Uganda: Media Specialist – Rule of Law and Human Rights
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Start and end dates: To be determined
Deadline for applications: 30 September 2013
Appointment to this position will be conditional on
funding
GENERAL FUNCTION:
Internews is seeking a Media Specialist to manage the media
components of an anticipated USAID-funded program to promote the rule of law
and human rights in Uganda. The overall goal of the program is to enhance
awareness on these topics and empower Ugandan citizens, civil society
organizations and judicial bodies to claim their rights and have better access
to information about them.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the
following; other duties may be assigned:
- Provide overall management, vision and direction for the implementation of all media components of the program, including budget management, technical oversight and quality assurance
- Coordinate with legal and civil society partners to implement media advocacy campaigns for rule of law and human rights awareness
- Oversee and take part in training and mentoring of radio, tv, print and website journalists and producers to improve coverage of human rights issues and interaction with their audiences on these topics
- 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.
- Manage subgrants for local partner organizations, ensuring funds are used in compliance with program objectives as well as with Internews and donor policies and procedures
- Provide technical support to local partners to ensure they build capacity to progressively take ownership of program implementation during the life of the project and beyond.
- 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.
- Collaborate closely with all partner organizations to ensure effective interaction and information flows between media, civil society organizations, legal bodies and relevant government authorities.
- 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, in English, including all proper M&E data, narrative reports, success stories, quotes and photos.
- Develop and maintain a thorough knowledge of the local media, rule of law and human rights issues.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- A Master’s degree in journalism, mass media, or in a related social science discipline.
- Minimum three years’ experience in media advocacy and engagement on rule of law and human rights issues.
- Minimum two years technical experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders including the media, judiciary, CSOs, and adjudication
- Minimum 5 years media production and training experience, with strong emphasis on radio, preferably community radio
- Minimum 5 years management experience
- Demonstrated experience in media work in Uganda.
- Sound knowledge of radio, TV, print and website production techniques
- Experience managing USAID – funded programs.
- Excellent command of written and spoken English
- Fluency in local Ugandan languages an asset
- Must be computer literate
