FilmAid designs and implements communication initiatives on critical health, protection and environmental issues.
FilmAid’s Theory-Of-Change is based
on the integration of access, creativity and participation, which drive
individual and community change, contributing to positive social impact.
Underpinning this approach is
collaboration; working together is fundamental to achieving change. FilmAid
partners with communities, creators, NGOs, Governments, and the private sector
to ensure a collaborative approach to this end.
FilmAid’s work falls into the four
integrated components: Media Content, Communication with Communities (CwC),
Communication for Development (C4D) and Skills Development that combine to
support program delivery.
FilmAid produces multiple forms of
creative media, which is subsequently distributed through a variety of outreach
channels, ensuring that target communities are reached.
This CwC/C4D includes targeted
screening events and workshops, radio, SMS, as well as digital media platforms.
In addition, FilmAid builds skills within the community to deliver the media
and outreach components.
This participatory approach drives
individual change, as well as ensuring community engagement and ownership of
all interventions.
Job Title: Project Officer
Duty Station: Dadaab Field Office
Job Purpose: The Program Officer will ensure coordination and the implementation of FilmAid authorized outreach activities around Social cohesion and peace building in Dadaab.
Job Purpose: The Program Officer will ensure coordination and the implementation of FilmAid authorized outreach activities around Social cohesion and peace building in Dadaab.
Key roles and responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
- Lead field implementation of peace building
and social cohesion outreach activities (School based, out of school
based, community based dialogue sessions) and cholera prevention
activities (out of school-based).
- Design, maintain and implement detailed work
plans to ensure all outreach activities are completed in a timely manner.
- Coordinate the day-to-day planning and
implementation of outreach activities on peace building and social
cohesion as well as on cholera prevention, liaising with the Field
Manager, Outreach Officer, team leaders, the Security Officer and other
relevant staff, ensuring an efficient and inclusive approach in the choice
of locations for activities.
- Ensure the right people are mobilized for the
project’s outreach activities.
- Assist the M&E team to conduct focus group
discussions (FGDs) with relevant members of the community; religious
leaders, community leaders, children & youth (both in and out of
school), women and parents on topical issues of concern to the project
intended to evaluate and measure impact.
- Take lead in ensuring documentation of
community feedback and communication of learning to the FilmAid team is
done in a timely manner.
- Be a liaison between UNICEF (the funder) and
FilmAid in Dadaab.
- Conduct (ToT) training to teachers, FilmAid
facilitators and other community structures that FilmAid works with on the
proper use of peace building and social cohesion materials developed.
- Assist the M&E department to document
capture relevant data and document success stories.
- Assist the Creative and Content department to
produce outward looking media materials on the impact of the peace
building and social cohesion project activities.
- Assist the Outreach team to design and plan
for entertaining and engaging cholera prevention outreach activities for
out of school children.
- Assist the M&E team to review the progress
of the project and contribute to the development of project-related
reports.
- Report regularly to the Field Manager the
progress of the project.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- A degree in Education, Community Development
Social Science or Communications.
- Background in communication for development
(C4D) or social marketing will be an added advantage.
- Experience working with children is a must.
- Proven experience in project management,
coordination, reporting, staff supervision and community engagement.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Demonstrable strong organizational and
coordinate on skills.
- Fluency in written and spoken English and
Kiswahili is essential.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and
organizational skills.
- Good understanding of M&E.
- Ability to work alone and in a team.
- Proficient in MS Office Applications.
- Good understanding of Security Procedures.
- Good report writing and time management
skills.
- Planning and execution of laid down plans.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and
action.
Job Title: Outreach Officer
Duty Station: Dadaab Field Office
Job Purpose: To coordinate the implementation of activities in
Dadaab in timely manner through strategic distribution of content and skill
development targeting community members and to coordinate and manage outreach
operations and optimize the utilization of FilmAid’s resources.
Main Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Maintain and work with holistic messaging
committees comprising of representatives from the different sectors in
Dadaab refugee camps comprising relevant stakeholders in WASH, health,
food distribution, shelter, education, community leadership, youth, camp
management and religious leader representatives.
- Meet regularly with other messaging committees
in Dadaab refugee camps, which comprise of members from the refugee
community, UNHCR and partner agency staff, inform and involve them in all
phases of the project.
- Work closely with the camp team leaders and
other relevant program outreach staff in discussing various issues of
concern and also identifying approaches to addressing these problems
within the communities.
- Conduct focus group discussions (FGDs) on
topical issues of concern.
- Adapt information gathered from meetings with
the messaging committee, focus group discussions and other reviewed data
into tangible reports.
- Support the program and production staff to
select actors, interviewees, and locations, and organize with the
community stakeholders for films to be produced within the target
locations. They program are expected to work in a participatory manner to
ensure timely and efficient execution of the program.
