Project Coordinator

Position description

Join a team which has unique expertise combining the power of journalism and the law to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique services to drive systemic change.

We work with journalists, legal practitioners, civil society, policymakers, and the private sector with the aim of fostering equitable, sustainable, and participatory economies. We employ a unique blend of our expertise in journalism, media development, legal research and convenings, with the aim of fostering fair and sustainable business practices.

For more than 35 years, we have promoted the highest standards in journalism by training reporters around the world to cover issues relevant to their local context, accurately and impartially. Today, we work to strengthen local and national journalism, improve media ethics, standards and regulation, combat misinformation, and explore and shape the future of the profession. We do this through newsroom consultancy, journalism training and mentoring, capacity-building, and via our funding of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism at the University of Oxford.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation runs the largest pro bono legal service, TrustLaw which helps high-impact NGOs and social enterprises, to grow, streamline their operations and navigate complex laws and regulations by connecting them with free legal assistance from the best law firms and corporate legal teams around the world. We also deliver ground-breaking legal research on key social and policy issues that our members use to support their advocacy and law reform efforts, and we deliver innovative capacity-building workshops on legal issues across the globe.

We are seeking a highly organised Project Coordinator with excellent administrative, financial management, and people skills to work across several of our strategic projects. The ideal candidate must have experience of working on funded projects. They must be a self-starter, able to communicate effectively, and have good problem-solving skills. They will be able to juggle multiple demands to support the programme, arranging logistics, providing administrative support, ensuring all records are kept up to date, and financial data is tracked and reported on. The successful applicant will be well-versed in Microsoft Outlook and Excel and will preferably have a working understanding of Salesforce to ensure our contact databases are up-to-date. Occasional travel may be required.

Please note, this is a 1-year fixed-term contract based in our London office.

About the Role

As a Project Coordinator at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

• Provide logistical support for remote and in-person activities including workshops, mentoring schemes, and multi-stakeholder convenings and panels
• Coordinate project activities with Programme Team members, internal enabling functions (finance, comms, etc.) external contractors and partner organisations; and occasionally donors as required
• Monitor programme finances in collaboration with colleagues in the Programme and Finance teams
• Keep track of programme outputs and examples of impact, and contribute to report writing
• Provide support to key outreach activities, including research and event coordination
• Maintain the alumni network of journalists involved in the programme, as appropriate
• Perform data capture and maintain database records
• Support knowledge capture, ensuring that we document our networks, relationships and ongoing conversations systematically
• Research potential collaborators and act as first point of contact for enquiries, coordinating a response and involving other members of the team as appropriate, and facilitate collaboration
• Participate in designated meetings with external stakeholders, conferences and events and feedback information to the team
• Assist with other duties or work on other programmes, as required

Qualifications

To be our Project Coordinator, you will likely have:

• At least 3 years of work experience
• A Bachelor’s Degree in humanities, languages, international development, international relations, journalism, media studies or related field
• Prior experience in a relevant role building relationships and collaboration across teams to achieve common goals, and working constructively with a diverse range of people and external stakeholders
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures
• High motivation with ability to work independently or in a team environment
• A pro-active self-starting and problem-solving attitude, including paying attention to detail and being good on follow-through
• Experience working on supporting and building multi-stakeholder partnerships, and the ability to create and maintain a systematic, process-driven approach to outreach and relationship management
• Experience of preparing briefings, event coordination, and supports to stakeholder management
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to communicate effectively with people from different cultures and backgrounds and ability to influence others
• Experience of administrative or finance processes and excellent numerical skills
• Competency in Word, Teams, Outlook and Excel. Experience with databases (e.g. Salesforce) would be an advantage
• Fluency in English
• The right to live and work in the UK

It would be useful (but not essential), if you also have:

• Understanding of journalism and media capacity building
• Existing networks and links with media outlets
• Existing networks and links with NGOS, academia, government working on tax justice issues
• Language skills
• Knowledge of and passion for human rights an advantage
• Experience working effectively as part of a remote team on collaborative initiatives

About Thomson Reuters Foundation

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.

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