Job Introduction
About BBC Media Action
BBC Media Action uses media and communications to reduce poverty and promote human rights in developing countries. To achieve this, it partners with civil society, local media and governments to:
• Produce creative programmes in multi-media formats which inform and engage audiences around key development issues; and
• Strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure.
BBC Media Action promotes development and human rights through the three main thematic areas of:
• Health
• Governance and rights; and
• Humanitarian and emergency preparedness.
BBC Media Action in Kenya and Somalia
BBC Media Action in Kenya has one governance project. We are looking to develop and secure funding for new projects, in health and resilience. In Somalia, we have projects addressing health and governance through different outputs, including factual and drama. We have offices in Nairobi and Hargeisa, with the main office being in Nairobi where this post is based. Media Action will be developing new projects for both countries in 2014-15 and requires a dynamic manager with a highly-developed understanding of media and development, solid management experience, and a track record in designing projects and securing donor funding to lead BBC Media Action in Kenya and Somalia into the next phase of development.
Role Responsibility
You will assume overall responsibility for developing and securing funds for new projects, and delivering BBC Media Action’s current project work in Kenya and Somalia to a high standard, on time and within budget. This will include identifying funding opportunities, developing funding proposals and securing funding, as well as delivering projects, managing in-country teams and ensuring the quality and cohesion of project outputs.
The Country Director will be responsible for the financial management of projects and reporting on editorial and operational progress to London headquarters and to project donors. Representing BBC Media Action in Nairobi, with visits to Hargeisa, the Country Director will ensure effective relationships and partnerships with funding agencies, government bodies, broadcasters, NGOs, academic institutions, international development agencies and others.
The role of will also involve leading the development and implementation of BBC Media Action’s Country Strategy for Kenya and Somalia and contributing to the development and strategy of the overall programme in Africa.
The Ideal Candidate
You will have substantial management experience, ideally in a media and/or international development setting, with proven ability to deliver complex projects within deadlines and budgets. It’s essential you have significant experience in managing large-scale budgets of no less than £500k p.a.
You will have a strong understanding of international development and using the media for development goals, combined with a track record of developing proposals and raising funds from donor agencies.
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are very important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. You’ll be asked questions relating to them as part of your application for this role.
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