- Coordinate the day to day implementation of
outreach programs.
- Assist in the development of relevant
facilitation guides for films produced.
- Assist in conducting facilitation and
mobilization skills training for relevant community structures.
- Support the design of information and dissemination
plans for the films developed to ensure coverage of all areas and a
variety of target groups.
- Work closely with the Field Manager and
Research & Learning Officer in providing regular updates of
dissemination through quantitative and qualitative reports.
- Work closely with the Field Manager and camp
team leaders to formulate implementation work plans.
- Supervise the camp based outreach staff and
work closely with the research and learning department in keeping accurate
statistics in all activities.
- Hold regular outreach meetings at field level
to monitor and collect feedback on dissemination activities.
- Act as the liaison between FilmAid, the
refugee community and other agencies in the camp on issues pertaining to
information dissemination and community communication activities in the
respective camps.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelor’s Degree in communication for
development (C4D) and / or social marketing or relevant discipline.
- Minimum four(4) years’ experience in
Communication for social change
- Commensurate education and years of experience
- Experience running public awareness campaigns
using community structures and mass media is desirable
- Experience working within an international,
multi-lingual environment.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and
action.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Strategic Planning, leadership, management and
supervision.
- Networking abilities and relationship
maintenance skills.
- Highly developed communications skills and
excellent command of English language, both written and spoken.
- Programming and financial planning skills.
- Problem solving & decision making skills.
- Performance standard setting & monitoring
skills.
- Team player,excellent interpersonal and
organizational skills.
Job Title: Film Editor
Duty Station: Nairobi Office
Job Purpose: To play a crucial role in the post-production
process of films by digitizing and organizing raw footage into polished pieces
suitable for broadcast and web and to work as an archive and data manager to
make sure that all footage is on track.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
- Take a brief to grasp production team’s needs
and specifications i.e. camera angles to take, create edit decision lists
to correspond to the edge numbers.
- Review shooting script and raw material to
create a shot decision list based on scenes’ value and contribution to
continuity.
- Trim footage segments and put together the
sequence of the film.
- Work with and manipulate raw camera footage,
insert music, sound effects, dialogues, graphics, special-effects and
color-grading.
- Create rough and final cuts.
- Ensure logical sequencing and smooth running.
- Consult with Producer and Director from
production to post-production process.
- Edit films, documentaries and promos.
- Manipulate and edit film pieces to meet
director’s specifications in a way that is invisible to the audience.
- Continuously discover and implement new
editing technologies and industry’s best practices to maximize efficiency.
- Work with the production team to create an
organized archive and backup system following FilmAid’s procedure.
- Be unfailingly sure that data has been
downloaded and backed up in three parts.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Digital Media disciplines
from an accredited institution and majored in motion graphic design, video
editing or film direction
- Minimum 3-5 years of video editing experience.
Knowledge of digital photography, video production, post production and
compression/conversation formats.
- Experience in community media, communications
for development, participatory education/media /development or related
disciplines
- Proficiency in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut
Pro/X, Avid and Adobe Creative Suite
- Motion Graphics experience and proficiency
required. Proficient knowledge of the following applications: Final Cut
Pro/X and ADOBE Production Creative Suite. Proficient in production,
animation and other special multi-media skills.
Key Skills and Competencies:
- Strong communication skills, both written and
verbal
- Ability to organize workload, manage
priorities, meet deadlines and work well within a fast-paced,
multi-tasking environment
- Expert level experience with Adobe Premiere
Pro, Final Cut Pro/X, After Effects and Adobe CC.
- Extensive working knowledge of sophisticated
editing software
- Interviewing skills and ability to transform
creative ideas and concepts into dynamic visual content.
- Strong understanding of graphic design, color
correction, audio mixing, and cutting music.
- Highly collaborative and creative skills
- Good presentation skills and ability to work
with limited supervision
- Script and/or voice-over writing
- Ability to multi-task, prioritize projects and
communicate progress and expected milestones.
- Ability to meet project deadlines, keep
schedules, manage costs and perform to target levels in a fast-paced
production environment without compromising quality.
Job Title: Senior Producer
Duty Station: Nairobi Office with Travel to Field Offices
Job Purpose: A Senior Producer will take leadership
responsibility for the management and delivery of creative projects and overall
success of the production projects within FilmAid Kenya.
