Somalia: Country Director Location: Nairobi, Kenya
Description
GENERAL FUNCTION
Internews Network is seeking a Country Director to manage an 18-month conflict mitigation project in Central Somalia, working with a local radio partner. The successful candidate will be responsible for setting up and implementing the project, and ensuring financial and technical compliance with the terms of the award. This is a full-time post based in Nairobi.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Provide overall management, vision and direction of program, including budget management, technical oversight and quality assurance.
• Coordinate with local media partner in setting up and operating 3 community radio stations in Central Somalia.
• Mentor local media partner in management, administration and sustainability planning.
• Devise and manage training programs for Somali journalists and civil society organizations.
• Coordinate safety and security training for journalists and staff.
• Design and oversee with local partner appropriate radio outputs for target audiences.
• Liaise with representatives of sources of funding for Internews’ work.
• Liaise with other media and civil society stakeholders.
• Liaise with local authorities and ensure Internews operations are compliant with laws and regulations.
• Strategize new directions/methods for Internews to help independent media development for Somali audiences.
• Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of media, civil society and political developments affecting Somalia.
• Supervise/Manage staff in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
• Ensure the project is in compliance with all grant and cooperative agreement rules, requirements and regulations as well as with Internews internal policies and procedures.
• Serve as the primary budget authority over the project, responsible for ensuring all costs charged to the project are allowable, reasonable and correctly allocated.
• Prepare and assemble materials for all reports, including work plans, monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and final reports, in compliance with donor guidelines. Work with Regional Manager to provide comprehensive draft reports, including all proper M&E data, narrative reports, success stories, quotes and photos.
Qualifications:
• Fluency in English
• Computer literacy in English
• Minimum 5 years radio broadcasting experience, preferably in community radio
• Minimum 4 years management experience
• Experience living and working in East Africa; experience in and knowledge of Somali culture or language an asset
• Experience writing and reporting for grants
• Experience implementing USAID or other donor-funded projects
• Journalism education or experience, specifically in broadcast
• Experience setting up and operating radio stations and transmission facilities
• Experience managing a small office
• Ability to adjust to shifting political circumstances and create programming accordingly
• Multicultural sensitivity
• Experience working with local partners
• Experience with conflict mitigation and prevention
• Ability to travel within and spend time in the field, and to function within security protocols in risk areas.
• Relevant academic qualifications
TO APPLY
Please visit Internews' website to apply:
https://sj.tbe.taleo.net/SJ11/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=INTERNEWS&...
Or http://www.internews.org/jobs
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