Afghanistan: Project Manager, Afghanistan

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. We 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. We also strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure. We focus on health, governance and rights, and resilience and humanitarian response. In Afghanistan we produce a high profile radio and TV discussion programme, Open Jirga, which encourages accountability through enabling people from all over Afghanistan to question public figures, as well as a child health radio programme. We are building the capacity of local radio stations, supporting them to develop health and discussion programmes.

Role Responsibility

You’ll ensure that our portfolio of media and communications activities deliver on time, on budget and with fantastic outcomes for people across Afghanistan. Working closely with the Project Director and production, research and finance staff, you’ll play a key role in planning, monitoring and reporting of our governance and health projects. You’ll develop relationships with potential partners and donors, and contribute to securing new income through developing project ideas and writing proposals. You may have some line management responsibility. You’ll be based in Kabul, and may travel within Afghanistan. R&R arrangements will be provided.

The Ideal Candidate

We need your experience of developing and managing projects, ideally in the development field, as well as your experience managing complex budgets and working with contracts. You’ll bring an understanding of international development, including the use of media for development goals, and will have lived and worked in a developing country. Your experience living and working in a developing country, ideally in Asia, will be essential, as will your willingness to undergo Hostile Environment training. You’ll have shown your ability to secure new business, through identifying donors and writing successful proposals. With working with people whose first language is not English, you excellent interpersonal and communication skills will be important in this role. You’ll also have strong financial management skills, including experience of managing large budgets and knowledge of the reporting requirements of funders.