RADIO DRAMA
SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT
Location: Kigali with possible travel
in the Great Lakes region
Type of
contract:
Short term consultancy
Overall purpose:
La Benevolencija has
been producing
and broadcasting Musekeweya (New Dawn), a radio drama on
reconciliation in Rwanda since 2004. In these years, the drama has been funded
by various donors. In an attempt to diversify the funding for Musekeweya and focus
on its long term, sustainability, La Benevolencija is commissioning this
financial sustainability study. It is anticipated that the results of the study
will provide a clear idea of available funding opportunities in Rwanda, and
provide an action plan for a pilot.
Key
deliverables:
- Research
financial sustainability strategies of long running radio programmes in
Africa with a focus on the Great Lakes region. - Conduct
interviews with relevant organisations and create a dossier of comparative
examples for La Benevolencija. - Carry
out interviews with key stakeholders in Rwanda including programme staff,
donors, radio stations, the commercial sector to determine financial
sustainability options for Musekeweya beyond donor funding. - Devise
a strategy for how the radio drama Musekeweya can be transitioned in a
phased way from donor funding to other sources of funds in Rwanda and the
Great Lakes region. - Create
an action plan for La Benevolencija to implement a new financial strategy
for Musekeweya.
Skills and
competencies:
- Significant
experience of marketing non profit radio programming. - Ample
knowledge of the radio and commercial market in Rwanda. - Demonstrable
knowledge of financial sustainability strategies in radio in Africa,
specifically in the Great Lakes.
About La
Benevolencija:
Radio La
Benevolencija (RLB) is a Dutch non-governmental organization working in Rwanda
since 2003. The central mission of the organization is to empower groups and
individuals that form the target of hate speech and ensuing acts, and to
strengthen the population as a whole to resist incitement to violence. RLB
produces a weekly radio drama Musekeweya,
which is now in its 12th year of production.
Application
procedure:
Please send a
proposal with a time frame and budget to sulakshanag@labenevolencija.org by
June 10, 2016.