Media Development Manager Job Vacancy at BBC Media Action – 2024

Overview

Job Title: Media Development Manager

Job Location: Tanzania (where frequent travel is undertaken)

Answer to (Reports to): Country Director

Job Duration: 6 Months with possible extension

Unique prerequisites (Special requirements): The ability to reside and work in Tanzania. capable of writing reports in Swahili and English, both of which she speaks fluently.

BBC Media Action

 

The BBC’s foreign development organization, BBC Media Action, is a firm believer in the positive effects of communication and the media. We promote independent journalism, which is vital to democracy and development, in more than 20 countries worldwide. Over 100 million people who are affected by poverty, injustice, and insecurity receive reliable information from our initiatives and programs each year, which helps to advance health, heal rifts, combat discrimination, and save and transform lives. Although we operate in accordance with the editorial standards and principles of the BBC, we are financially supported by donors and partners.

 

Overall goal of the position:

Under the direction of the Country Director, the Media Development Manager will expand and maintain Media Action Tanzania’s portfolio of capacity building initiatives, making sure that it continues to be strategically significant and meets the demands of the media industry and project deliverables. Building and maintaining relationships with current and potential broadcasters, local and national radio station partners, media-development / media-for-development partners, including CSOs, NGOs, and social enterprises, and pertinent government agencies, like the TCRA, will be the responsibility of the Media Development Manager.

The Media Development Manager, who is a part of the Senior Management Team (SMT), will collaborate closely with the Country Director to promote business development, interact with the global organization, and enhance our external brand, all while contributing to the organization’s overall strategic direction.

 

Principal responsibilities and duties:

• Oversee the BBC Media Action’s portfolio for media
• development in Tanzania, including collaborations with the press, civil society, and other pertinent parties.
• Create and put into action a comprehensive partnerships plan that considers the requirements of the project, production, and capacity-strengthening teams.
• Assist mentors and trainers in providing creative and effective media development interventions that satisfy the demands of a dynamic media landscape, a range of media partners, and project and donor specifications.
• Uphold current connections and forge new ones with government agencies, NGOs, CSOs, broadcast and media partners, development partners, and social entrepreneurs who have an interest in seeing Tanzania’s media and/or media-for-development sector flourish. When applicable, coordinate BBC Media Action’s efforts with these parties to guarantee the industry’s efficacy and efficiency.
• Keep an eye on and predict trends in the media landscape, and advise the organization appropriately on how to adjust to emerging trends while maintaining efficacy and relevance.
• Provide SMT with regular updates on new developments in the fields of media, communication, and development partnerships. You should also offer strategic direction for Tanzania in this regard.
• Oversee the senior members of the team responsible for enhancing capacity, and collaborate with all mentors to devise and execute a plan for Media Action’s capacity-building initiatives in Tanzania.
• Handle the funds for partnerships and capacity building in accordance with organizational guidelines and donor specifications.
• Make that the organization’s partnerships and capacity-building initiatives adequately incorporate safeguarding, child protection, and other pertinent policies.
• Recognize and abide by the staff code of conduct, the protection policy of BBC Media Action, and the financial policies, particularly those pertaining to retirement and fraud.
• Take part in pertinent, required training on respect and safety at work.
• Any concerns about safeguarding should be reported right away, either through the Whistleblowing Policy or to the Country Director.
• Carry out any additional tasks that could be given.

 

Necessary expertise, understanding, and background:

• A master’s degree in social science or a closely related discipline, or its equivalent.
• A track record of building reliable and productive working relationships with editors, government employees, NGOs, and management of media houses.
• A track record of success in collaborating with the media and communications to accomplish development objectives, with an emphasis on enhancing capacity and producing content, as well as an awareness of formative, audience, and impact research.
• A track record of success as a senior manager in development settings, ideally in Tanzania and in the media or CSO sectors.
• A minimum of four years’ experience leading teams directly.
• Excellent financial management abilities, having a track record of overseeing annual budgets exceeding £250,000 and providing funders with accurate and timely financial reports.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently and efficiently manage time under a variety of competing deadlines.
• Demonstrated capacity to balance a demanding workload and conflicting priorities while adhering to a predetermined plan.
• Extremely effective communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Excellent English and Kiswahili both written and spoken.

 

Desired abilities, know-how, and background:

• Familiarity with national and international current events.
• Familiarity with and practical use of editorial norms.
• Experience working in the development of resilience, health, governance, and humanitarian aid, among other areas.
• Current connections to pertinent Tanzanian government agencies and media-development and/or media-for-development organizations.
• Expertise collaborating with or operating inside networks of organizations.

 

Crucial skills (Key Competencies):

The following competencies—behaviors and traits—have been found to be essential for success in the workplace. It is required of successful candidates to exhibit these competencies.

• Building and maintaining productive working relationships with a variety of people is a skill in relationship management and collaboration. works together with others to form a team rather than independently or in a competitive manner. respects individual variations and exhibits a dedication to informal learning and knowledge sharing for the good of the team.
• The ability to recognize a vision and formulate plans for its execution in order to achieve a goal is known as strategic thinking. considers the short, medium, and long terms while evaluating circumstances, choices, and problems.
• Leadership is the capacity to motivate people to achieve a goal.
• Analytical thinking is the capacity to break down complicated issues, procedures, or undertakings into their component elements and then methodically investigate and assess them. able to establish frameworks for development and/or issue solutions and recognize causal links.
• The ability to recognize and foresee the need for change as well as to create frameworks for organizing and overseeing the ongoing process of change is known as “change management.”
• Planning and Organization: the capacity to plan ahead in order to choose an effective and suitable course of action for oneself and others; the ability to plan activities while taking into consideration all pertinent concerns and factors, including personnel requirements, deadlines, and resource requirements.
• Making decisions: the capacity to take the lead, initiate action, and accept accountability for the results of one’s actions.

 

To make an application:

By 5 p.m. on July 31, 2024, candidates should email their resume and a cover letter (in Microsoft Word or PDF format, in English) outlining their qualifications for the position to recruitment@tz.bbcmediaaction.org. Please include the title of the position you are applying for in the subject line.

Only those who submit a separate cover letter will be given consideration. Kindly refrain from sending any attachments or certificates. Candidates who have been shortlisted will only be contacted.

Working with groups of adults and children who are vulnerable may be part of the role. The chosen applicant will be required to attend training on BBC Media Action’s staff code of conduct and safeguarding policy. The hiring procedure may include a police background check. Regarding the mistreatment and exploitation of weaker individuals in any manner, BBC Media Action has a zero-tolerance policy.

Fraud and exploitation are not tolerated at all by BBC Media Action. Please send an email to whistleblower@tz.bbcmediaaction.org if you have any issues.