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We are recruiting a Group Operations and Programmes Manager. In this role, you will oversee Thomson’s impactful projects, ensure they meet funders’ standards, internal compliance, and collaborate with key stakeholders and local teams to deliver them timely and within budget. You will monitor organisational workflows, practices and the overall group operational efficiency, while fostering collaboration across teams to share best practices.
The ideal candidate should have a strong understanding of the journalism/media industries and extensive programme management experience, working with multiple institutional donors in the media development sector, as well as experience setting up new teams, running activities, end-to-end accountability for reporting to donors, recruitment, monitoring and evaluation and impact assessment.
Location: Berlin, Germany | London, UK | Remote hybrid
Deadline for Applications: 5 January 2025
Contact: jobs@thomsonfoundation.org
More details: here
Thomson Media (TM) is seeking to hire experts to deliver online and on-site training(s) and customised mentoring support for young and mid-career journalists from the Western Balkans within the project “Strengthening Quality Journalism in the Western Balkans and Türkiye II”.
TM implements a complex set of capacity-building activities and will organise 6 online and 3 on-site workshops on different media-related topics throughout 2025.
Each workshop should be complemented with two to three months of light mentoring to further support participants in the practical implementation of the newly acquired skills in their day-to-day work.
Location: Online or on-site
Deadline for applications: 31 December 2024, 23:59 CET
Contact: Ilcho Cvetanoski
More details: here
Thomson Media (TM) is seeking to hire a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) expert for the project “Strengthening Quality Journalism in the Western Balkans and Türkiye II”.
TM implements a complex set of capacity-building activities and will organise 6 online and 3 on-site workshops on different media-related topics throughout 2025. Each workshop will be complemented with two to three months of light mentoring to further support participants in the practical implementation of the newly acquired skills in their day-to-day work.
The MEL coordinator will develop and implement functional and efficient monitoring and evaluation systems, define Key Performance Indicators for main activities, and extract lessons learned for the sake of adaptability and flexibility.
Location: Online
Deadline for applications: 31 December 2024, 23:59 CET
Contact: Ilcho Cvetanoski
More details: here
We are updating our expert database and are particularly interested in CVs from individuals proficient in English and Arabic, with a preference for proficiency in other regional languages.
We are recruiting experts to support the delivery of media support projects in the WB and CEE.
We are seeking experts in business development, digital transformation, and innovation in media to support and directly work with large and mid-sized, regional and local media outlets. They will be working with our dynamic team in the Western Balkans and Central and Eastern Europe, and will be in charge of implementing our business-oriented support programmes.
Location: Experts will be mostly working online and the majority of the consultancy activities will be delivered remotely / online.
Deadline for applications: Rolling
Contact: Ilcho Cvetanoski
More details here
We are recruiting experts to support the delivery of European Commission-funded programme Media Innovation Europe.
We are seeking experts in business development, capacity building and mentoring to support and directly work with mid-sized, regional and local media outlets from Europe.
Location: Experts will be mostly working online and the majority of the consultancy activities will be delivered remotely / online.
Deadline for applications: Rolling
Contact: Ilcho Cvetanoski
More details here