Senior Project Manager and Executive Editor Needed in BBC Media Action Charity Organisation

BBC Media Action, the international development charity of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) working in over 25 countries across the world is in need of the services of the following:

SENIOR PROJECTS MANAGER

REQUIREMENTS

Experience of senior project management in a developing country context, preferably in Africa with demonstrated capacity to manage large-scale projects effectivelyA proven track record in international developmentExperience working in one or more of the governance/health/resilience sector an advantageStrong financial management skills with proven experience managing large budgets including accurate and timely reporting to donorsPrevious experience of all aspects of writing successful proposals, including project research and development, log-frames, budgets, etcAwareness of the BBC editorial values and an instinct for how to apply these to media development projectsDeveloped understanding of radio broadcast and program makingAbility to work on own initiative and organize time effectively within a range of often conflicting deadlinesAbility to forge strong working relations quickly and gain the trust of media house managers, editors, participating NGOs and senior staff in the regionStrong interpersonal and communication skillsDemonstrable creative ability , with a proven track record in project design development and implementationExperience of developing and leading staff from different backgroundExcellent written and spoken EnglishEXECUTIVE EDITOR

REQUIREMENTS

Experience of managing teams to deliver multiple broadcast outputs (especially radio and/or TV) to tight time frames and setting up/improving systems for scheduling and coordinating the allocation of production resourcesDemonstrable creative ability, with a proven track-record in designing, developing and making media programsAbility to demonstrate strong editorial judgment and uphold good journalistic practice and principlesConsiderable production budget management experienceExcellent interpersonal leadership and people management skillsExcellent verbal and written communication skills in English language

Interested candidates should please send in their application/cover letter with introduction and capability statement stating capability for the job, a detailed CV (Word document please) with names and addresses of at least 2 professional referees including their telephone numbers, fax and email addresses, not later than 16th November 2014 to: “executiveeditor@bbcmediaaction.org” with position applied for clearly stated on the application cover letter.

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