Media Monitor

About Pajhwok Afghan News

Job Summary

Pajhwok Afghan News aims to reflect the local news via monitoring the local/regional media outlets’ content

Organizational Structure:

The Media Monitors will work independently in his/her relevant location; listen to or reed or watch the content produced by local media outlets. He/she will send the recordings and drafts of the programs/news bulletins to the project assistant. The media monitors will respond to the project coordinator through one of the two project assistants.

Media Monitor’s Responsibilities:

The media monitors draft the content produced by the local media outlets and sends those contents to the HQ on daily basis and every hour; as well as, he/she will record the programs and send the hard copy (CD/Paper) to Kabul twice a week.

Duties & Responsibilities

- Set up offices or request the requirements if any.

- Establish reporting formats and template for monitoring

- Do a research on the quantity, quality and schedule of the local media outlets

- Monitor the local print, audio, and visual media outlets.

- Send the hourly broadcasted content to HQ

- Send the recordings twice or three times a week.

- Plan follow-on monitoring schedules

- Provide documents required for financial report

- establish and maintain constructive working relationships with regional media outlets and station managers

- provide ongoing feedback to Pajhwok's regional reporters working in the regional office

- Gather summary data from the radio monitors as requested by the HQ.

- prepare weekly, biweekly, monthly and quarterly report of his/her performance and achievements.

- Perform other duties as per the request of the Main Office.

Experience:

3-5 years working experience with media.
Experience in writing clear reports and summarized data
Experience and ease with online and digital technology
Experienced/Interested in working in journalism related activities.
Gender: Male/Female

Job Requirements

Qualification:

Excellent written communication skills
Excellent analytical and summarizing skills
Excellent ability to think critically and interpret data
Bachelor's degree or equivalent education or work experience, preferably in a field of journalism, literature, or media.
Ability and maturity to work independently and productively, without direct supervision
Fluency in Dari AND Pashto preferred
Knowledge of English a plus

Strong interpersonal and communication Skills

Submission Guideline

Pajhwok is an equal opportunity employer. This position is open to all interested Afghan nationals. Interested candidates should send their resumes along with the cover letter to:

Email: hr@pajhwok.com

Or they submit hard copies of their resumes and cover letter in sealed envelope clearly titled with name of the Position applied for to the following address:

Important: Please type the post title in email subject line

House# 130 and 138, Street 8, Moy Mubarak Bus Stand, Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan.

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