Organization: African Women in Media (AWiM)
Location: Remote
Language: English
About AWiM
African Women in the Media is an international non-governmental organization with the aim to positively impact the way media functions in relation to African women. Our members are African women from a diverse range of media backgrounds. Our vision is that one-day African women will have equal access to representation and opportunities in media industries and media content. African Women in the Media (AWiM) aims to contribute to the creation of enabling environments for African women who work in media industries, and to change the way African women are represented in media content. It does this through knowledge production, training and partnerships.
About the Training
AWiM is seeking a training facilitator to develop and deliver specialized training on AI-driven media monitoring and Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence (TF-GBV).
This training is part of the AWiM Project on Developing Tools and Resources towards adoption of the Kigali Declaration in Newsrooms. The declaration asserts that there is still an urgent need for awareness, sensitization and guidelines to combat GBV faced by women in media and in GBV news coverage practices. This training will therefore aim to build the capacity of media stakeholders through comprehensive training on monitoring media content for AI and TF-GBV. The training will result in awareness and communication campaigns to maximize the reach and effectiveness of the declaration’s provisions while also monitoring the adoption progress across newsrooms in Africa.
Training Objectives & Learning Outcomes
By the end of this training, participants will be able to leverage existing AI-based media tracking methods to support:
- Content Analysis → Assessing the tone and framing of GBV stories to determine whether they align with KD principles.
- Apply AI-driven insights to ethical journalism practices- same as above
- Understand how AI-powered tools can enhance accountability and advocacy efforts in reporting GBV.
- Develop strategies and adoption guidelines for integrating AI with the Kigali Declaration Platform.
Key Responsibilities
The Training Facilitator will be responsible for:
- Developing an engaging training agenda, materials, and activities tailored to the audience.
- Developing practical exercises, case studies, and examples to highlight key concepts in AI and TF-GBV.
- Facilitating engaging and informative sessions and ensuring that complex topics are accessible and relevant.
- Guiding participants in hands-on exercises that apply AI principles to TF-GBV scenarios.
- Assessing participant engagement through feedback surveys and evaluation tools.
- Providing a summary report on participant engagement, challenges, and recommendations for future sessions.
Training Format & Structure
Expected Duration
10 weeks, broken down into:
- 2 –3 weeks: Training content development
- 8 weeks: Weekly live training sessions
Delivery Mode:
- Weekly live online training sessions (facilitated by the Trainer).
- Training materials to be developed and uploaded on AWiM’ s AWiMLearning and the Kigali Declaration platforms for continued access post-training.
Target Audience:
- Media professionals, journalists, editors, content creators, and newsroom managers across Africa.
Requirements
- Relevant academic qualification and/or proven in-depth experience in Gen-AI engineering, AI based content analysis, AI protocols and standards, and application of LLM solutions.
- Journalistic skills and skills in media assessments are a high plus.
- Proven experience with in-person training facilitation, training/ training development with a focus on AI or TF-GBV.
- Understanding of gender-based violence issues, including TF-GBV, including real-world examples of its impact on media professionals and news reporting.
- Knowledge of Gen-AI tools and applications, particularly in social contexts; media monitoring, social listening, and digital safety and familiarity with online security, privacy, and cyber safety.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills; ability to engage diverse participants and navigate sensitive topics effectively.
- Ability to work with people from diverse cultural, ethnic, religious, and national backgrounds.
- Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required.
- Familiarity with online learning platforms and experience in developing digital training content is a plus.
Submissions
To submit an application, please send the below documents no later than 31 March 2024 to blessing@africanwomeninmedia.com Please (use the subject line “IPDC 2025 training consultant”)
- Your CV (1-2 pages max)
- An initial proposed course outline for this online course.
Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
AWiM’s Commitment to Equity and Inclusion
African Women in Media is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AWiM prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind; we’re committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at AWiM are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, colour, religion, gender or sexual orientation.
AWiM strongly encourages applications from women, persons with disabilities (PWDs), and professionals from diverse ethnic, religious, and national backgrounds.
Important Note
AFRICAN WOMEN IN MEDIA DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUTIMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING OR TRAINING).
