Вакансія: Colmena App Coordinator – Ukraine
ЗАВЕРШЕНО
ENI /2021 / 423-657
EU Project “MediaFit Programme for Information Integrity in Southern and Eastern Ukraine”
“Colmena App Coordinator – Ukraine”
Ref.: 2022_09
TERMS OF REFERENCE
- Project Description
DW Akademie, Germany’s leading organisation for international media development department of Deutsche Welle, in partnership with Transtele Canal France International (CFI) and Lithuanian Radio and Television (LRT) implement the project “MediaFit Programme for Information Integrity in southern and eastern Ukraine” (ENI/2021/423-657). The project is co-funded by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
DW Akademie is Deutsche Welle’s centre for international media development, journalism training and knowledge transfer. Our projects strengthen the human right to freedom of expression and unhindered access to information. DW Akademie empowers people worldwide to make independent decisions based on reliable facts and constructive dialogue.
- Objective and the scope of the assignment
Since January 2021, as part of the BMZ financed Global Crisis Initiative (GKI), DW Akademie powers the co-creation of a digital ecosystem for local and community media: Colmena – Free collaborative tools to create and share.
Bringing together in one application, open and free, all the essential tools for local and community media production workflows: recording, editing, sharing, remote interviewing, streaming, team meetings, file sharing, remote collaboration, publishing and broadcasting; designed for a broad range of devices and fully functional with low or no internet connectivity.
The prototype of this integrated open-source solution is currently being tested and improved by media partners, developers, and advisers. In April 2022, a first fully functional version was launched and interested media outlets can apply for free usage and support. For more information on Colmena, please see https://blog.colmena.media/. Colmena will be available in Ukrainian for the Ukrainian journalists and media soon.
Therefore, DW Akademie is currently looking for a Colmena App Coordinator in Ukraine from August 2022 until March 2023.
Timeframe: up to 10 working days per months from August 2022 to March 2023.
- Scope of activities of position include
- Translation and input for user manuals and proofreading of user menus.
- Contribute to a strategy for implementing the use of the Colmena media ecosystem.
- Identify potential needs in terms of content and research in the workflow.
- Analyse the workflow of the participating local media outlets / local journalists: how many people are doing which task to produce the daily program.
- Identify the goals of each participating media outlet / journalist in terms of using Colmena for their personal media production work.
- Train the media outlets in the daily use of the Colmena media ecosystem.
- Accompany and coordinate the production of content by the participating media outlets in Ukraine.
- Evaluate the performance of the media outlets and give feedback for further adjustment on the user interfaces of the Colmena media ecosystem.
- Requirements
- Journalist, communicator, social sciences or humanities with knowledge of linguistics
- Track record in working with community media
- Experience in project coordination
- Proficiency in English and Ukrainian
- Account in EUR
Applications
Should you be interested in participating in the selection, please send your CV and a motivation letter with the indication of expected remuneration to
[email protected] by indicating the subject
“Colmena App Coordinator – Ukraine”.
If you have questions, please also address your questions to this e-mail address.
Applications should be received no later than COB on 12 July 2022.
