YOUTH REPORTERS NETWORK INTERN

Closing date: 5pm (East African Time), Tuesday 4th November , 2014

Contract Length: 8 Months

Reports to: Project Officer

Interview date: TBC

Salary: TSH 440,000 per month

Location: Mbeya, Tanzania (with frequent travel to Mbeya and Iringa Villages)

Restless Development is the national banner carrier for youth-led development. We’ve been in Tanzania since 1993, growing, changing and responding to the most urgent issues facing young Tanzanians.

The Young Reporters Network (YRN) falls under the Mabinti Tushike Hatamu(MTH) project delivered in partnership with UNICEF and Tanzania AIDS Commission, and implemented in Mbeya, Iringa and Temeke. MTH aims to test, evaluate and share strategies for reducing the vulnerability of adolescent out-of-school females aged 10-19 to HIV and AIDS, pregnancy and violence.

Working alongside the MTH project teams, you will support the YRN to grow in Mbeya. You will focus on educating, training, and mentoring the young women and girls in radio reporting, writing, editing and production of children’s programmes and mediated radio products. You will provide young girl reporters with basic journalism skills; and increase active participation of children and young people in the production of children’s programmes in the districts.

You will support MTH volunteers to mobilize children to identify issues affecting them, and gather information and stories for broadcasting on community radio stations; Nuru FM (Iringa) and Generation (Mbeya).

Are you an ambitious, self-driven, experienced young professional who is ready to be challenged? Are you ready to push yourself and maximize your potential? If so, Restless Development Tanzania is looking for YOU!

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To apply please follow the instructions in the job description, sending a completed application form to:jobstanzania@restlessdevelopment.org, stating the vacancy job title Tanzania - Youth Reporters Network Intern