Content Development Trainer, MENA
Request for Quotations
RFQ Number: PRF# PP-176-006
Issuance Date: 11/24/2025
Deadline for Offers: December 30, 2025, 6:00 PM EST.
Description: IWPR is looking for a consultant/consultancy firm to provide technical support to 6 content creators to sustain their work and advance the goal of enhanced capacities of to exercise freedom of expression safely and effectively, thereby promoting and protecting human rights.
Funded by: US Department of State
Implemented by: Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Point of Contact: adminna@iwpr.net
(Terms of the RFQ are adapted per donor regulations)
For the full RFQ please download: IWPR RFQ - Content Development Trainer, MENA.pdf
Instructions to Offerors
The Expert/Consultant/Consultancy firm will provide expert editorial and multimedia content production support to content creators in the production of content on human rights through training, mentoring and coaching.
Scope of Work
Capacity Building
- Conduct 6 tailored assessments with 6 content creators.
- Based on the needs identified in the assessments, develop a series of remote training and mentoring plan and syllabi to a group of 6 content producers.
- Design and deliver tailored training and mentoring for 6 content producers. Indicative topics include editorial & ethics fundamentals, story development & formats, production workflows & safety, distribution, audience, and analytics, mentoring & editorial desk. All training and mentoring sessions will be completed in Arabic.
- Produce the relevant training material including syllabi, pre- and post-assessments, policies and procedures templates as per the findings and recommendations of the organizational assessments.
- Creative planning and strategy to develop ideas for a total of 60 pieces of content to be produced by 6 content creators.
- Adheres to a quarterly reporting schedule including the relevant monitoring, evaluation and learning tools, approaches and data collection required by IWPR.
- All assessments, training and mentoring material has to be produced in both English and Arabic.
Monitoring & Evaluation Support
- Contribute to tracking of the content produced.
- Document learnings and best practices.
- Provide inputs into MEL, final evaluation and/or learning products as required.
- Support the integration of MEL approaches that humanize content and promote freedom of expression.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Advanced degree in journalism, rights and freedoms, communications, political science or related fields (or equivalent work experience).
Experience, Skills and Competencies
- Minimum 10 years of experience in content production and/or journalist, with a strong Middle East and North Africa experience.
- Proven expertise in freedom of expression and human rights.
- Demonstrated experience in building capacity, training and mentoring journalists and content producers.
- Excellent facilitation, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work across cultures and engage respectfully on sensitive topics.
- Flexibility, agility and proven experience working in sensitive contexts.
- Fluent in Arabic and English.
Requirements for the selection of consultants
- IWPR prior approval and vetting of consultants is required.
For the full RFQ please download: IWPR RFQ - Content Development Trainer, MENA.pdf
Only those who have been selected for interviews will be contacted. IWPR will never ask for payment for recruitment.
IWPR is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all staff. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color/colour, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy, maternity, sexual orientation, and gender assignment and identity), national origin, age, disability status, protected veteran status, marital or civil partnership status, or any other characteristic protected by law.