Aljazeera Network Managing Director Job Vacancy in Uganda

The Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha, Qatar will be establishing Al Jazeera Kiswahili, a new, regional news and current affairs media network in East Africa. The network will produce regional news and current affairs content for the television and online environments. The television channel will be broadcast across East Africa and will be headquartered in the region. The headquarters will be home to the corporate office as well as the studios, news rooms and broadcast center.
AL JAZEERA KISWAHILI CHANNEL is expected to launch in 2012 and is currently recruiting for the following senior positions:

Managing Director

The Managing Director has the overall responsibility for the management, development and well-being of the channel on all levels.

The Managing Director will be charged with ensuring a smooth and timely launch of the channel and then establishing Al Jazeera Kiswahili’s presence and positioning in the market, maintaining Al Jazeera’s high journalistic standards and ensuring its appeal both within the Eastern Africa region and also the global Kiswahili-speaking audience.

Job requirement
The successful candidate is expected to have minimum ten years’ management experience gained within a top-tier regional organisation, and demonstrate a fluency of Kiswahili and English languages.

How to apply
Interested candidates should apply online before August 31, 2011 at the following website:

www.aljazeerakiswahili.com/recruitment