Remote Capacity Building Specialist: Media & Journalism

Giga; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

UNOPS seeks a Capacity Building Specialist to design and deliver training, mentoring, and strategic communication support, strengthening journalism, media development, and public reporting on the EU integration process in North Macedonia and beyond.

The role emphasizes editorial independence, newsroom capacity, and regional peer learning, with periodic on‑site missions to Skopje and home-based work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of relevant experience in journalism, media development, editorial management, strategic communication.
• Experience in capacity building through training, mentoring and developing practical learning resources.
• Experience working across countries with journalists, media organisations or public institutions.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic guidance on capacity-building activities and adapt best practices.
• Coordinate planning and delivery of training for journalists and regional exchanges.
• Offer editorial planning and reporting guidance; monitor disinformation responses.
• Develop practical learning resources and materials for ongoing capacity development.

Skills

Capacity Building

Ethics

Facilitation

Information Literacy

Investigative Reporting

Media Relations

Mentoring

Strategic Communications

Integrity

Education

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in journalism, communications, media or related fields with 7 years of relevant experience

Master’s degree (or equivalent) preferably in any of the above or related fields with 5 years of relevant experience is required

Job description

UNOPS seeks a Capacity Building Specialist to design and deliver training, mentoring, and strategic communication support, strengthening journalism, media development, and public reporting on the EU integration process in North Macedonia and beyond.

The role emphasizes editorial independence, newsroom capacity, and regional peer learning, with periodic on‑site missions to Skopje and home-based work arrangements.