario Journalism Training Guide.
Spend nine months living in three remote Aboriginal communities identified by Wawatay news and JHR in the Northern Ontario.
Work with and mentor community members/journalists, who have shown a demonstrated interest in pursuing careers in journalism, in basic radio and print journalism skills and human rights reporting through on the job mentorship and workshops.
Facilitate freelance contracts between trainee journalists and JHR’s media partners for this project
Conduct technical training in radio broadcast and reporting. (Using the communities existing radio facilities)
Conduct training for community members how to report for print publications and submit stories for Wawatay online and print outlets. On the job training, plus hosting workshops
Host community forums that are aimed to engage the entire community in how to work with news outlets for the betterment of their communities.
Complete 15 case studies of best practices while in the field and upload them the project website/portal
Maintain the project website/portal and provide advice and feedback in the community forum section of the website.
Provide training via email/phone/skype to communities throughout Northern Ontario
Conduct train the trainer workshops in each community, ensuring that at least one community member has the skills to train others once the mentor has left the community.
File monthly reports tracking all project progress. Complete monitoring and evaluation surveys.
Qualifications:
Experience working in or living in an Aboriginal community (required) 5+ years of experience in print and/or radio reporting. Candidates with experience in radio and print reporting are preferable. (required)
Experience in mentoring/training/teaching (required)
A thorough understanding of Canadian Aboriginal affairs and human rights. (required)
** All expenses for travel, food, accommodation and incidentals will be covered for the journalism mentors, plus a monthly stipend will be provided for other personal costs. Two weeks of vacation will be provided to the mentors in December 2013.**
Please send a cover letter and resume to robin@jhr.ca by May 3rd, 2013. For questions regarding the position please contact robin@jhr.ca as well.
Field Coordinator
Positions: 1 Location: Thunder Bay Posted: April 3 , 2013 Deadline: May 7, 2013 Start Date: May 27, 2013 End Date: May 27, 2014
Hours per Week: 40*
Description:
The Field Coordinator will work for one year in Thunder Bay, Ontario, based out of the Wawatay Native Communications Society office. The Field Coordinator will be the main point person for JHR’S Northern Ontario Media Development Initiative, and will also be responsible for hosting workshops throughout the Thunder Bay region, aimed at bridging the gap between journalists and Aboriginal community.
The Principal duties of the Field Coordinator will be: :
Leading and managing the logistics for a team of two journalism mentors, who will be conducting training in remote northern Ontario communities, and over a dozen partners throughout the implementation of this project.
Monitor the movements of the remote trainers and coordinate logistics
Monitor and evaluate the overall project and project goals
The main point of contact between JHR head office and field staff in Northern Ontario.
Develop and host a bi-weekly, nine month long, workshop series targeted at journalists and Aboriginal community members in the Thunder Bay region.
Work with field staff to develop a media monitoring report and baseline and endline surveys to track project development.
Work with field staff to develop reporting curriculum for Northern Ontario Media training.
Writes case studies of successful stories coming out of the program and begins building curriculum for phase two.
Maintain relationships with over a dozen partners based in Northern Ontario
Submit monthly reports to JHR head office in Toronto
Manage components of the project budget, tracking all expenses and filing receipts.
Maintain an online portal, housing all training curriculum, project case studies and a community forum where journalism trainees can post questions and comments.
Qualifications:
Experience working in or living in an Aboriginal community (required)
A thorough understanding of Canadian Aboriginal affairs and human rights. (required)
Experience in mentoring/training/teaching (required)
Experience in a management role.
Experience managing project budgets
Experience managing and maintaining relationships
Experience facilitating workshops and coordinating events
**Please send a cover letter and resume to robin@jhr.ca by May 3rd, 2013. For questions regarding the position please contact robin@jhr.ca as well. **