Deadline: 21 February 2011
Pajhwok Afghan News (www.pajhwok.com) is the leading independent news agency registered with the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan. Pajhwok has a network of reporters nationwide larger than any other news agency in the country. Pajhwok provides comprehensive, reliable, timely and bias-free news about Afghanistan from an Afghan perspective. It distributes and publishes online daily reports and photographs as a service to newspapers, radios, and television news channels as well as individual and institutional subscribers. In the five years of its existence, Pajhwok has become Afghanistan’s most credible news and feature service-provider to national and international media outlets on a national and international level.
Location of Job: Kabul- Afghanistan
Job Summary:
• Monitor English news sources
• Attend morning editor's meeting and offer stories to be generated in English
• Cooperate with photo department on assigning photos to stories
• Speak with editors and reporters for any additional information needed for English service audience
• Compile additional background needed for English audience
• Choose stories to be translated for English service
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide regular analysis on English service content to Pajhwok admin and international trainers
• Edit translated stories and write headlines
• Publish English stories or ensure that they are published
• Assist with managing reporters or editing stories in Dari as requested by newsroom
• Alert marketing to important news developments for English audience throughout the day
• Coordinate with English service head of the English Service on coverage for evening
• Point out and explain to translators any misspellings or mistranslations
• Assist in developing journalism skills for translators
• Participate in Virtual Newsroom discussions and ensure that feedback is noted by English Service staff
• Participate in other staff activities as requested
Desired Candidate's Profile
Experience: 1 - 2 years
Nationality: Afghan
Gender: Any
Qualifications:
Submission Guideline
This position is open to all interested Afghan nationals both male and female. 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:
House #130 and138, Street.8,
Moy Mubarak Bus Stand,
Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Please mention position title and vacancy number in the subject line of your email.
More information here.
Pajhwok Afghan News (www.pajhwok.com) is the leading independent news agency registered with the Ministry of Information and Culture of Afghanistan. Pajhwok has a network of reporters nationwide larger than any other news agency in the country. Pajhwok provides comprehensive, reliable, timely and bias-free news about Afghanistan from an Afghan perspective. It distributes and publishes online daily reports and photographs as a service to newspapers, radios, and television news channels as well as individual and institutional subscribers. In the five years of its existence, Pajhwok has become Afghanistan’s most credible news and feature service-provider to national and international media outlets on a national and international level.
Location of Job: Kabul- Afghanistan
Job Summary:
• Monitor English news sources
• Attend morning editor's meeting and offer stories to be generated in English
• Cooperate with photo department on assigning photos to stories
• Speak with editors and reporters for any additional information needed for English service audience
• Compile additional background needed for English audience
• Choose stories to be translated for English service
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Provide regular analysis on English service content to Pajhwok admin and international trainers
• Edit translated stories and write headlines
• Publish English stories or ensure that they are published
• Assist with managing reporters or editing stories in Dari as requested by newsroom
• Alert marketing to important news developments for English audience throughout the day
• Coordinate with English service head of the English Service on coverage for evening
• Point out and explain to translators any misspellings or mistranslations
• Assist in developing journalism skills for translators
• Participate in Virtual Newsroom discussions and ensure that feedback is noted by English Service staff
• Participate in other staff activities as requested
Desired Candidate's Profile
Experience: 1 - 2 years
Nationality: Afghan
Gender: Any
Qualifications:
- Bachelor degree in Journalism, master degree is an asset. Or other job relevant fields
- 2 years experience in public sector coordination and news coordination.
- Excellent fluency in Dari or Pashto and English language
- Political and analytical skills
- Comprehensive experience in public sector or management of post conflict countries.
- Experience on research
- Experience of leading and motivating teams of people towards the achievement of agreed ends
- Purposeful, energetic,, aware of the importance of details, efficient and considerate in the use of resources, reliable and able to act quickly
- Willing and able to guide, support and encourage others in the performance of their duties
- Willing to devote his out of duty time to join with other PAN appointees in developing professional skills
Submission Guideline
This position is open to all interested Afghan nationals both male and female. 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:
House #130 and138, Street.8,
Moy Mubarak Bus Stand,
Taimani, Kabul, Afghanistan
Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply. Please mention position title and vacancy number in the subject line of your email.
More information here.
