BBC Media Action Senior Training Adviser Job Vacancy in Tanzania

Location: Tanzania

Reports to: Senior
Projects Manager and Senior Production Manager

Contract duration:12 months
(with possible extension)

Salary: Highly
competitive within Tanzanian NGO market rates

Job purpose

The Senior Training Adviser will be responsible for
the technical training skills of our radio training teams; he or she will also
deliver high level one-off training to project partners. In addition, the
postholder will work closely with radio production teams to strengthen the
relationship between training and production. He or she will work with
production to ensure that training meets both partner and BBC editorial
objectives. The post holder will also establish strong relationships with our
partner media houses.

Main duties

To train Tanzanian journalists as trainers with
mentoring skills

To support the trainer/mentors to develop training
plans.

To develop a training manual for the office for use
by all staff

To deliver training to partner radio stations on a
range of skills related to radio production including; radio station
management, editorial, editing, package making, reporting, news etc.

To work closely with Research and Learning
department on training needs assessments with partner stations

To develop and maintain strong and mutually
respectful and beneficial relationships with partner radio stations, being
responsive and effective in problem solving

To work closely with radio production teams to
ensure harmonisation and alignment between training and BBC production,
especially in cases where partners produce content for BBC

Attend editorial review meetings and provide
constructive feedback and guidance to production teams

Provide feedback to partner radio stations on
content produced for both BBC and local airwaves

Work with the project’s senior mentors to develop
systems for managing partners’ output while not at the stations

Manage and nurture the relationship between
training, projects, research and production.

Spot-check and analyse local and national programme
in order to provide feedback to production teams

To ensure that all programming and training meet
the highest BBC editorial standards, as well as delivering the project’s
development objectives

To ensure that findings from research and audience
feedback are used to refine and improve project outputs

To ensure training activities meet all contractual
requirements of the project donors

Required skills, knowledge and experience

Strong editorial judgement evidenced through a
distinguished radio journalism career

At least 10 years of radio production experience
essential, including production of audience participation formats and political
programming.

Experience of training radio journalists

Fluent in English and Swahili

Significant experience of planning training courses
and training journalists in Africa essential.

Strong understanding of and commitment to issues of
governance, transparency, accountability, financial sustainability and
participation.

Excellent interpersonal, communication and
influencing skills.

Experience of operating effectively in difficult,
highly politically sensitive and often fluid environments

Good working knowledge of computer packages
including Email, Word, Excel, PowerPoint

Desirable

Knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines or experience
working with the BBC

Experience of training of radio trainers

Demonstrable understanding of the role of
communications in development

Key competencies

The following competencies (behaviours and
characteristics) have been identified as key to success in the job. Successful
candidates are expected to demonstrate these competencies.

Editorial judgement – demonstrates balanced
and objective judgement based on a thorough understanding of BBC editorial
guidelines, target audience, programme and department objectives. Makes
the right editorial decisions, taking account of conflicting views where
necessary.

Decision making – Is ready and able to take
the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences
of the decision made.

Planning and organisation – Is able to think
ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate course of action
for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account
all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and
resources requirements.

Resilience – Can maintain personal
effectiveness by managing own emotions in the face of pressure, set backs
or when dealing with provocative situations. Can demonstrate an approach
to work that is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.

Influencing and persuading – Ability to
present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw
from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in
agreement or behaviour change.

Gains the respect of the team by the excellence
of their work. Leads by example and takes the appropriate amount of
responsibility for self and others. Puts the effectiveness of the team
above their own personal interests

Is able to recognise potential (managerial,
professional, artistic or otherwise) and is willing to foster the
development of that potential. Creates a climate in which potential can be
realised.

Application instructions: Candidates should send their CV and a covering letter (PDF or Microsoft
Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role in
English to tzrecruitment@tz.bbcmediaaction.org with the name of the
position applied for in the subject line.

Please do not send certificates or other
attachments. Applicants with no separate covering letter will not be
considered. Please only apply if you meet the basic criteria under the person
specification. This is a local post applicable to people who have the legal
right to live and work in Tanzania. Only shortlisted candidates will be
notified and only if a donor application is successful.

Please note that the
availability of this position is subject to funding.

Application deadline: Friday 14 June 2013