What we do at the media team 

• We support the media sector, and we encourage them to cover today’s most pressing issues.

• We identify today’s key advocacy issues, and we work with leading organizations and develop innovative ways to better the media coverage of the sustainable development goals.

• We detect weak signals, pinpoint top and emerging experts, initiatives, on the ground actors, working towards more inclusive and sustainable societies.

We nurture collaborations and see ourselves as mediators.

​​​​​​​Main Missions

– Lead Sparknews media strategy and programs:

• Conceptualize and lead high impact and complex media partnerships/global campaigns to push media outlets around the world.

• Serve as a point of contact on program related issues for all partners.

• Manage all internal relationships with other teams in coordination with the General Management, especially the fundraising team to provide recommendations for future funding opportunities.

– Lead Sparknews’ media team (4 people):

• Identify and coordinate human and technical resources, both internal and external

• Implement project monitoring methods and processes.

– Represent Sparknews and our strategies to external audiences:

• Formal and informal presentations (speeches, conferences, committee representation, etc.)

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Master’s degree in journalism, political science, international relations, development, or a related field.

• + 5 years’ experience working on media in different regions across the world and leading large impact projects; connection and networks within the media industry are desirable.

• Experience with advocacy on international development issues.

Hard Skills

• Outstanding project and team leadership skills

• Ability to prioritize effort to improve impact.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Able to effectively synthesize information.

• Results driven and able to see your projects through to the end.

• Able to work in a start-up environment.

Soft Skills

• Understanding of the role of media and communications efforts to increase awareness of environmental and societal issues.

• Understanding how to manage intercultural relationships.

• Proven ability to provide vision and influence others.

• Have a positive mindset.

• Be agile and curious.

• Building and sustaining collaborative relationships with all stakeholders

3 MAIN REASONS TO APPLY

• Be part of a unique organization committed to environmental and societal issues from the beginning.

• Excited about digging deeper into some of today’s most pressing issues and make them explicit.

• Passionate about constructive journalism which impacts the society.