Media Development Manager, Tanzania

BBC Media Action seeks to hire a Media Development Manager who will sustain and grow Media Action Tanzania’s capacity strengthening portfolio, ensuring that it retains its strategic importance and responds to the needs of the media sector and of project deliverables.

The Media Development manager will have the responsibility for building and retaining relationships with current and potential broadcasters; local and national radio station partners; media-development / media-for-development partners including CSOs, NGOs, and social enterprises; and relevant government bodies such as the TCRA.

As a member of the Senior Management Team (SMT) the Media Development Manager will also work closely with the Country Director towards the organisation’s overall strategic direction, including supporting business development, engaging with the global organisation, and building our brand externally.

Responsibilities

• Lead the media development portfolio of BBC Media Action in Tanzania, including partnerships with media, civil society, and other relevant partners.
• Develop and implement an overall partnerships strategy that takes into account the needs of the capacity strengthening, production, and project teams.
• Support mentors and trainers to deliver innovative and impactful media development interventions that meet the needs of a changing media sector, of diverse media partners, and of project and donor requirements.
• Maintain existing, and develop new, relationships with broadcast and media partners, development partners, NGOs, CSOs, social enterprises and government bodies with an interest in the development of the media and/or media-for-development sector in Tanzania. Where relevant, coordinate BBC Media Action’s work with these actors to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the sector.
• Monitor and anticipate trends in the media sector, and advice the organisation accordingly on how to adapt to new trends and retain relevancy and effectiveness. Regularly update SMT on emerging opportunities for media, communication and development partnerships and advise on strategic direction in this area in Tanzania.
• Line-manage the senior members of the capacity-building team and, with the active participation of all mentors, develop and implement a strategy for the capacity-building activities of Media Action in Tanzania.
• Manage the capacity strengthening and partnerships budgets in line with donor requirements and organisational policies.
• Ensure Safeguarding, Child Protection, and other relevant policies are fully integrated into the organisation’s partnerships and capacity building work.
• Understand and comply with BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy, the staff code of conduct as well as financial policy especially on retirement and fraud.
• Participate in relevant mandatory training on safeguarding and respect at work.
• Report any safeguarding concerns immediately, either to the Country Director, or using the Whistleblowing Policy
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned.

Required qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent in social science or a closely related field.
• Proven ability to forge effective and trusted working relationships with media-house managers, editors, NGOs and CSO, and government staff.
• Proven track-record of working with media and communications to achieve development goals with a focus on capacity-building and content production and an understanding of formative, audience and impact research.
• Proven track record of effective senior management in a development context, preferably in Tanzania and within the CSO and/or media sector.
• Experience of directly managing teams of at least four staff.
• Strong financial management skills, with proven experience of managing budgets of over £250,000 per year, including accurate and timely financial reporting to donors.
• Proven ability to work on own initiative and organise time effectively within a range of conflicting deadlines.
• Proven ability to juggle competing priorities and a busy programme of work while working to an agreed strategy.
• Very strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Excellent written and spoken Kiswahili and English.

Desired qualifications

• Knowledge of regional and international current affairs.
• Knowledge of and experience working with editorial guidelines
• Experience of working in one-or-more of these development sectors: governance, health, resilience and humanitarian assistance.
• Existing relationships with media-development and/or media-for-development organisations, and relevant Tanzanian government ministries.
• Experience of working in, or with, networks of organisations.

How to apply

The deadline for applications is July 31, 2024. To learn more and apply, please click here.