Media Monitoring Support in TamilNew

Virtually support the UN Resident Coordinator Office's early-warning work in Sri Lanka. The online volunteer will screen Tamil-language print, digital and social media, log human-rights narratives and policy debates, flag urgent incidents and emerging trends, prepare objective weekly English digests, and coordinate with another volunteer to ensure balanced cross-regional coverage.

• Screen Tamil print newspapers, news portals and social-media channels daily
• Track and log human-rights news items and online narratives
• Flag time-sensitive incidents, risks and emerging trends through agreed digital channels
• Draft objective weekly English media digests and summary notes
• Coordinate with the counterpart online volunteer to prevent duplication and balance coverage

• University degree in journalism, media or communications, human rights, law, political science, psychology, sociology or related social sciences
• Interest or experience in media monitoring, news analysis, journalism or public-policy research
• Strong familiarity with Sri Lanka's national and regional media landscape
• English and Tamil

• Exposure to UN terminology or international-organization workflows is an asset

• Media monitoring
• News analysis
• Trend tracking
• Content analysis
• Executive summary writing
• Open-source intelligence

• Microsoft Word
• Google Docs
• Spreadsheets
• X
• Facebook
• YouTube

• Online volunteer assignment
• Personal computer and stable internet connection are required