nigeria: Project Manager - Internews Network and Journalists Against AIDS

Internews Network and Journalists Against AIDS (JAAIDS) Nigeria
are currently accepting applications for the Project Manager
position of the Local Voices program.

Local Voices is a project designed to involve all levels of
the broadcast media community in HIV/AIDS training,
including radio station owners, managers, and journalists,
as well as talk show hosts and disc jockeys. Through
training seminars, on-site visits by a journalism trainer,
media competitions, travel grants, and a media resource
center, Internews and JAAIDS will support the Nigerian
media in the struggle against HIV/AIDS. The Project
Manager will supervise the Media Resource Center, based in
Abuja, as well as a small staff.

To be based in Abuja, the position will attract the
following duties:
- Responsibility for managing a resource center and
production studio to be established in Abuja
- Managing three-person staff, and ensuring proper function
of center resources
- Promote media center to local journalists, and maintain
records of center usage
- Maintain collaborative relationships with other
AIDS-related projects, and actively pursue strong working
relationships with local radio stations
- Actively work to spread HIV/AIDS competence among media
stakeholders in Abuja and surrounding areas
- Work closely with local partner staff, and assist
Resident Advisor in the timely completion of project
objectives

Qualifications:
- University degree in journalism or related discipline
- Minimum of five years media experience (preferably, but
not compulsorily, in a broadcast environment)
- Experience working with local media and donor communities
- At least three years' experience with HIV/AIDS related
projects or reporting
- Previous management experience, including basic financial
management.
- Knowledge of Windows based programs and extensive
experience with Internet research and email
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills

The position is open to applicants of any gender, including
people living with HIV. Interested candidates may submit an
application letter in own handwriting and a resume including
contact telephone numbers BEFORE NOVEMBER 5 2002 to:

The Recruitment Team
Media Resource Centre on HIV/AIDS
1st Floor, 42 Ijaye Road, Ogba, Lagos

Applications may also be sent by email to:
[email][email protected] and [email][email protected]

Omololu Falobi
Email: [email][email protected]
for Internews/JAAIDS Recruitment Team