Hivos East Africaseeks
qualified candidates for the position of:
Vacancy Name: Grants
Officer - Community Media Programme
Number of hours: 40
Region: East Africa
Office: Nairobi, Kenya
About Hivos: Hivos is an international organisation that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources.
About Hivos: Hivos is an international organisation that seeks new solutions to persistent global issues. With smart projects in the right places, we oppose discrimination, inequality, abuse of power and the unsustainable use of our planet’s resources.
This is why we cooperate with
innovative businesses, citizens and their organisations. We share a dream with
them of sustainable economies and inclusive societies.
Job Context: Hivos East Africa has received funding from Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa (BMIA) and the Ford Foundation to establish and manage a two-year Community Media Fund (CMF).
Job Context: Hivos East Africa has received funding from Bloomberg Media Initiative for Africa (BMIA) and the Ford Foundation to establish and manage a two-year Community Media Fund (CMF).
The fund seeks to enhance
citizen access to relevant information that enables them to understand business
and finance principles and empowers them to support policies and practices that
impact inclusive economic and human development in Africa.
The fund’s implementation
phase will cover Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. It is expected that the CMF
will promote transparency, accountability and governance through media and
financial literacy of marginalized communities.
Transparency and
accountability are some of the core areas that Hivos East Africa seeks to
promote through its programming. The CMF is thus within Hivos East Africa's
overall mission and objectives.
Hivos East Africa is the designated grants administrator for this fund thus expected to avail the requisite staff to manage the fund. One of the core staff members will be the Grants Officer, an equivalent to a Programmes' Officer.
Hivos East Africa is the designated grants administrator for this fund thus expected to avail the requisite staff to manage the fund. One of the core staff members will be the Grants Officer, an equivalent to a Programmes' Officer.
The Grants Officer will be
responsible for grantee identification and assessment, grants administration
and monitoring as well as coordinating grantee learning events in the three
countries.
Your responsibilities
Your responsibilities
- Prepare and
publicize a call for proposals;
- Assess received
applications;
- Undertake
grantee institutional assessments and prepare grantee assessment reports;
- Prepare grantee
contracts to NGOs and media;
- Monitor grants
implementation;
- Training community
media journalists in investigative journalism;
- Production and
publication of investigative pieces;
- Measuring
impact of investigative pieces;
- Grant making to
non-traditional reporters/institutions;
- Monitoring of
grantee perfomance and reporting on grantee activities;
- Grant making to
tech-driven media content.
Knowledge and Experience
- A Post Graduate
Degree in Social Sciences;
- Track record in
media development work;
- Strong networks
within the media fraternity (journalists, government, media, development CSOs,
commercial and community media houses);
- Grant making
experience (desirable);
- Knowledge of
key media development issues in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa;
- Excellent
written and spoken communication skills;
- A self-starter,
ambitious and self-motivated person;
- Excellent
analytical skills;
- Ability to make
and objective decisions;
- Great
organisational and planning skills;
- Ability to act
on own initiative and to organise, plan and prioritise own workload to
meet deadlines.
What we offer
Hivos offers a competitive package based on the candidate’s qualifications.
Like to apply?
To apply, kindly send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are the suitable candidate for this position to eastafricajobs@hivos.org.
Hivos offers a competitive package based on the candidate’s qualifications.
Like to apply?
To apply, kindly send your CV and cover letter explaining why you are the suitable candidate for this position to eastafricajobs@hivos.org.
Your letter should state your
current and expected salary.
