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Program Officer - Opening Journalism

Employer
Open Society Foundations
Location
London
Salary
Competitive rates of pay apply
Closing date
29 Nov 2018

Job Details

The Open Society Foundations Program on Independent Journalism supports creative, talented, and open-minded groups and networks of journalists or media organizations producing verifiable, trustworthy information on any platform, especially in places where such content is not only scarce but also difficult to produce.

We are interested in the development of new ideas taking advantage of the digital revolution in the production of news. We support investigative journalism in its quest for more transparency in our societies, accountable powers and better democracies. We wish to secure a free and safe environment, focusing on activities that protect journalists, citizens practicing journalism and sources or information from physical and legal harassment. We aim to improve global and regional connections, facilitate knowledge circulation, exchange ideas and learn from various contexts. We work in a participatory and creative team culture.

The Program on Independent Journalism seeks to hire a Program Officer to do programmatic work, with considerable autonomy, as part of a team that develops the “Opening Journalism” portfolio in its quest to build a better-informed society, particularly where independent, transparent information is scant.

This Program Officer is the pivotal programmatic role at OSF. This person will be responsible for making grants to national, regional and global organizations (digital media outlets, networks, conferences and other learning spaces and/or types of enterprises advancing this field), following the program’s and the Opening Journalism portfolio’s strategy.  

The Program Officer monitors changes and new developments in the broad journalism field, particularly new challenges arising from digital disruption, through study and attendance of relevant events, scoping trips, and the building of collaborative relationships with protagonists and with other OSF staff. The Program Officer also participates in the development of the overall strategy of the portfolio and of the program. 

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the button below.

Closing date: 29 November 2018.

We are strengthened by the diversity of our colleagues across the Open Society Foundations. We welcome applications from people of all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences, and are committed to providing reasonable adjustments so that colleagues with disabilities are able to fulfill the essential functions of the job.

Company

Open Society Foundations

Website: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/

The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and tolerant societies whose governments are accountable and open to criticism, whose laws and policies are open to debate and correction, and whose political institutions are open to the participation of all people. We seek to strengthen justice and the rule of law; broaden respect for human rights, including the rights of minorities; encourage pluralism and a robust diversity of opinion; deepen democratic practice and participation; expand economic equity; support effective governance; and invest in individuals, public and private organizations, and social movements that advance these goals.

We are a global network of foundations committed to local knowledge and national expertise. Our network includes national foundations, regional foundations, and other geographic programs operating in more than one hundred countries. At the same time, many programs with global reach operate from our four headquarters in Europe and the United States, including programs on digital information, documentary photography, drug policy, early childhood, education, fellowships, fiscal governance, higher education, human rights, international migration, justice, public health, scholarships, think tanks, and women’s rights. In addition to making grants to organizations and individuals, the Open Society Foundations engage in policy advocacy, legal advocacy and litigation, program-related investing, and public communications, as well as providing direct assistance to governments. Most programs and foundations in the network are governed or advised by their own boards.

The Open Society Foundations are the global philanthropies of George Soros, who, as chairman, plays an active role in the work of the foundations.

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