Journalist Assistance Manager

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) seeks to hire Journalist Assistance Manager who will play a key role in the functioning of CPJ’s Emergencies Team and the organisation’s overall approach to assisting journalists worldwide.

Managed by the Journalist Assistance Program Coordinator, the Journalist Assistance Manager will serve as the team’s point of contact for CPJ’s Regional Programs and will steer and guide regional individual casework for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. The Journalist Assistance Manager will also play a vital role in the organization’s ability to respond to emerging trends in journalist safety globally.

If the successful candidate is based in the U.S., this position will be part of a collective bargaining unit represented by the Writers Guild of America, East.

Responsibilities

• Steering financial assistance casework for the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) program regions.
• Compiling statistics and co-writing internal reports, analyses, or key takeaways on the Emergencies Team’s support to journalists.
• Supporting the operations and knowledge management for the Emergencies Department by working with program teams to improve record-keeping and the sharing and handling of assistance data.
• Coordinating with partners in the journalist assistance field and strengthening contacts with other relevant protection stakeholders.
• Tracking emerging assistance needs among journalists in distress/ at risk, identifying appropriate protection opportunities, and building relevant assistance resources.
• Propose and Implement assistance projects in the ECA and MENA regions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years working in journalist assistance, humanitarian intervention, and human rights/protection casework.
• Experience analysing complex information in the context of grant-making.
• International experience and expertise in East Central Asia and/or Middle East and North Africa region.
• Strong writing skills in English.
• Strong attention to detail, highly organised.
• Comfortable operating under time constraints and under pressure.
• Written and oral fluency in at least one Arabic or Eastern Central Asia language in addition to English is preferred.
• An excellent communicator.
• Comfortable working with Google Suite and Salesforce.
• Creative approach to capturing or visualising data in new and engaging ways.
• Excellent judgment, with a keen understanding that discretion and confidentiality are an essential part of the work.
• Possessing the ability to handle sensitive and challenging material.
• Ability to maintain high standards of work independently.
• A people-focused and empathetic nature.
• Commitment to press freedom.
• Comfort working with colleagues across different time zones and from various nationalities and backgrounds.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is July 26, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.