{"id":13344,"date":"2019-12-17T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2019-12-17T10:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/?p=13344"},"modified":"2019-12-17T14:02:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-17T11:02:31","slug":"executive-editor-at-bbc-media-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/executive-editor-at-bbc-media-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Editor at BBC Media Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Job Title:\u00a0<\/span><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: red\">Executive Editor<\/span><\/b><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Location:<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\u00a0Dar es Salaam, Tanzania<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Special Requirements:<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\u00a0Right to work in Tanzania<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\"><br \/>\n<\/b><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Reports to:<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\u00a0Country Director, Tanzania<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Contract:\u00a0 Full-time, 24 months with possible extension<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Salary:<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\u00a0Highly competitive within Tanzania, NGO market rates<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Please do not send certificates or other attachments. Applicants with no separate cover letter will not be considered. These are local posts applicable to people who have the legal right to live and work in Tanzania and national terms and conditions will apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">BBC Media Action<\/b><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">BBC Media Action, the BBC\u2019s international development organisation, uses the power of media and communication to inform, connect and empower people around the world, helping them to shape their own lives. BBC Media Action is independent from the BBC, but shares the BBC\u2019s fundamental values and has partnerships with the BBC World Service and national broadcasters that reach millions of people in developing countries.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Overview of the role<\/b><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">The Executive Editor will lead a dynamic team of media producers to create editorially-sound, high quality content for radio, online and potentially TV. S\/he will take on editorial and technical responsibility for the delivery of all BBC Media Action content in Tanzania and will be expected to provide advice and support to producers across all projects on their content\u2019s compliance with the BBC editorial guidelines, safeguarding policies and production standards.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">The Executive Editor is a member of the Senior Management Team, reporting directly to the Country Director and will have strategic input into organisational development as well as the development of new projects and the expansion of the country office.<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Main duties &amp; responsibilities<\/b><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Production<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 2.5em;margin: 0.5em 0px;line-height: 1.4;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Take overall responsibility for the delivery of all broadcast outputs of BBC Media Action Tanzania, ensuring the editorial integrity, quality, value-for-money and timeliness of all broadcast and digital outputs.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Work with the Country Director and the global Editorial Development team to resolve any editorial issues and to ensure production teams fully understand and follow the BBC Editorial guidelines and values.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">With support from central teams, ensure that BBC health and safety guidelines and safeguarding policies are strictly observed on all productions and that relevant staff are trained and briefed to manage risk effectively during production.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Work closely with the Senior Projects Manager to ensure that programmes meet project goals, the production team understands these goals, and outreach activities link with broadcasts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Work closely with the Research Manager to ensure programmes reflect research findings and are effectively monitored and evaluated.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Work closely with the Partnerships Development Manager to develop and maintain positive external relationships with broadcast partners, other public and private broadcasters and relevant government institutions.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Creatively shape the concept of all new productions, or changes in productions, using knowledge of the local context to ensure outputs reflect the reality of the context in Tanzania and are successful in reaching target audiences.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Support the development of programme proposals for donors, and the recruitment of staff and freelances as required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Staff management<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 2.5em;margin: 0.5em 0px;line-height: 1.4;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Line-manage Senior Producers and the Production Coordinator.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Ensure systems are in place for the effective operation of the team, including role-specific work planning, regular 1:1s and annual appraisals, and regular editorial review meetings.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Build the management capacity of Senior Producers to enable them to carry out their management responsibilities effectively.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Build the capacity of all production staff to deliver outstanding content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Organisational management<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 2.5em;margin: 0.5em 0px;line-height: 1.4;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Ensure systems are in place to manage production resources, including all production equipment, and edit and production facilities.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Oversee production budgets for all relevant projects and ensure production complies with BBC Media Action\u2019s finance and administration guidelines, as well as donor requirements \u2013 in particular that it provides excellent value-for-money and can be reported clearly and accurately.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Maintain and develop a close and supportive relationship with the BBC Swahili Service and the production side of any other relevant elements of the BBC in Tanzania.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Support the Country Director, and the Senior Projects Manager and their team, in writing production-related sections of reports for donors, colleagues, and the public.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Participate actively in BBC Media Action Tanzania\u2019s Senior Management Team including representing the needs of broadcast teams and ensuring office, project policies and procedures are relevant and workable to meet the needs of production.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Support the Country Director in taking strategic decisions about current and future operations, based on a solid understanding of the risks and opportunities in the media-development sector.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Safeguarding<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 2.5em;margin: 0.5em 0px;line-height: 1.4;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Understand and comply with the Safeguarding policy and the staff Code of Conduct.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Participate in relevant mandatory training on Safeguarding and Respect at Work.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Report any Safeguarding concerns immediately, either to the Country Director, or using the Whistleblowing Policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Skills, knowledge and experience requirements:<\/b><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Essential<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 2.5em;margin: 0.5em 0px;line-height: 1.4;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">At least seven years\u2019 experience in radio production and the production of other broadcast and digital media platforms, and experience across a range of formats including factual.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">At least three years\u2019 experience in an editorial leadership position and demonstrable knowledge of BBC (or equivalent international standard) editorial values, aims and objectives.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Demonstrable creative ability, with a proven track-record in designing, developing and making innovative programmes.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills, significant experience of leading and managing diverse talent and production teams, and demonstrable commitment to gender equality and safeguarding vulnerable people.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Demonstrable experience of managing budgets of more than TZS 100 million (or the equivalent in another currency).<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Experience of project planning, with proven experience of successful project management against tight deadlines.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Experience of setting up systems for managing production resources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Experience of developing written plans and reports for internal and external audiences.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Excellent communication skills, fluent in English (verbal and written).<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Experience of building and influencing high-level external relationships including government.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Experience of designing or commissioning training and learning for production teams.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Fluency in Kiswahili is essential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Desirable<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<ul style=\"padding: 0px 2.5em;margin: 0.5em 0px;line-height: 1.4;color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Understanding of the principles of behaviour change communication and the role of gender equality in international development.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Experience of overseeing a multi-platform media production project.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">Understanding of BBC (or equivalent international standard) health and safety requirements and safeguarding policies and how these can be applied within developing country contexts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"padding: 0.25em 0px;margin: 0px 0px 0.25em;border: none\">A proven ability to apply editorial standards to media-development and media-for-development projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><b style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">Closing date:\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\">22nd December 2019<\/span><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><br style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tr_bq\" style=\"color: #000000;font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;font-size: 14px;text-align: justify\"><p>Candidates should send their CV and a cover letter (PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role in English by email to:\u00a0<b><span style=\"color: blue\">recruitment@tz.bbcmediaaction.org<\/span><\/b>\u2013 please include the title of the position applied for in the subject line and send by Sunday 22nd December 2019. Only applicants with separate cover letters will be considered.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Job Title:\u00a0Executive EditorLocation:\u00a0Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaSpecial Requirements:\u00a0Right to work in Tanzania Reports to:\u00a0Country Director, TanzaniaContract:\u00a0 Full-time, 24 months with possible extensionSalary:\u00a0Highly competitive within Tanzania, NGO market ratesPlease do not send certificates or other attachments. Applicants with no separate cover letter will not be considered. These are local posts applicable to people who have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[42,434,1956],"class_list":{"0":"post-13344","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-tzjobs","7":"tag-ajira","8":"tag-current-job-opportunities-in-tanzania","9":"tag-job-oppoortunities"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unistoretz.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}