Job Openings at Search For Common Ground’s International

The Project Media Officer will closely support the line Manager in implementing project activities and the production of expected reports for the project. The Project Media Officer will be responsible for assisting the line manager in project related activities, ensuring smooth operations of the project and consistency of project implementation with Search’s and donor regulations. He/she shall ensure that the project’s plans are in place and kept updated as per the project’s overall objective. S/he will contribute to all reporting requirements of the project. 

Roles and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and arrange all logistics for various meetings, and workshops, including invitations, venue, participants travel and accommodation while working with the logistics team to ensure that logistical management for project implementation is provided in real time
• In collaboration with the line manager, facilitate the creation and implementation of a detailed annual work-plan, which identifies sequences of activities needed to successfully implement the project and ensure project objectives are met;
• In collaboration with key stakeholders, facilitate the development and roll-out of detailed implementation plans at the State and National level;
• Review the project schedule with the line Manager and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise and regularly review the schedule as required;
• Document project activities and ensure that all project data is appropriately secured;
• Monitor the progress of the project implementation and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the project remains on track and is successfully implemented;
• Establish a communication schedule to update stakeholders including appropriate staff in the organization on the progress of the project.
• The Project Officer will document the program activities, the planning of different activities, under the supervision of the thematic experts.
• Nurture positive relationships with media partners and consultants.
• Develop activity work plans, media production and broadcast plans and strategies;
• Lead the curriculum process using Search’s common ground approach to develop the intended outcomes, knowledge, attitude and behavior change objectives for the radio programs, determine the target audience, and key messages of the media content;
• Support the Communications Coordinator to develop and implement the promotion, publicity, outreach plan and strategy of the media products to the target audience; as well as providing necessary support to manage social media profiles relating to the project, including publishing and distributing content, running campaigns and monitoring progress;
• Oversee/maintain Search’s studio equipment and ensure the quality of the production of the media products.
• Keep track of media logs, monitor the broadcast of the media products and provide regular feedback to the service providers;
• Coordinate with the program teams to integrate program messages into media programming streams;
• Track and document organization’s news coverage through online and traditional sources;
• Liaise with stakeholders as assigned by the project manager. 

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, Peacebuilding, Development Studies, Media & Communications or a related discipline (or equivalent experience,).

Required Experience

• A good understanding of  the North region of Nigeria, particularly in terms of key political, social, security and economic issues 
• At least 2 years experience of project implementation, including engagement with several actors – governments, community, and religious leaders, civil society, governments, security organizations and specialist networks, etc.

Other Relevant Requirements

• Resident in Plateau, speaks local language Hausa fluently
• Excellent diplomacy and interpersonal skills and an ability to work in a non-partisan manner, appreciating gender, cultural and ethnic diversity 
• Attention to detail and ability to follow up on tasks to completion is required.
• Ability to work autonomously and take initiative to generate valuable findings and communicate them in a timely manner.
• Media experience with proficiency in utilizing media tools such as digital recorders, cameras, audio visual editing tools (Adobe Audition. Photoshop etc.) and scriptwriting.
• Established media relationships in the focal states.
• Ability to efficiently create and send reports during critical times or deadlines.
• Proficiency at using Microsoft office software: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc. is required.
• Prior experience in advocacy, liaison and collaboration with donors, partners, security agencies, relevant government agencies, security forces and media is desirable.
• Experience working in a conflict (hard to reach) environment is a plus.

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Roles and Responsibilities

Coordinate trainings:

• Develop and implement an effective training coordination strategy for the project across in the Adamawa office
• Work with the project teams to ensure all training needs are planned and met and;
• Support implementation of all SFCG training activities in Adamawa State, either in –person, other SFCG staff or through hired training consultants; 
• Work with Senior Training Coordinator to establish a pool of qualified training consultants;
• Support the Senior Training Coordinator in the hiring of training consultants for the projects in close collaboration with the HR department.
• Design workshops and develop training modules where needed:
• Design each training to be culturally identifiable to the context; Search’s programs, and for the participants attending the training;
• Design training material, methodology, training guides and reporting templates; 
• Coordinator is expected to be delivering trainings that will focus on: Principles of Common Ground in conflict transformation; Conflict resolution and mitigating strategies; Conflict sensitivity and Do No Harm; Dispute resolution; Human rights; Non adversarial Advocacy; Transformative dialogue and interfaith dialogues processes and; Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR ) co-facilitating with trauma lead.
• The coordinator will be using Search’s Common Ground Approach manuals and other Search-developed manuals as a basis for adapting the training curriculum to the projects’ needs

Reporting

• Write a monthly summary report highlighting training, lessons learned, and challenges, and recommendations including success highlights, feedback from participants, and recommendations for the next stages of Search’s program (sent to line supervisor).

Key Area 2: External representation of Search.

In coordination with the Head of Office and the project manager, the position is responsible for collaboration with institutional partners in the field and for representing Search as appropriate in project locations, including in donors’ meetings and with the government.

