Background
The present thematic priority areas of work of the BBC World Service Trust are Health, Governance and Human Rights, Humanitarian Response, Livelihood and Climate Change. These have guided its project design and interventions. The BBC Media Action is looking for interested/motivated candidates to join the team in Abuja.
The position is Abuja based. The contract duration is expected to be one year for with a probation period of 3 months. Salary will be based on experience but does not include moving or relocation allowance to duty station.
Position: Outreach Officer
Under the guidance and supervision of the Head. External Relations, the incumbent will support the BBC MA in maintaining and fostering relationship with CSOs and Development Partners, documenting all media development activities & relationships with the CSOs and Development partners. Also support the BBC MA in all Business Development activities.
(1 year contract with possibility of renewal)
Duties
- Identify and Source partnership/relationship with CSOs and Non-media partners in relevant thematic areas;
- Maintain relationships between BBC MA and relevant CSOs &. Non-media partners;
- Work with relevant B8C MA departments, organisations and individuals in the formation, maintenance and monitoring of Listening Groups
- Contribute to collecting feedback on outreach activities’ impact and other measures, in such a way that the results are measurable and can be usable to track the progress of the project.
- Prepare and manage all correspondence with all CSOs and Non-media partners
- Provide relevant materials for regular internal reports, and to contribute to general data collection to track the impact of the framing activities and to highlight the work of the BBC MA in Nigeria, such as success stories, case studies and stories that can be published online
- Work with relevant departments to deliver outreach training on time and on budget
- Design work plan and budgets based on approved training strategies and packages.
- Document training activities, success stories and lessons learnt according to organizational requirements.
- ensure that all programming and training meet the highest BBC standards, as well as deliver the project’s development objectives.
- Travel regularly within Nigeria when necessary-and if required – at short notice
- Account for aft expenditure in the required format and on lime, elating pro-actively with the Finance Department
- To liaise efficiently with all relevant BBC MA departments and units, making
- Perform any other duties that may be assigned.
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Educated at degree level in any of the Humanities, Social Sciences, Management Sciences and any related field.
- Experience with media/production/advertising/public relations agency.
- Knowledge of Development/CSOs work.
- Experience in designing and planning training courses and willingness to develop skills in these areas.
- Experience in developing training materials.
- Excellent computer skills and use of software like Word. Excel, PowerPoint etc
- Strong understanding of and commitment to issues of governance, transparency, accountability as well as health programming including issues relating to maternal and child health.
- Strong understanding of the role of communications in development.
- Understanding of BBC organisational values with a view to adequately represent the interests of the BBC MA when engaging with CSOs and non-media partners.
- Experience in operating effectively in difficult, political, sensitive and often fluid environments.
- Excellent interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English and Hausa; Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships, and construct frameworks, for problem-solving and/or development.
- Is ready and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the consequences of the decision made.
- 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.
Method of Application:
Interested candidates should please send in their application with an introduction letter stating capability and motivation on why they like the job, a detailed curriculum vitae with names and addresses of three professional referees (including their telephone, fax and email addresses). All applications should reach the Head of HR/Administration, BBC Media Action, Nigeria via below email address: (word document please) not later than 30th August, 2012. The position applied for should be clearly stated on application letter: productionposts2012@yahoo.com. Submission of applications closes Thursday 30th August, 2012.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. No telephone calls please.
