Institute for War & Peace Reporting is hiring an
Position: Editor
Location: Baghdad, Iraq
Contract type: Consultant
Hours: Full time
Contract length: 10 months (1st June 2023- 31st March 2024)
Deadline for applications: Monday 1st May 2023
About IWPR
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) is an international non-profit organisation founded in 1991, with charitable status in the US, UK and the Netherlands. We give voice to people at the frontlines of conflict, crisis and transition to help them drive change and build more stable, just and inclusive societies.
Drawing on three decades of experience in some of the world’s most challenging environments, we support media, civil society, democracy and governance, gender, and youth-focused projects in over 30 countries – promoting reliable information and responsible public debate and removing barriers to freedom of expression.
The Role:
IWPR is seeking an Editor to manage, oversee and mentor a team of journalists and other participants who seek to enhance their knowledge in journalism and are interested in collaborating with IWPR in generating content for Iraq that promotes fundamental freedoms. The successful candidate will be a native Arabic speaker with a strong track record of editorial and journalistic leadership, a confident communicator, and at ease with generating specific content for multimedia platforms.
The Editor will communicate with IWPR staff, field staff, partners media outlets and contributors on a daily basis, working closely with colleagues to commission, produce, edit and post stories, radio episodes as well as create innovative social media content and blog pieces with accompanying photographs, video material and other tailored content that promotes fundamental freedoms.
Additionally they will work with other staff members to disseminate project-specific content through social media outlets and newsletters, and monitor and report progress achieved in training work.
The Editor will also be responsible for the production of media output related to IWPR partners in Iraq as well as ensures training and mentorship for journalists and other participants who seek to enhance their knowledge in journalism and interested to collaborate with IWPR. The Editor will put all his/her efforts to ensure that IWPR stories achieve program/project objectives.
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Principals only. No calls please. Only those who have been considered for an interview will be contacted.
IWPR is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, veteran status or pregnancy and maternity. IWPR will never ask for payment for recruitment.