Disinformation and Media Literacy Advisor, Information and Media Practice - Military veterans preferred

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Description

Who We Are

IREX is a global development and education organization. We strive for a more just, prosperous, and inclusive world—where individuals reach their full potential, governments serve their people, and communities thrive. With a projected annual portfolio of more than $100 million and more than 600 staff worldwide, we work with partners in more than 100 countries in four areas essential to progress: cultivating leaders, empowering youth, strengthening institutions, and increasing access to quality education and information.

The Disinformation and Media Literacy Advisor will be responsible for technical guidance, strategy, and support on cutting-edge critical information engagement behavior and systems change, including but not limited to Learn to Discern (L2D) methodology and how key media literacy competencies can be built through various formats. They will serve as a resource on best practices in media literacy in El Salvador; in charge of CD to local organizations. They will engage with IREX’s larger community of L2D focal points in the region and around the world.

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Your Background & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Master's degree preferable.
• Minimum 7+ years of progressive job experience, or a master’s degree and 6 years of experience countering disinformation and propaganda and designing and implementing evidence-based programming.
• Demonstrated experience with best practices for conducting quantitative and qualitative research.
• Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff.
• Exceptional judgment and analytical skills for interpreting complex political environments, as well as identifying and responding to program opportunities. Creativity and flexibility are a must.
• Demonstrated experience as a participatory trainer, facilitator and trusted advisor.
• Proven capacity to meet program goals as well as financial, administrative, and security responsibilities.
• Exceptional interpersonal, representational, and negotiation skills as well as cultural sensitivity to effectively interact with all levels of staff, members of donor organizations, and funders.
• Familiarity with Google platform, virtual meeting and webinar technology, and Microsoft Office applications required.
• Experience in applying innovative research methods and experimental design.
• Knowledge of social media monitoring, data analysis, and visualization techniques.
• An established track record of working in the counter-disinformation/information integrity field.
• Experience in organizational development with civil society organizations.
• Experience in results-oriented program design, strategic planning, and program evaluation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Spanish and English is required.
• Must demonstrate valid proof of unrestricted authorization to work in El Salvador.

Your Daily Tasks

• Responsible for technical guidance, strategy, and support on cutting-edge critical information engagement behavior and systems change, including but not limited to Learn to Discern (L2D) methodology and how key media literacy competencies can be built through various formats.
• Serve as a resource on best practices in media literacy in El Salvador in charge of Capacity Development to local organizations.
• Engage with IREX’s larger community of L2D focal points in the region and around the world.
• Identify promising, locally led approaches to promoting media literacy and will integrate them into the broader package of support to build resilience to manipulative information.
• Contribute to submission of program-related materials, including regular reports that describe activities, measure, and evaluate program results, and lessons learned, as well as tell a broader story about impact.
• Represent IREX to external stakeholders by speaking about project and practices initiatives.
• Support the development of written communications by drafting, approving, and sending correspondence and manages shareholder relationships with the guidance and/or approval of program management.
• Support one or more areas of the proposal development process; to include, but not limited to proposal strategy, writing, and/or review.

• Support and coordinate country partner outreach and requested; gather market intelligence specific to regional/country of responsibility.

• Responsible for financial management of a specific country office.

We conduct background checks on all successful candidates.

This position is eligible for Telework. The eligible employee is a regular, full-time El Salvador-based staff who works from a worksite outside the El Salvador office for one or more days a week.

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship.

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EOE – Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.