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Kenya Broadcasting Corporation is a State Corporation committed to excellence in broadcast services to our audience, customers and the public. Its aim is to inform, educate and entertain the public through Radio and Television Services.
Manager Broadcast Technology (1 Post)
Overall purpose of the Job:
- To
Head the Broadcast Technology Department and have the overall
responsibility for planning, development, direction and management of
Broadcasting equipment maintenance and activities to ensure efficiency in
its operations.
Key Responsibilities:
- Development
and Implementation of a Broadcast strategy in line with the National and
International guidelines
- Overall
coordination of all Technical activities of Television Technical and Radio
Technical functions of the Corporation including financial control,
stores, staff discipline, training and development
- Evaluation
and Maintenance of all types of Broadcasting equipment
- Development
and Implementation of short and long term strategies of all Television and
Radio Technical projects
- Alignment
of Broadcast Engineering Investment with Modern Technological developments
- Development
and Implementation of a Disaster Recovery and Business continuity strategy
for the Corporation
- Integration
of Television and Radio on a technologically sound infrastructure
Qualifications:
- Bachelor
of Science Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Broadcast
Engineering or any other relevant degree. A Masters Degree in Broadcast
Engineering will be an added advantage
- At
least five (5) years practical experience in an automated media
environment with digital broadcast and conversant with media legislation,
digital divide, multimedia /web services, convergence of technologies and
technological trends in the industry
- Have
demonstrated a high standard of professional competence and administrative
ability required for direction and coordination of planning, development
and maintenance of Engineering services
- Must
be a registered member of Engineering Registration Board of Kenya or any
other recognized Engineering Body.
Skills and Competencies
1) Conventional Broadcast
- Television
Studios Systems – from ingest to play out
- Broadcast
Video and Audio Techniques
- Audio/video
Instrumentation measurement
- Broadcast
Studio Acoustics
- RF
Transmission Techniques
2) Broadcast IT
- Video
compression – DV25,MPEG’s, DVB or ATSC (or ISDB)
- Digital
servicer play out technologies – VDCP, Lonth, Harris, Control protocols
- Broadcast
Automation systems
- Disk
storage – RAID/NAS/SAN technologies
- Computer
networking and configurations
- Post
production – video capture and non-linear editing systems (NLEs)
3) RF
- RF
Satellite uplinking – High-powered amplifiers (HPA)
- RF
Communications satellite downlinking – Band detection, carrier detection
and IRD configuration, etc.
- RF
transmission systems and components – IOT, UHF, VHF, UHF, FM, AM
transmitters, antennas, transmission line, high power filters, digital
modulators, towers, tower lighting systems, backup generators.
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria may send their
applications stating their current remuneration and enclosing detailed CVs,
copies of certificates and testimonials, names of three referees, day time
telephone contacts, so as to reach the undersigned on or before 6th July, 2012.
Those who had applied earlier need not reapply.
The Managing Director
Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
P.O. Box 30456
Nairobi
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
