JMI announces the Internship Programme for international candidates!

If you are a graduate student from any part of the world, this opportunity is for you.

Who are we: Jordan Media Institute is a non-profit educational institution founded by Her Royal Highness Princess Rym Ali to enhance the performance of journalists and media practitioners in Jordan and the region. The institute, which provides professional education and training opportunities, offers its Arabic programs to raise the level of Arab media and provide foreign media outlets with professional Arabic-speaking journalists.

JMI also seeks to improve media output and build the profession’s reputation locally and across the Arab world through its Master’s in Journalism and New Media.

For more information, please visit our Website (www.jmi.edu.jo)

We are looking for: Ambitious talents in research, communication, and planning who will support our team across its various ongoing projects. Fluency in English is required. The potential tasks include:

· Desk and Field Research

· Proposal and Report Writing

· Communication with international and national stakeholders

· With the support of the grants function, liaise with them to carry out the grant acquisition process in line with the projects’ design, call for applications, etc.

· Liaising with communication function to develop project briefs, write-ups, announcements, social media posts, content, and media relations to ensure proper project visibility and community interactions.

· Liaising with the Projects management team to align project concepts, meet with donors and discuss strategic issues to integrate JMI’s objectives from an academic and projects perspective.

· Provide substantial support to finalize the JMI annual roadmap, work plan, KPIs, etc., in line with the donor’s requirements & JMI objectives.

What we offer :

The opportunity to be part of one of the first Arab educational institutions that develop its journalism curricula by benefiting from elements of the digital environment.

3-6 months unpaid internship, with the possibility of evolving into long-term full employment depending on the performance.

Qualifications:

· On-going or completed Master’s degree in media, development, gender, international relations, public policy, economy, or relevant field within the scope of JMI.

· Interest in the media field in the Middle East.

· Residing or willing to reside in Jordan.

· Technical writing skills.

· Fluent English skills for international applicants.

· Advanced MS Office, specifically Excel and Word.

Important note: The internship will start in December (we can discuss the exact starting date during the interview) and will be based in Amman. JMI, unfortunately, does not cover any cost related to the internship.