Knight International Fellows work in these key regions: Asia/Pacific, Eurasia/Former Soviet Union, Latin America, Middle East/North Africa, and Sub-Saharan African.
Qualifications and Skills:
- Strong leadership qualities
- Fluency in the local language of the host country
- Demonstrated knowledge of project focus and experience in project medium/media
- Minimum of 10 years journalism experience
- Training experience is a plus
- Fellowship is open to any nationality
- Fellowship duration is a minimum of one year
An orientation program for new Knight International Journalism Fellows providing information about the Fellowships and training in digital media, mentoring techniques and monitoring and evaluation methods takes place twice annually.
Country: Nigeria
Project Description: The fellow will lead a one-year project in partnership with key local media organizations, mentoring and training journalists to improve the quality, quantity and impact of health coverage. The project will work to create coverage that affects policy and helps save the lives of those threatened by deadly diseases such as HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. The fellow will help build networks of health journalists that connect with each other to develop sources and resources and serve as mentors for their colleagues. The project also aims to improve business-management practices to make health reporting sustainable.
Language Requirement: English required, Hausa or Yoruba preferred.
Skills: Experience as media trainer/manager, background in health journalism.
How to Apply
Candidates may apply for one of our current fellowship openings or propose a fellowship:
- To apply for a current fellowship opening, candidates must submit an application and select one of the current openings in the application.
- To propose a fellowship and become the fellow who leads the project, candidates must submit a fellowship proposal and an application.
Fellowship applications and proposals will be evaluated on a rolling basis.
Finalists may be invited to ICFJ's office in Washington, D.C., for interviews. If that is not feasible, they may be interviewed by ICFJ's regional representatives or by phone.
Fellows selected for the program are asked to attend a week-long orientation in Washington. During the fellowship, each fellow receives an allowance for transportation, professional and living expenses, and an honorarium. Fellows also have access to a small-grants fund. Approved grants cover the cost of special projects that benefit the program.
If you have any questions or problems with the online form, please contact Pedro J. Rodriguez, program officer, promptly for assistance.
More information here.
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