Online Community Ambassador Middle East and North Africa

MiCT is seeking an online community ambassador for its online global platform. This will be a vital role responsible for fostering engagement of the Middle East and North African fellows in the online community, facilitate discussions, and upholding community guidelines within our online platform. MiCT invites interested and qualified applicants to submit proposals by 10.07.2025

1. Introducing MiCT

Media in Cooperation and Transition (MiCT) is a non-profit organisation delivering expert media services in complex and challenging contexts with passion, precision and agility. Through our collaborative work with our partners, we foster transparent, inclusive and fair dialogue supporting resilient societies that thrive.

Across three continents and 15 countries, MiCT facilitates the training of journalists and media producers, programme and content development, radio and film production, magazine and book publishing, media research and monitoring, in addition to supporting the financial viability of our partners.

2. The Program

The MiCT Critical Voices Fellowship is aimed at media professionals from war and crisis regions who share a common value in their professional journalistic integrity. The program is currently focused on journalists and media makers from Afghanistan, East and West Africa, Middle East and North Africa, Ukraine and Myanmar, among others. Fellows receive expert safety advice, online training, legal advice, psycho-social support, production support, and access to a global community of like-minded media professionals.

3. Description of the role

Working closely with the platform manager, the online community ambassador will help generate engagement of Middle East and North African fellows within the platform:

• Engagement facilitation:
  • Actively engage with community members by initiating discussions, responding to comments, and encouraging participation on the online platform.
  • Organize, support, and facilitate online community meetings, events and trainings.
• Content curation:
  • Curate and share relevant content, including articles, resources, discussions, to stimulate conversation and provide value to fellow members.
• Feedback monitoring and moderation:
  • Compile and analyze feedback from fellow community members to identify trends, opportunities, training topics and more.
  • Monitor community activity and trends, to identify topics of interest and areas for improvement.
  • Enforce community guidelines and guidelines to consistently maintain a respectful and safe environment.

The role is remote. The level of effort (LOE) allocated will estimated be 96h, from July to December 2025 (estimate 14h per month, although it can vary from month to month).

4. Application Requirements

Successful applicants should be able to provide proof of the following:

• Excellent communication skills, well-organized with good time management skills.
• Interest and understanding of issues surrounding Exile and Crisis Journalism and Media Freedom are an advantage.
• Fluency in Arabic and English is required. Familiar with Middle East and North African Arabic dialects.
• Experience managing communities, and organising events & trainings desired.
• Familiarity with the journalism context in Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco, Iraq, Syria, Palestine, Egypt and/or Yemen is a plus.

How to apply

Applications, with CV and short motivation statement, as well as an expected hourly rate should be emailed to merce@mict-international.org citing the subject line “Online Community Ambassador MENA” by 23.59pm CET on 10.07.2025. Contract start and confirmation available to funding.