Vacancy Notice –Arabic News Reading Techniques Expert

Assignment Description: Preparing and delivering one full-day training on Arabic news reading techniques.

Assignment Location: Beirut, Lebanon

Employment Type: Short-term consultancy 

Assignment Period: April 2023

Level of Effort: Two expert days. 

How to apply: Please send the application documents to info.lebanon@democracy-reporting.org cc’ing e.haddad@democracy-reporting.org, by 9 March 2023, 11:59 PM local time. 

DRI is looking for a public speaking expert to deliver one full-day training to a group of 13 Young Media Makers to increase their skills in Arabic news reading.

Background

Democracy Reporting International (DRI) is a non-partisan, independent, not-for-profit organisation registered in Berlin. It has been established in Lebanon since 2016. DRI promotes political participation of citizens, accountability of state bodies and the development of democratic institutions worldwide. Democratic discourse is the basis of our mission and vision. In our work, we facilitate discussion and exchange about democratic government and the need for a continuous discourse adhering to democratic rules.   

In the framework of its project entitled “Nafas Jdeed Season 2: Expanding the media discourse around elections in Lebanon”, DRI is working to expand the democratic space for a civil society-led debate on system change in Lebanon. Nafas Jdeed is an online political talk-show that introduces new faces to the media landscape and amplifies civil society voices, with the assistance of a group of 13 Young Media Makers (YMMs). In addition to the talk-show, the YMMs are supported through a capacity building programme to strengthen their capacities in the media sector.

To this end, DRI is recruiting an expert in Arabic news reading and diction/elocution to deliver one full-day training in April 2023. The objective of the training is to enhance the diction/elocution of the trainees and reading news reports in the formal Arabic language.

Duties and responsibilities

Under the supervision of DRI’s Programme Manager, the Expert will:  

• Develop an interactive training session plan and all accompanying background materials (½ expert day); 
• Deliver one full-day training workshop for 13 YMMs following an interactive, engaging approach with reading exercises (one expert day);
• Once the training is completed, submit a short training report, to be approved by DRI, summarizing the training outcomes and the results of the grading system adopted to evaluate the increase in reading skills ( ½ expert day).

 Your Skills & Experience  

• A university degree in communication, journalism, social sciences or any other relevant fields; 

• At least 7 years of experience in journalism, incl. news reading;
• Track record in training on news reading;
• Excellent verbal communication skills;
• Gender and cultural sensitivity;
• Working proficiency in Arabic.