Roles and responsibilities include
but are not limited to:
- To plan and execute clear production
strategies and timelines driving production processes end-to-end
- Managing small and large scale production
projects
- Leading and motivating the production team
members, setting tasks and monitoring output
- Devising timescales and ensuring production
projects stay within a designated budget
- Structuring production projects and devising
efficient processes
- Liaising with the Programs Management and
creative team to ensure production projects run smoothly
- Signing-off production work that is of the
highest quality
- Providing knowledgeable creative input to all
campaigns to ensure it delivers on the project objectives
- Responsible for the attraction, recruitment
and retention of top talent within the Creative and Content/Production
Department.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelors degree or higher degree in
Communications or Media related field or any other relevant discipline
- Minimum five(5) year’s experience in broadcast
journalism, preferably as Senior Broadcast Journalist or Producer
- In-depth knowledge of established production
techniques and a highly developed technical and editorial understanding of
lighting and sound issues
- Strong track record of reconciling editorial
aspiration with financial constraints of planning and revising schedules
and delivery of programmes on time
- Ability to work on own initiative and organise
time effectively within a range of often conflicting deadlines
Competencies:
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Problem solving & decision making skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication and
influencing skills
- Creative and strategic thinking skills
- Excellent scripting and narrative skills
- Experience of working in all creative
disciplines
- A full knowledge of digital production
processes
- An in-depth understanding of both technical
and creative processes
- A proven track record in fast paced environments
- The ability to push a team to deliver high
quality work
- A pro-active approach to new creative
opportunities
- Significant industry experience
- Solid team management and leadership
experience
- Capacity to juggle competing priorities in and
outside the time frame to meet deadlines.
Job Title: Finance Manager
Duty Station: Nairobi
Office with Travel to Field Offices
Position main function: Efficiently and effectively co-ordinates the
financial functions of the organization as to meet overall FilmAid’s goals.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
I. Finance
a. Systems, Compliance and Procedures
- Ensure the existence of proper financial
systems that facilitate the recording and production of accurate financial
reports, meet FilmAid’s internal control requirements and safeguard its
assets.
- Ensure that financial procedures are followed
by all programmes, and systems developed to accommodate the needs of those
programmes
- Continually review and manage implementation
of financial management strategies, policies and procedures.
- Continuously review and communicate cost
control systems and procedures, including expenditure, authorisation
protocols and monitor operations to ensure compliance
- Ensure compliance with taxation and statutory
requirements including preparing and managing VAT, PAYE and other
statutory requirements to ensure compliance.
- Document practices including up to date
finance and procurement manual in consultation with Senior Operations
Manager.
b. Budgeting and reporting
- Coordinate the timely, accurate and complete
annual budget submissions and revisions.
- Monitor expenditure against such budgets and
highlight/address over-budget expenditure situations.
- Prepare financial reports, both internal and
donor, according to internal and donor standards.
- Oversee the posting of budgets and entries,
timely and accurately
- Oversee cost allocation systems in accordance
to donor regulations
- Verify system’s reconciliation and verifying
system’s balances
- Verify monthly bank reconciliations by the
10th of each month
- On monthly basis, meet with Senior Operations
Manager to review overall performance and implementation levels and
discuss short term strategies
- Report monthly on the financial status of
programmes to the Senior Operations Manager.
c. Cash Management
- Consolidate monthly cash requirements for all
locations and ensuring timely information to the Senior Operations
Manager.
- Ensure smooth cash flow between HQ, country
office and the field offices
- Signing of petty cash for field operations.
- Prepare monthly Nairobi cash forecast with
Admin Officer and Senior Operations Manager.
d. Auditing
- Lead preparation for internal and external
audits, financial reviews and external audits
- Reviewing and addressing questions of concern
from auditors in consultation with Senior Operations Manager.
2. General Duties
- Ensure good external communication including
with auditors, partners and funders
- Key in developing the organization’s overall
strategy and drive FilmAid’s mission.
- Perform any other duties and represent the
Senior Operations Manager as necessary
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in Accounting or Finance
- Qualification in certified public accounts
(CPA)or Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
- At least 4 years’ experience of financial
management preferably with a humanitarian organization
- Extensive understanding of donor/partner
requirements, regulations and agreements.
- Commitment to humanitarian principles and
action
Competencies:
- Budgeting and budgetary control
- Financial reporting skills
- Decision making and problem solving skills
- Ability to work under pressure and attention
to detail
- Ability to use various finance programs
(QuickBooks, Ms Word, Excl)
- Good planning skills, honest and reliable
- Very good reporting skills
- Ability to work alone and in a team
- People management skills
How to Apply
Interested and qualified persons with
the required experience are invited to submit their applications with only
Cover Letter, CV and 3 references to Email address: jobskenya@filmaid.org on or
before 9th February 2016 and clearly indicate on the subject line as ‘Finance
Manager ’ and stating your expected remuneration for this role.
Note that applicants who send letters of references, testimonials or any other documents apart from those requested will be automatically disqualified.
Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
FilmAid is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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