Vacancy Announcement: Senior Projects Manager, Kenya & Somalia
Job Introduction: BBC Media Action is the BBC’s
international development charity, which uses media and communications to help
reduce poverty and support people to understand their rights.
We also
strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and
infrastructure.
We focus on
health, governance and rights, and resilience and humanitarian response.
As Senior
Project Manager, you’ll strengthen our work through the management and delivery
of existing and new innovative projects.
Role Responsibility
Reporting
to the Country Director, you’ll manage a diverse team of project managers and
project staff tackling the issues of health, governance and resilience.
So, you’ll
take managerial leadership of new and existing projects, ensuring they operate
to time, budget and to our highest editorial standards.
You will
also seek new project funding to increase and diversify our portfolio of work.
Naturally
you’ll take responsibility for the quality and cohesion of project output and
so you’ll set up robust review systems whilst identifying any staff training
needs.
Therefore,
you’ll link with our staff in-country and in London and more widely, you’ll
establish effective relationships with broadcasters, NGOs and international
development agencies.
The Ideal Candidate
We need
your senior level experience in large-scale project creation and management in
a developing country context, preferably in Africa.
You’ll therefore
show a proven record in international development and in this context;
experience of using the media and working within governance, health or
resilience sectors would be highly advantageous.
Alongside
your excellent budgeting and financial management experience, you’ll also show
a proven track record in donor reporting and securing donor funding.
In
addition, you’ll bring experience of managing local and international staff,
demonstrating experience in developing and leading on systems and processes.
Candidates
who meet these specifications are encouraged to submit their applications
through: infokenya@bbcmediaaction.org with the job title clearly stated in the
subject line.
All
employment is conditioned upon successful completion of applicable background
checks.
For further
information on BBC Media Action, please visit our website: www.bbcmediaaction.org
Deadline
for applications is the 26th of January 2014.
Only
short-listed candidates will be contacted.