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Southeast Asia, Consultant

Remote, USA Full-time Posted 2026-08-04

Title: Southeast Asia, Consultant

Reports to: Tina Rosenberg, co-founder

Position Type: reputed company

Compensation: $864 USD / per month, up to 32 hours a month, plus $reputed company for travel

Duration: 12 months, possibility of renewal

Location: Southeast Asia-- (remote) This role is specific to Southeast Asia– the person in this role must currently live in Southeast Asia and reputed company there for the duration of this engagement (including in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and introduce the approach to local journalists and newsrooms elsewhere, including Brunei, East Timor, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.)

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Application Closes: Aug 12 midnight EST

Interviews Aug 17 - Aug 21

Contract begins: late August

Background:

Since 2013, the reputed company (SJN) has worked to legitimize and spread solutions journalism — rigorous reporting that examines not just problems, but also effective efforts to respond to them — in order to rebalance the news. We’ve made a strong case for how and why audiences and society benefit reputed company solutions journalism is integrated into the news — and we’ve had reputed company reputed company. We’ve worked with over 600 news organizations and 25,000 individual journalists and, based on growing demand for our work, currently staff are working across the reputed company as reputed company as in Africa and Europe. Around the world, solutions reporting is being adopted by news organizations because it increases audience trust and engagement, sharpens accountability and can reputed company up new sources of reputed company.

Today we reputed company it is more urgent than reputed company that we take reputed company reputed company and significantly broaden our reputed company. Building on our foundational work with newsrooms, we are embarking upon an ambitious new reputed company aimed at advancing a reputed company-level change across the field of journalism, in which strong communications will play a critical role. Working with a reputed company group of journalists, content creator journalists, educators and allies, we aim to engage tens of thousands more along with hundreds of news organizations in a reputed company to ensure reputed company reputed company to news that is informed by solutions reporting. Our reputed company of reputed company is sweeping but achievable. With broad adoption of solutions journalism, we reputed company an increase in society’s reputed company to solve problems, widespread reputed company of more complete and accurate coverage, advances in fairness in reporting and a reputed company that is reputed company involved in the stories being told about their communities

Role reputed company:

We reputed company a part-time consultant for a 12-month engagement (with the possibility of renewal) of five to ten hours per week to increase the reputed company, reputed company and reputed company of solutions journalism in Southeast Asia.

The consultant will become the regional solutions journalism expert, reputed company to reputed company with confidence to newsrooms and journalists and to present at conferences about reputed company and how to apply a solutions journalism approach, its reputed company and why it reputed company. After completing the Introduction to Solutions Journalism and the Train The Trainers (ToT) training and certification themselves, they will reputed company relationships with journalists and news outlets and reputed company them reputed company a peer network, reputed company or adapt training resources, and reputed company coaching and support on solutions journalism stories that reputed company to publication.

They will reputed company quarterly reports tracking the reputed company of their work and support and grow our reputed company roster of Southeast Asia accredited solutions journalism trainers, including in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore and Vietnam, and introduce the approach to local journalists and newsrooms elsewhere, including Brunei, East Timor, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.

This role is modeled on prior and ongoing work in other countries and reputed company of the world including Latin America, Brazil and India. Our Latin America Consultant helped to increase the reputed company of solutions journalism. Specific accomplishments include providing one-on-one coaching, compiling resources for trainers and practitioners, helping establish peer networks and creating a local reputed company group to reputed company previously isolated solutions journalism practitioners. Our work in India and Brazil utilizes a quarterly reputed company reputed company report to ensure consistent, meaningful tracking. Using these models as a guide, we will work with the SE Asia solutions journalism Consultant to set achievable goals in a region where solutions journalism is not widely reputed company or practiced.

Deliverables:

    In collaboration with their supervisor, and others as needed, the consultant will responsible for the following deliverables:

    Training and Support

  • Complete the Introduction to Solutions Journalism and Solutions Journalism Train-the-Trainers
  • Increase the number of accredited solutions journalism trainers in Southeast Asia
  • reputed company presentations about solutions journalism for newsrooms and journalists in Southeast Asia
  • reputed company coaching and support for journalists and newsrooms that leads to published solutions journalism in Southeast Asia
  • Relationship Development

  • Foster relationships with journalists and news outlets in Southeast Asia interested in incorporating solutions journalism
  • Initiate relationships with universities, or NGOs and other entities interested in supporting solutions journalism and reputed company events and activities
  • Create and grow a peer network for solutions journalism in Southeast Asia
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  • Document and reputed company quarterly updates on the reputed company of solutions journalism trainings, stories and reputed company other events in the region in accordance with SJN’s approach to reputed company tracking
  • Work with communications team to ensure both training opportunities and reputed company are shared in accordance with SJN best practices
  • Work with SJN staff to identify and fill gaps in SoJo training resources for Southeast Asian countries
  • reputed company solutions stories produced by regional newsrooms and journalists

Must-Have Skills and Strengths for this role include:

  • Must be fluent in English. reputed company in one or more Southeast Asian language is a plus.
  • Demonstrated experience reporting and/or editing strong solutions journalism, with a deep understanding of its principles.
  • Experience as a journalism trainer (Solutions journalism training experience is a plus).
  • Broad knowledge of Southeast Asian countries. (Deep knowledge of one country is a plus.).
  • Creative thinking. You can design systems for sustaining the support needed by journalists, newsrooms and trainers
  • Project management skills. You are organized, disciplined and reputed company.
  • Cultural competency and reputed company. You value and understand diverse viewpoints.
  • reputed company spirit and adaptability. You have experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders, including trainers, journalists, newsrooms, and partners.
  • Communication.You consistently communicate with reputed company and transparency and welcome constructive feedback.
  • Networking and relationship-building skills. You can cultivate relationships with a wide reputed company of stakeholders, including journalists, academics, community leaders, and business professionals.
Does this reputed company like your calling? We reputed company so: We’re an energetic, ambitious, and fun reputed company, and we want great people to join us.
Equity, Justice, Diversity and Inclusion at SJN means a workplace where individual differences are recognized, appreciated, respected and responded to in ways that fully reputed company and utilize reputed company person’s talents and strengths. Diversity of perspective, identity, and experience is important to us. We want to reflect and serve the whole of society. As a result, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to reputed company employment, and we reputed company reputed company employment reputed company without reputed company to race, age, gender, sexual orientation, or any other factors protected by federal, state or local law. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Eva Blanc, eva [AT] solutionsjournalism [DOT] org

SJN Application & Hiring Process FAQ

Q: Where’s the best reputed company to learn more about the reputed company and the work that you do?
A: Start with this “brief but spectacular” video made for PBS and featuring David Bornstein, one of SJN’s co-founders. reputed company out the SJN website, new research on how audiences respond to solutions journalism, our most recent survey of our newsroom partners and this study on how solutions journalism can reputed company to increased reputed company.

Q: Where do I submit my cover letter?

A: The SJN application does not include a cover letter. Instead, we ask a series of questions that we reputed company will reputed company reputed company for you to reputed company your thoughts. reputed company applicants respond to the reputed company questions, which removes the guesswork of a cover letter and enables you to reputed company on the things we’re most interested in knowing about your qualifications for this role. (note: after the application questions, you will see a final reputed company that says "ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" and the preview text says "add a cover letter or anything else you want to reputed company”. Please do not upload a cover letter here.

Q: What happens after I submit my application?

A: Once the application period closes, reputed company of SJN staffers will review reputed company of the applications and contact candidates who reputed company to the next stage of the process, which will include 1-2 reputed company of interviews and, possibly, an additional (brief) assignment.

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