[cr-india] JOB: Project Manager/Editor - Great Lakes Reconcilation Radio

[George Lessard]

Project Manager/Editor - Great Lakes Reconcilation Radio
Radio La Benevolencija / Humanitarian Tools Foundaion
Location: Goma and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Last Date: January 14, 2008
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Project Manager/Editor - Great Lakes Reconcilation Radio
Radio La Benevolencija / Humanitarian Tools Foundaion
Location: Goma and Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
Last Date: January 14, 2008
Email: info at labenevolencija.org (Reference: DevNetJobs.org)

OPPORTUNITIES IN RADIO PRODUCTION, DRC

Radio La Benevolencija / Humanitarian Tools Foundation is a Dutch
humanitarian multi-media production NGO that uses broadcast campaigns,
events and grassroots activities to encourage people to become active
bystanders in the face of incitement to violence. Its campaigns endeavor
to use the accumulated experience of victims of ethnocentric violence who
have empowered themselves and reached a peace with their former
tormentors.

Using academically researched methodologies, the organization strives to
develop knowledge tools – guides on how to deal with an array of
manipulative pressures that move individuals and whole societies to cause
physical and mental harm. These tools are presented in media campaigns
that use entertainment and education methods to reach audiences that have
experienced, or are in danger of experiencing violence. A prototype of
such a campaign is its African operation, “Great Lakes Reconciliation
Radio,” a regional project that has been in operation in Rwanda , the
Democratic Republic of Congo, and Burundi since 2003.

We are looking for an experienced media professionals to manage a mixed
media project for promoting reconciliation, trauma healing and peace
building in the DRC.
This is an ambitious scheme centered around radio broadcasts and backed up
by community-based activities.

Essential Skills
1. Proven experience (five years) in developing, managing and supervising
educational radio drama and other radio production work including feature
making and live studio work.
2. Evidence of sound editorial judgment.
3. Experience of media reconciliation.
4. Fluency in French (preferably a native speaker). Working knowledge of
English. Knowledge of Kiswahili a definite plus.
5. Proven experience in NGO project management, especially financial,
administrative and logistic management.
6. Good communication and team-building skills.
7. Experience in managing media related grass roots activities.

Desirable
1. Knowledge of digital radio production.
2. Experience in working in Africa (preferably five years), especially the
Great Lakes Region and by preference in (post) conflict zones.
3. Experience in social action broadcasting/campaigning.
4. Strong computing skills - Word/Excel.
5. Experience in local capacity building.
6. Abilities to work long hours in an unstable, complex and sensitive
political environment.

Must be self-motivating and able to relocate to Eastern DRC. The post will
be based in Goma or Bukavu and will require extensive travel between both
towns. This is a non-family duty station.

Contracts will initially be offered for one year with likely extension as
the project progresses. Likely start: around April 2008.

Candidates should e-mail a CV and cover letter to George Weiss at
info at labenevolencija.org.

Radio La Benevolencija
PO Box 15838
1001 NH Amsterdam
The Netherlands