About the Role
As the Media Development Manager at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will work with the Media Freedom team and other TRF teams to strengthen our media development programming. This involves management of several workstreams: key internal initiatives, including working closely with the Senior Media Initiatives Manager to setup, launch and run a Quality Management System to ensure highest quality assurance of our Learning & Development work, and liaising with requisite teams to update and maintain our databases and produce analysis reports; as well as management of external-facing initiatives plus engaging with key stakeholders including our TRF alumni and TRF consultant communities.
1. Manage discrete internal and external initiatives, as described above, Plan and track activities and providing regular and accurate reports as appropriate.
2. Maintain and develop TRF’s media development (or learning resources) resources, producing regular data and analysis reports on consultants, training workshops, alumni and other topics as needed to support Media Freedom thought leadership, product development and stakeholder engagement
3. Research and build our network and relationships across media, policy, academia, government, civil society groups, and international bodies
4. Build and manage relationships with a range of stakeholders most notably TRF consultants and alumni
5. Stay abreast of the latest developments in Media Freedom and Media Development sectors
6. Act as the Media Freedom programme focal point for other teams
7. Coordinate and provide support across all Media Freedom team workstreams, providing logistical and administrative support as needed.
8. Assist with other duties as required
About You
To be our Media Development Manager, you will have:
9. Strong understanding of journalism, capacity building, the media legal environment or demonstrable strong willingness and capacity to learn.
10. A pro-active, highly motivated self-starting and problem-solving attitude, including paying attention to detail and being good on follow-through with ability to work independently or in a team environment
11. Excellent communication, risk management, prioritisation and relationship-building skills
12. Prior experience in a relevant project management/ development work including with project inception, planning, execution, monitoring and close phases.
13. Prior experience in building relationships and working with networks and communities across organisations, and working constructively with a diverse range of people
14. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures.
15. Experience of administrative or finance processes and excellent numerical skills. Competency with Microsoft Office. Experience with databases ( Salesforce) would be an advantage
16. Fluency in English. Other languages desirable
17. At least 3 years of relevant working experience
Please note, this is a fixed term contract of 24 months with an opportunity to extend.
About Thomson Reuters Foundation
The is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.
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What’s in it For You
At the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
18. Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed.
19. A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.
20. Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.
21. Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.
22. Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.
About Thomson Reuters Foundation
The Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.
Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.