Media Development Adviser SAVI – Vacancies and Jobs

The State Accountability and Voice Initiative (SAVI) is one of five State Level Programme (SLPs) funded by DFID designed to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of public resource use in selected states in Nigeria. SAVI is currently working in Enugu, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano and Lagos states and will expand into Katsina, Yobe and Zamfara with the Programme head quarter in Abuja. SAVI is recruiting qualified candidates to fill position based in Abuja.

Jobs Detail

Job title: Media Development Adviser

Job Location: Abuja

Qualification(s)

• University degree, preferably mass communication with preferably a post graduate qualification or other relevant educational background combined with relevant management experience

Job Experience & skills

• Minimum 10 years experience in CSO, SHoA, work with media, work with development world


• Speaks fluent English

Responsibilities

• Development and functional management of the programme’s ‘media development’ strategy and framework


• The person would be part of the SAVI “Core Team” and will be expected to ensure complementarity and synergy of any media development work with the rest of the programme and in particular with Advocacy and Media Relations


• Advice and support to state teams on ‘media development’ in line with the agreed programme strategy


• Facilitating and/or coordinating short term TA inputs for institutional and technical capacity building with media houses in the States and in Abuja


• Take the lead of the engagement and strengthening the V&A role of existing partnerships and platforms for dialogue among the media at national level (NUJ/Guild of Editors/Bureau of Chiefs/Media Owners)

How to apply for this job

If you have not received a response to your application by 31th of August 2011, please assume your application was unsuccessful