Program Officer - Media Program
• Lead the Media Program of FOSIP. Responsible for:• Strategy development, organizational assessment, grant-making, project management, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment• Designing and pursuing OSF’s extensive 4 year strategy for media development interventions in Pakistan• Identifying and assessing needs of the media industry to design and update the strategic focus of support • Identifying credible partners; carrying out organizational assessment… Show more • Lead the Media Program of FOSIP. Responsible for:• Strategy development, organizational assessment, grant-making, project management, monitoring, evaluation and impact assessment• Designing and pursuing OSF’s extensive 4 year strategy for media development interventions in Pakistan• Identifying and assessing needs of the media industry to design and update the strategic focus of support • Identifying credible partners; carrying out organizational assessment, working with them to conceptualize ideas to implement as projects• Working with international media development groups to ensure better coordination in development efforts• Key focus areas of OSF’s four year strategy: Freedom of Expression, Protection of Journalists, Media Policy and Regulation and Digital Rights ProtectionAchievements:• Established PCOMS, Pakistan Coalition on Media Safety in partnership with International Media Support, UNESCO and various local partners. The coalition is a nationwide network of civil society and media organizations, working under UN Action Plan for Journalists Safety and Impunity. • Operationalized Coalition for Ethical Journalism, CEJ, set up in 2011 by Internews Europe and Aidan White’s Network for Ethical Journalism, was operationalized by FOSIP media program in 2012. The coalition includes Journalists bodies, media development and consumer right groups united to improve journalism standards.• Established Alliance for Access, aiming to improve internet regulation policies in Pakistan, work against state surveillance and for encouragement of open data sources. Show less