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Executive Producer and Trainer - Radio

DMI is currently launching the world’s first scientific trial to examine how many lives can be saved using mass media campaigns alone. This major, 4-year project will take place in Burkina Faso, West Africa, in collaboration with the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Our model predicts that we will prevent 20% of all child deaths. At the end of the project, producers will know precisely how many lives they have saved.

The media outputs of the campaign will be largely based on 60-second radio spots (to be broadcast 6 times per day) and 60-minute radio phone-in programming (to be broadcast several times per week). They will be broadcast on FM radio stations in approximately 7 locations in Burkina Faso. Spots covering a new message will be produced every month for 30 months. They will all be produced in local languages, and will be based on formative research and pre-testing so that the cultural barriers to behaviour change are well understood.

This is a complex project, involving a large volume of outputs (600+ spots, 200+ phone-ins), close integration with research teams and the management of a large team of local producers. We are now looking for 2 outstanding French-speaking senior radio producers to lead the creative team.

We are primarily looking for producers from either the broadcasting or advertising sectors. The applicants would ideally be capable of producing both spots and phone-ins. This means that we would be able to assign different geographic zones to each person (who would nevertheless be based in the capital city). However, we will consider specialists in either phone-in programming or spot production.

For further information on this role please download the job description http://developmentmedia.net/jobs/Executive-Producer-and-Trainer-Radio.pdf and the project Q&A http://developmentmedia.net/jobs/Project-QandA.pdf
. To apply please send your CV (max. 2 pages), completed registration sheet, and a cover letter (max. 2 pages) which systematically outlines why your experience fits the job description and skills requirements. Please send to jobs@developmentmedia.net by midnight on Thursday April 7th. Shortlisted candidates can expect to attend the first round of interviews on 18th or 19th April, with final interviews conducted on 21st April.

Job description: Executive Producer and Trainer - Radio
http://developmentmedia.net/jobs/Executive-Producer-and-Trainer-Radio.pdf


Registration sheet
http://developmentmedia.net/jobs/Registration-sheet.doc


Project Q & A
http://developmentmedia.net/jobs/Project-QandA.pdf