Vernacular Radio Project Coordinator
Nairobi, Kenya
Company Profile:
MSI is a Washington, D.C.-based international development firm providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance.
Today, our range of
technical expertise includes analytical and field projects in democracy and
governance, economic growth, strategic planning, organizational capacity
building, health and the justice sector.
MSI focuses on
helping our local partners foster progress, manage change and improve the
effectiveness of development assistance. We expanded our global footprint in
2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a leading geoscience, international development
and project management firm, and a publicly traded company on the Australian
Stock Exchange.
Alongside Coffey, MSI
has corporate offices in 17 countries. Together, MSI and Coffey employ more
than 1,400 professionals worldwide.
For more information
on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project / Proposal Summary:
Project / Proposal Summary:
In October 2012, MSI
was awarded the Kenya Program Support Project. Under Support, MSI provides
verification, monitoring, evaluation, and reporting for USAID/Kenya’s entire
portfolio of projects country-wide.
MSI will also gather
information related to the media to assist USAID in assessing and evaluate its
interventions in Kenya.
MSI has developed a pilot approach for reaching a broader Kenyan population by moving to radio programming, and proactively reaching Kenyans in their native languages, using the media with which they are most comfortable.
MSI has developed a pilot approach for reaching a broader Kenyan population by moving to radio programming, and proactively reaching Kenyans in their native languages, using the media with which they are most comfortable.
A pilot program is
being created to work with six vernacular radio stations in Kenya, to train
their journalists (and editors) on development reporting.
The project will run
for six months, in Kenya.
Position Summary:
Position Summary:
This is a six-month
position, based in Nairobi, Kenya.
The Coordinator will
be responsible for assisting MSI in the selection of the six stations
participating in the pilot, working with and independently of Internews
training the journalists and editors at the selected stations, monitoring and
giving feedback on the reporting being done by the stations.
The Coordinator will
be the main liaison to the six stations for MSI, and will therefore be
coordinating information flow to and from MSI to the pilot stations.
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate the
reporting activities in the six stations
- Interact
regularly with Internews and MSI, as well as the six stations
- Assist MSI in
identifying appropriate radio stations to participate in the pilot
- Assist Internews
and MSI in developing training materials and agendas
- Develop a
work-plan for the radio pilot project
- Assist MSI in
the designing of the scope of work for the evaluation, as well as the SOW
for the evaluation expert who will evaluate the pilot at the end of the
six months
- Travel to the
radio stations as determined by MSI Communications and COP
- Provide monthly
reports on the project to MSI Communications staff, by 26th of each month
- Provide final
report on the project to MSI Communications staff, by the 26th of their
sixth and final month of work
- Other tasks as
defined by the Chief of Party
Qualifications:
- A degree,
preferably advanced, in journalism or communications or international
affairs
- Minimum 7 years
professional experience in journalism with a minimum of two years of radio
journalism
- East African
national, fluent in Swahili and English, with minimum two years experience
working in journalism in Kenya
- Experience
working with international donors
- Minimum one year
experience working as a journalism trainer
- Ability to
travel within Kenya
The deadline for
receiving applications is July 26, 2013.
Only candidates who
have been selected for an interview will be contacted.
No phone calls,
please.
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
To apply: Please visit our website, www.msiworldwide.com
