[HCDX] Wanted: Chief of Radio for Sudan

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Job Title - Chief of Radio (P-5), Sudan (the) (Darfur)
Closing Date - 15 May 2008
Organisation - UN Department of Peacekeeping
Operations
URL Address -
http://www.reliefwe b.int/rw/ res.nsf/db900SID
/OCHA-7E7TB4

Chief of Radio (P-5)
United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations
(DPKO)
Location: Sudan (the) (Darfur)
Closing date: 15 May 2008
Job Description

Accountability

Under the supervision of the Director of Public
Information, the Chief of
Radio will be responsible for the following duties:
Direct and oversee all
operational, editorial, programming, technology,
administrative,
budgetary, and human and materiel resource management
aspects of UN radio
in a peacekeeping mission; Supervise the radio
production and/or broadcast
operation and ensure coverage of activities related to
the mission as well
as significant political, social and cultural events
in the mission area,
as appropriate; Oversee all aspects of production of
radio programming
including public service announcements, news stories,
features and
documentaries for local, regional and international
use; Devise an
appropriate national, regional and international
distribution system for
mission radio products, as required; Interpret mission
mandate as it
applies to radio production and exercise editorial
judgment over radio
production; Help recruit, train and supervise the work
of national
producers and other national staff and contractors;
Undertake assessments
and evaluate operations on an ongoing basis and
prepare periodic status
reports on radio strategy implementation; Analyze,
plan and prepare the
unit/section budget; Oversee the identification and
approve the evaluation
and procurement of broadcast technology equipment;
Approve and monitor the
installation, operation, maintenance, repair and
upgrade of equipment; Set
up feed back mechanisms to implement lessons learned
into future broadcast
plans; Where applicable, and depending upon the model
of the radio
operation, collaborate with implementing partners,
relevant donors and UN
agencies and funds to ensure sustainability and
continued operation of the
radio operation beyond the lifecycle of the
peacekeeping mission; Perform
other duties as assigned.

Competences

Professionalism - Ability to develop and implement a
clear strategic
vision and business plan for the direction of UN Radio
in a peacekeeping
Mission; ability to lead and direct others in the
execution of the total
programme; ability to adapt and be innovative as new
communications
challenges arise; commitment to implementing the goal
of gender equality
by ensuring the equal participation and full
involvement of women and men
in all aspects of peace operations.

Leadership ? Proven supervisory ability and technical
leadership; ability
to establish and maintain effective working relations
both as a team
member and team leader; demonstrated ability to
provide leadership and
take responsibility for incorporating gender
perspectives into substantive
work; commitment to the goal of achieving gender
balance in staffing.
Communication - demonstrated highly developed
communication (spoken,
written, public speaking and presentation) skills,
including ability to
present and defend difficult positions to senior
officials.

Judgment and Decision-making - Ability to exercise
independent judgment
and make decisions on difficult and complex problems.

Managing Performance - Proven effective supervisory
skills; ability to
delegate; mentor staff and provide guidance and
support essential.

Planning and Organizing - Ability to undertake
long-term planning for a
large-scale radio network; ability to work under tight
deadlines, for
extended hours.

Technological awareness - Fully conversant with
rapidly evolving radio
production and broadcasting technologies; knowledge of
the principles and
techniques of radio production and current trends and
developments in
radio broadcasting; broad knowledge of media
assistance/developm ent
principles and good practice, media law, standards and
regulatory matters.

Education - An advanced university degree (Masters or
equivalent) in
broadcasting, communication or related fields. A first
level university
degree with a relevant combination of academic
qualifications and
experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced
university degree.

Experience - At least 10 years of progressively
responsible professional
managerial experience in radio broadcasting or
communications. Good
knowledge of the functioning of a peacekeeping
mission, from public
information to administration and the UN family is
highly valued.
Experience of managing post conflict media
assistance/developm ent
programmes, or assessing and evaluating those
programmes, is highly
desirable. Region-specific knowledge is desirable and
may be a
requirement. Incumbent will be required to work in an
environment with
limited resources and thus creativity and ingenuity
are desirable
qualities.

Language - Fluency in spoken and written English or
French; knowledge of a
second UN language is an advantage and sometimes a
requirement. Fluency in
the local language may be essential.
Vacancies Contact
Ms. Susan Huntington at the following email address:
huntingtons@ un.org
Reference Code: RW_7E7T94-40
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