Vernacular Radio Project Coordinator
Nairobi, Kenya
Company Profile:
Since
its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in size and technical scope, now implementing
and managing more than 70 projects worldwide. More than 30 are long-term, many
in conflict-prone or fragile states that include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Today,
our range of technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in
democracy and governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational
capacity building, health and the justice sector.
MSI
focuses on helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and
improve the effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global
footprint in 2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience,
international development and project management firm, and a publicly traded
company on the Australian Stock Exchange.
Alongside
Coffey, MSI has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey
employ more than 1,400 professionals worldwide.
For
more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project / Proposal Summary:
Project / Proposal Summary:
In
October 2012, MSI was awarded the Kenya Program Support Project. Under Support,
MSI provides verification, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for USAID/Kenya’s
entire portfolio of projects country-wide.
MSI
will also gather information related to the media to assist USAID in assessing
and evaluate its interventions in Kenya.
MSI has developed a pilot approach for reaching a broader Kenyan population by moving to radio programming, and proactively reaching Kenyans in their native languages, using the media with which they are most comfortable.
MSI has developed a pilot approach for reaching a broader Kenyan population by moving to radio programming, and proactively reaching Kenyans in their native languages, using the media with which they are most comfortable.
A
pilot program is being created to work with six vernacular radio stations in
Kenya, to train their journalists (and editors) on development reporting.
The
project will run for six months, in Kenya.
Position Summary:
Position Summary:
This
is a six-month position, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The
Coordinator will be responsible for assisting MSI in the selection of the six
stations participating in the pilot, working with and independently of
Internews training the journalists and editors at the selected stations,
monitoring and giving feedback on the reporting being done by the
stations.
The
Coordinator will be the main liaison to the six stations for MSI, and will
therefore be coordinating information flow to and from MSI to the pilot
stations.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the
reporting activities in the six stations
- Interact
regularly with Internews and MSI, as well as the six stations
- Assist MSI in
identifying appropriate radio stations to participate in the pilot
- Assist Internews
and MSI in developing training materials and agendas
- Develop a
work-plan for the radio pilot project
- Assist MSI in
the designing of the scope of work for the evaluation, as well as the SOW
for the evaluation expert who will evaluate the pilot at the end of the
six months
- Travel to the
radio stations as determined by MSI Communications and COP
- Provide monthly
reports on the project to MSI Communications staff, by 26th of each month
- Provide final
report on the project to MSI Communications staff, by the 26th of their
sixth and final month of work
- Other tasks as
defined by the Chief of Party
Qualifications:
- A degree,
preferably advanced, in journalism or communications or international
affairs
- Minimum 7 years
professional experience in journalism with a minimum of two years of radio
journalism
- East African
national, fluent in Swahili and English, with minimum two years experience
working in journalism in Kenya
- Experience
working with international donors
- Minimum one year
experience working as a journalism trainer
- Ability to
travel within Kenya
The
deadline for receiving applications is July 26, 2013.
Only
candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted.
No
phone calls, please.
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