• Participate in the various coordination mechanisms with other humanitarian organizations in the field at the request of the project leader 
• Participate in relevant technical groups in Taraba state 

Behavioral Competencies

• Working with People: The ability to respect the views and contributions of other team members; shows empathy, listens, supports; consults others and shares information and expertise, builds team spirit and adapts to the team.
• Flexibility:  The ability to adapt to changing circumstances and priorities, to tolerate ambiguity, to adapt personal style to different people and situations. 
• Drive for Results and Efficiency: The ability to set quality standards, monitor and maintain quality of work, and set goals to achieve continuous improvement. 
• Relationship Management: The ability to manage interactions, to provide service and to support the organization while building an effective internal and external network. 
• Leadership and Navigation: The ability to manage and contribute to initiatives and processes within the organization while making progress toward change and continuous improvement. 
• Communication: The ability to effectively exchange information with others, to effectively deliver critical information, to gather information and communicate with others. 
• Global and Cultural Effectiveness:The ability to value and consider the perspectives and backgrounds of all parties and be able to work cross-culturally. 
• Ethical Practice:The ability to integrate Search vision, mission and core values, integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices. 
• Critical Evaluation (for managers and up): The ability to interpret information to make business decisions and recommendations based on keen analysis, best practices and an understanding of preferred outcomes. 
• Business Acumen:The ability to understand and apply information to contribute to the organization's strategic plan. 
• Developing others (for people manager): The ability to provide support to enhance performance and professional growth. 

Education

• A degree in conflict resolution, peace studies, peacebuilding, conflict management or relevant field;
• Additional education in conflict management, peacebuilding, conflicts

Required Experience

• At least 3 years’ experience as a trainer. 2 of those years should be in the non-profit and NGO sector in relevant topics (as per above mentioned list) for a diverse range of audiences (from communities to authorities); 
• Have facilitated/ co-facilitated at least 10 trainings to key stakeholders that include: security, local and state-level actors and community leaders with excellent command of trainees in relevant fields;
• In-depth knowledge of the North East and Middle Belt regions, 

Other Relevant Requirements

• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Knowledge of civil society organisations, government agencies, private sector companies and international development agencies, with experience of working in partnership within some of these sectors;
• Written and verbal communications skills including the ability to synthesise complicated policy issues into digestible products and to deal with both elite and popular media and specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• Experience of partnership building, with experience of influencing stakeholders and establishing and maintaining strong partnerships;
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to SFCG’s aims and a clear understanding of the links between policy, lobbying, campaigning and media work and of how policy change can be achieved through effective advocacy;
• Organisational skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to responding flexibly to opportunities and requests sometime with little notice;
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment;
• Demonstrate capacity to adapt to a multi-cultural context, and tolerance and respect to issues related to gender, religion, race and nationality;
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism and solves problems in collaborative ways

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The Media Coordinator is responsible for developing and implementing the media component of the project. Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager and technically managed by the Media Manager, the Media coordinator will implement all the media activities in  Adamawa and Taraba states; conduct a media campaign to raise public awareness and knowledge around issues as they relate to the local context of the target State. 

The position holder will also follow Search’s media programming approach to create high-quality relevant radio programs that increase public awareness of these issues across the target States and contribute to changing attitudes and challenging stereotypes. The Media Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing all the radio and television production and liaising with the partner FM radio and television stations for broadcasting. The position will be based in Yola Adamawa State and will include frequent travel to the field locations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Responsible for overseeing all the radio and television production and liaising with the partner FM radio stations for broadcasting.
• Work with local radio stations to determine contracts for the broadcasting and production of the discussion programs and promotional jingles 
• Work with the DM&E team to use evaluations of Search’s previous radio discussions to adapt the methodology for this project.
• Work closely with the radio stations in each state to ensure timely production and broadcasting of all media programming.
• Ensure the stations are documenting the discussion programs
• Work with the stations to assess listenership and viewership of the programs and adapt content where needed
• Work closely with the station to manage the production of the programs and ensure they have the capacity necessary to document and monitor the programs.
• Oversee the production and broadcast of Radio magazine and radio testimonies
• Develop relations with media actors
• Coordinate with the program teams to integrate program messages into media programming streams
• Contribute to the development of implementation methodology for projects;
• Analyze conflict dynamics and feedback information into program design and implementation
• Build relationships with stakeholders at national and local levels ;
• Write narrative weekly reports of the media projects and media components

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in journalism, communication, media or related fields
• Additional education in conflict management, media for peacebuilding, communication for social change would be a strong asset;

Required Experience

• At least 5 years’ experience as a media producer and/or journalist;
• At least 3 years’ experience in the field of media development, media for peacebuilding or communication for social change,
• At least 2 years of experience independently managing projects, preferably in the non-profit and NGO sector;
• Significant experience designing and conducting training courses in journalism and media;
• Experience in media program design, including drama, spots, news & current affairs;
• Track record in delivering effective media/communications/advocacy strategies in support of  campaigns and advocacy programmes;

Languages

• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.

Other Relevant Requirements

• Good knowledge of the local languages will be an asset.
• Understand opportunities in key Nigeria media markets and thorough understanding of requirements of different kinds of media i.e. print, TV, radio, and online;
• Knowledge of civil society organisations, government agencies, private sector companies and international development agencies, with experience of working in partnership within some of these sectors;
• Written and verbal communications skills including the ability to synthesise complicated policy issues into digestible products and to deal with both elite and popular media and specialist and non-specialist audiences;
• Experience of partnership building, with experience of influencing stakeholders and establishing and maintaining strong partnerships;
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment and strong interpersonal skills;
• Commitment to SFCG’s aims and a clear understanding of the links between policy, lobbying, campaigning and media work and of how policy change can be achieved through effective advocacy;
• Organisational skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to responding flexibly to opportunities and requests sometime with little notice;
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a rapidly changing environment;
• Demonstrate capacity to adapt to a multi-cultural context, and tolerance and respect to issues related to gender, religion, race and nationality;
• Treats all people fairly without favouritism and solves problems in collaborative ways