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Job Introduction:
BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity, which uses media and communications to help reduce poverty and support people to understand their rights. They do this through partnering with civil society, media and others to produce creative programmes and other outputs which inform and engage audiences on key development issues. They also strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure. They focus on health, governance and rights, and resilience and humanitarian response. In Bangladesh, they are a leading organisation in the humanitarian Communication with Communities sector, and are currently working alongside partners as part of the response to the Rohingya emergency in Cox’s Bazar.
Contract Type: Fixed Term – Full Time
Job Category: Project Management
Business Unit: News – MediaAction
Role Responsibility:
This role will lead BBC Media Action’s response to the Rohingya emergency in Bangladesh, taking responsibility for delivery of capacity strengthening, production and outreach activities as well as managing relationships with and sub-grants to international and local partners. The role will involve significant elements of coordination with government, NGO and UN actors working on the response, including representation of BBC Media Action within relevant clusters/sectors and multi-agency working groups. Maintaining relationships with donors and ensuring accurate and timely financial and narrative donor reporting will be a key part of the role, as will identifying further funding opportunities related to the humanitarian response and taking the lead on writing successful proposals.
The role reports to our Country Director in Bangladesh and will work alongside other members of BBC Media Action’s senior management team in Bangladesh (the Deputy Country Director, Head of Research and Executive Editor). The role will directly manage approximately ten national production, humanitarian, training and project management staff working on our response to the Rohingya emergency in Bangladesh.
Job share and part-time applications are welcome for this role.
Location:
BangladeshBenefits
- BBC staff get 25 days holiday a year and you can buy or sell days to suit you. As well as national bank holidays, you’ll also get an extra day-off between Christmas and New Year.
- They’ll help you get to work with interest-free rail season ticket loans and discounts on new bikes.
- Career breaks, flexible working options and great support for parents and carers mean that when things in your life change, we’ve got you covered.
- The BBC’s pension scheme is called LifePlan. They’ll match what you put in and you’ll get savings on your tax and National Insurance contributions. It’s one of the best pension schemes in the business and is a great way plan for your retirement.
- Every year they get to choose from a range of great tax-free benefits. These include:
- Childcare vouchers
- Health screening
- Illness, personal accident or travel insurance
- Private medical or dental cover
- A big discount on a new bike for cycling to work
- Monthly wine deliveriesEvery year they get to choose from a range of great tax-free benefits.
- There are loads of national and local deals for BBC staff. Some of them are available through the deals website on our intranet. With others you just need to show your BBC ID card in shops and restaurants near our buildings.
- Joining the BBC Club only takes a small contribution from your monthly pay. You’ll get discounted rates in all our bars, cafes, restaurants and gyms. You’ll get even more online and high street deals, a private lottery and access to exclusive member only events.
- The BBC Academy offers several hundred different training courses to BBC staff. You can use them to keep on top of your game and learn the latest technology. You could even learn about something totally new and take your career in an exciting new direction.
- Equality of opportunity is at the heart of their recruitment process. You’ll be judged on your suitability for the job and nothing else.
- They encourage their staff to volunteer on projects which benefit disadvantaged groups, as well as audiences we have identified as hardest to reach.
Eligibilities
- They need applicant’s considerable experience of developing and managing humanitarian communications projects as well as his/her skills managing complex budgets and knowledge of reporting requirements of donors.
- Applicant’s will bring an understanding of the global humanitarian system and strong, practical experience of working with Communication with Communities and Community Engagement concepts and techniques.
- Experience working alongside a diverse range of partner organisations will be key, as will your ability to manage diverse teams.
- Ability to develop and pitch new business ideas will also be important in this role.
Application Process
Apply online go through the given link.
Application Deadline: May 30, 2018
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