[hr-media] Job opening: Head of the media unit at the Caucasus Media Institute

CIMERA
Rue de l'Athénée 28
P.O.Box 474
1211 Geneva 12
Tel. 41 22 347 52 06
Fax 41 22 830 18 41
www.cimera.org


Job Announcement

Position: Head of Media Unit at the Caucasus Media Institute
www.caucasusmedia.org, in Yerevan

CMI  is a vocational training center for young journalists from the
Caucasus and the CIS, in a post-graduate setting. Established in 2002, CMI
offers yearly courses to novice journalists, specialized training modules
for mid-career reporters, and carries out research projects.

We are looking for a mass media expert with proven project management
skills and leadership experience to coordinate the media activities of the
Caucasus Media Institute


RESPONSIBLITIES

-         Provide 4 hour weekly classes on genres of journalism, and
practical training on post-graduate level;
-         Organize and lead workshops on media topics addressing the
training needs of mid-career professionals;
-         Direct and carryout research on the media sector of the three
Caucasus republics.

QUALIFICATIONS

-         Five years or more of practice in journalism, as reporter and editor;
-         Experience in running trainings and courses in journalism;
-         Theoretical knowledge of mass media theories, and knowledge of
the realities of post-Soviet media practice;
-         Fluency in Russian and English. Knowledge of South Caucasus
languages is a plus.

START  March 2004

To apply, send your CV and motivation letter
to:  <vicken.cheterian@cimera.org>.

The Caucasus Media Institute is a project funded by the Swiss Agency for
Development and Cooperation, and implemented by CIMERA, a private Swiss
non-profit organization.