CALL TO JOIN TMF POOL OF MENTORS, EXPERTS AND MEDIA BUSINESS AND DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE PEOPLE
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BACKGROUND
Tanzania Media Foundation (TMF) is a company limited by guarantee and not having a share capital, registered as a public-interest, non-governmental, non-partisan and non-profit making organisation. TMF emerged out of the successful implementation of the Tanzania Media Fund project from June 2008 until September 2015. It formally began operations in October 2015. TMF stands for a strong and independent media sector promoting accountability. Its mission is to transform the media, through grants and learning, into an independent and sustainable sector that reports responsibly on issues of public concern. We are committed to transparency and impartiality, creativity and innovation, quality, reflection and learning, in a spirit of results-oriented and engaged teamwork.

TMF is currently implementing its 2015-2018 strategic plan, Strengthening Media for Accountability, towards three basic objectives. The first two are concerned with increasing the professional capacity of media organisations and stakeholders while also increasing the quality, quantity and diversity of investigative and public interest journalism products in the media sector. The third objective is focused on ensuring the organisation’s growth and sustainability.
OBJECTIVE
The overall objective of the TMF pool of media mentors and pool of experts is to create a team of experts/specialists with exceptional skills in journalism and or other fields and an outstanding track record in their career who are interested in working with TMF to pass on their knowledge, skills and competences to journalists and/or media institutions through TMF’s learning and mentorship programme. This pool will support TMF to meet the objectives of its five grant categories; that is the rural dispatch, fellowship and strategic commissioned grants for individual journalists and the content and content with transformation grant for media institutions. Read more about TMF's grants in its strategic plan, here: http://www.tmf.or.tz/about/tmf-strategy-2012-2015/.

SCOPE OF WORK
Learning is an intergal aspect of all of TMF's five grant categories. It has strong coaching and mentorship components which consist of one on one contact between mentors/experts and mentees/learners through ideation, academies, master classes, short courses and pre-story, mid-term and post-story learning sessions (read more on our website; http://www.tmf.or.tz/grants/learning/). This call aims to identify mentors and experts or resource people who will share their professional and personal skills and experiences with media institutions and journalists to help them develop their knowledge and skills through constructive criticism offered in an atmosphere of openness and transparency, mutual trust, respect and willingness to learn. Actual mentorship modalities will vary depending on the type of grant provided, with the formal period of mentorship and learning running between three months and two years. Mentors and experts joining TMF's pool will be provided with TMF’s mentoring manual and learning curriculum respectively. They will also be required to attend an orientation session.

Mentors should have the ability to support journalists to conceptualise and customise story ideas through TMF's ideation process as well as guide and advise them to enable them develop quality media products and strengthen their awareness and understanding of investigative and public interest journalism. They should also practically support journalists' continuous learning towards improved writing, audio-visual production and blogging. For media institutions, mentors and experts shall be involved in media transformation in the areas of content production, business and governance.They should be able to provide specific support such as in sales, marketing and advertising as well as editorial towards enabling media outlets to develop and apply relevant and productive business models, forfinancial sustainability.
Duration
Once on TMF’s pool of mentors and experts you will be contacted for specific work based on your profile and TMF’s needs at the time for an actual mentorship/coaching assignment whose length will vary depending on the type of grantee being mentored.
Remuneration
Please note that this is not a full time job. TMF will endeavour to identify and work with resource people who distinguish themselves by demonstrating their commitment to media transformation. These mentors and experts will receive remuneration based on agreed time spent mentoring/coaching individual journalists and/or media institutions.
Selection criteria
TMF is looking for media business, media development and various other international as well as local experts. Journalists, media, development, business, marketing/advertising as well as other professionals applying to join TMF's pool of mentors and experts will be assessed based on demonstrated interest in and commitment to public interest journalism (for applicants from the media sector), learning, development and accountability. International experience will also be considered.

Applicants should have a track record of commitment to the development of the journalism profession or to institutional transformation that can be traced in their work performance, references, other assignments and career path through awards or other forms of distinction.

Other criteria that will be used for selection include:
 - Experienced or senior journalist or editor.
 - Experience mentoring others or leading a team and demonstration of ability and interest in transferring skills to the next generation of journalists.
- Specialization in investigative or public interest journalism or in specific thematic areas such as gender, development, business, climate change, health, technology, data or other area deemed relevant to media sector development in Tanzania.
- Business, marketing, sales or advertising expertise with demonstrated track record of successful business development or transformation transferrable to the media sector.
 
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Have you ever worked with TMF as a mentor or resource person before?
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Which of the below best describes you? *
What is your area of expertise (for journalists, state whether print or electronic media or other; for non-journalists/media business and development experts, state area of specialisation)
How many years of experience do you have in journalism or your specific field of expertise?
Why do you want to join the TMF pool of mentors/ experts (200 words maximum) *
Attachments
Send a letter of motivation and your CV (address it to: The Executive Director,Tanzania Media Foundation P.O. Box 38634 Dar es Salaam) Scan it and sent it through the following email; dkamanzi@tmf.or.tz and info@tmf.or.tz
Questions and concerns
For any questions and concerns on how to complete this form or join our pool of resource people, contact TMF staff, Dastan Kamanzi +255 768 014797/dkamanzi@tmf.or.tz or Fausta Musokwa, +255 768 014730/fmusokwa@tmf.or.tz. You can also send an email to info@tmf.or.tz.
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