Trainer In Oral History For One Week Assignment In Gaziantep, Turkey

Applications are invited for professionals with a background in oral history to conduct a five-day training workshop in Arabic in Gaziantep, Turkey. The successful applicant will join the curator of a Syrian Voices library to conduct the workshop for a group of 20 Syrian professionals in the spring.   The assignment Sharq is producing a library of oral histories of Syrians that showcase the country's culture and society prior to 2011. We have to date documented over sixty interviews conducted in Lebanon and will this year focus our efforts on conducting and documenting interviews with Syrians living in Turkey. The first phase of this process involves running a workshop for Syrians with experience in culture or media who will then go on to conduct the oral histories interviews. As such we require the services of a professional with experience in both the production of oral histories and in running workshops. This training workshop will be held in Arabic so fluency in spoken Arabic essential.   The assignment is for six days – to include one day of preparatory work and five days training. The trainer will be expected to prepare and present training materials as a short manual in Arabic.   The trainer is responsible for: -        Producing outline of curriculum and objectives for five day training workshop, in collaboration with project manager -        Producing a summary manual outlining skills and principles of oral histories in Arabic -        Conducting a training workshop for approx. 20 people in Gaziantep over five consecutive days in spring 2017 -        Writing a report, summarizing the workshop and identifying strongest candidates among the cohort   Remuneration Applicants are asked to include their daily fee with their application. Travel to and accommodation in Gaziantep will be covered separately.   Applications If you wish to be considered please send a CV (of no more than 2 A4 pages) and a covering letter (of no more than 1 A4 page), which summarises your relevant experience and shows how you meet the following requirements: – Knowledge of oral history theory and methodology – Experience of oral history interviewing – Experience of oral history project management – Experience of training/teaching (especially in oral history methods) – Knowledge of ethical and legal considerations connected with oral history – Knowledge and understand of archiving oral history material in a digital environment – Practical knowledge of digital recording technologies – Excellent communication and interpersonal skills – Experience in working in oral history within the particular context of Northern Ireland   We welcome applications from both all-rounders and those who feel they may be able to offer a particular specialism to the present training programme. Please note that, in addition to the skills outlined above, we are keen to recruit trainers: – With experience of video oral history – With experience of using oral history in a web environment – With experience of the role of oral history in exploring cultures and societies Please send your CV (of no more than 2 A4 pages) and covering statement (of no more than 1 A4 page), together with the names of two referees who would be willing to comment on your oral history work, to: vacancyOHT@sharq.org by Saturday 18 March 2017.   Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview beginning 22 March. Interviews will be conducted in person for applicants based in Beirut or over Skype for those based elsewhere.   For more information about our work please visit our website at www.sharq.or or contact: Reem Maghribi, Managing Director, Sharq Beirut, Lebanon +961 7145 4368, reem@sharq.org