HEAD OF MISSION – GREAT LAKES RECONCILIATION MEDIA DR Congo

HEAD OF MISSION – GREAT LAKES RECONCILIATION MEDIA DR Congo

Radio La Benevolencija Humanitarian Tools Foundation is a Dutch NGO that uses broadcast campaigns, events and grassroots activities to encourage people to become active bystanders against incitement to hate violence. Its campaigns endeavor to use the accumulated experience of victims of ethnocentric violence who have empowered themselves and reached a peace with their former tormentors.

The organization employs academic research to create edutainment radio and TV drama series, documentaries, discussion programs and related activities in order to teach the audience to counter manipulative pressures that move humans to commit physical and mental harm.

A prototype of such a campaign is the organization's Great Lakes Reconciliation Radio, a regional project that has been in operation in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi since 2003.
We are looking for an experienced media professional to manage a mixed media project for promoting reconciliation, trauma healing and peace building in the DRC.

This is an ambitious scheme centered on radio broadcasts and backed up by community-based, grassroots activities. For more details on the project, please go to http://www.labenevolencija.org/2011/01/la-benevolencija-in-drc/.

Essential Skills:
Proven experience in developing, managing and supervising educational radio drama and media production work;
Proven experience in NGO project management, especially financial, administrative and logistic management;
Evidence of sound editorial judgment;
Knowledge of education & entertainment methodologies;
Good communication and team-building skills;
Experience in working in Africa, preferably in (post-)conflict zones;
Fluency in French (preferably a native speaker);
Working knowledge of English;
Good computing skills, Microsoft Word and Excel.

Desirable:
Experience in social action broadcasting/campaigning;
Experience in managing (media related) grass roots activities;
DRC Contact network;
Journalistic experience;
Knowledge of Kiswahili a definite plus;
Ability to work in an unstable, complex and sensitive political environment.

The right Candidate must be self-motivating and able to relocate to Eastern DRC (North Kivu (pending stabilization of security situation) and South Kivu). In principle, this is a non-family duty station.

Salary indication:
The head of mission will be hired on a consultancy contract. La Benevolencija offers: a monthly fee between EUR 3.500 and 4.000 depending on experience, an allowance for rent of accommodation, an allowance for insurance and R&R benefits.

Contract:
Applicants must be able to start by January 1st, 2012. A contract will initially be offered for one year with likely extension as the project progresses. The Head of Mission will be based in our office in Goma.

How to apply:
Candidates should send Curriculum Vitae and cover letter as soon as possible (before December 23, 2011) to Mr. George Weiss at vacancy@labenevolencija.org. For more information on this position please call Chantal Beckers: +31 20 616 6599