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.
BBC Media Action in Kenya seeks to
fill the following positions, pending funding:
Research Manager
At BBC Media Action, our work is
built on insights from our research and engagement with communities. For this
reason we seek to recruit a Research Manager to support this process.
The Research Manager leads on the
delivery of innovative media and development research to support Media Action’s
work in Kenya and Somalia.
S/he leads the design and delivery of research, preparation of reports and delivering of research presentations in line with project requirements.
S/he will manage all aspects of
audience research activities conducted to inform the strategy, content and
quality and to evaluate the impact of Media Action’s projects in Kenya and
Somalia.
Project Manager
The Project Manager will be
responsible for the overall management and delivery of a range of diverse media
projects including, securing funding for new projects.
S/he will oversee financial
management of projects and report on editorial and operational progress.
The Project Manager will occasionally
represent Media Action in country to key stakeholders and ensure effective
relationships and partnerships with a wide range of partners including
broadcasters, NGOs, international development agencies and others.
Broadcast Mentor
The Broadcast Mentor will be
responsible for combining direct/remote support and in situ development of
radio programmes to our broadcast partners.
The Mentor will train and support
broadcast partners in technical areas, editorial practice, programme planning,
content management, production and programme design, in accordance with agreed
plans.
S/he will also monitor the progress
of broadcast partner staff throughout the capacity building programme, and
assist in research and evaluation as needed.
We are recruiting for 2 Broadcast Mentors.
One Broadcast Mentor will work with
our partner stations in Baringo and Samburu.
While the other Broadcast Mentor will
be based in Kilifi on a part-time basis.
We are not offering relocation costs
for any of the positions.
Ideally, we seek candidates that are
already located in the specific areas.
The full job descriptions for these positions can be downloaded at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/jobs
Candidates should send their CV and a
covering letter which outlines their experience and suitability for the role
to: infokenya@bbcmediaaction.org, with the name of the position applied for in
the subject line by end of day Friday – 7th August 2015.
These are local posts applicable to
people who have the legal right to live and work in Kenya.
Only shortlisted candidates will be
notified.