Job Title: National Expert: Media
Job ID: 32776
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Organisation: United Nations Development Programme – UNDP Nigeria
Type of Contract: Service Contract
Post Level: SB-5
Languages Required: English
Duration of Initial Contract: Initial period of one year
Background:
Democratic governance is a concept that emerged from the principles that are based on the understanding that an effective system of democratic governance is one which is based on representative, equitable (across gender and other categories), transparent, accountable and inclusive institutions; a vibrant, responsible and capable media; and a dynamic civil society which is engaged in the political process. Phase 1 of DGD, which commenced in 2010 and ended in May 2011, addressed specific interventions that sought to improve the conduct of the 2011 general elections. During this phase, the project's specific objectives were pursued through 6 distinct and inter-related programme components: Strengthening of the National Assembly; Strengthening of Political Parties; Improvement of the Electoral Process; Increased Capacity and Performance of Civil Society; Reinforcing the role of the Media; and Empowerment of Women. Based on lessons learnt and recommendations of the Project's Strategic Review which was conducted between November 2011 and January 2012, the project document has been substantively revised to provide a clear understanding of the scope of the project, redefine the strategy, re-prioritize intervention areas, and provide more targeted assistance in order to ensure that the project produces the intended results within the constraints of time and funds.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager, the Senior Media Expert is expected to:
• Advice on media involvement in elections, the bottom-up legitimacy parts of democratization and governance;
• Planning, designing and implementing of internal and external strategies for communications and outreach;
• Maintain relationships with media particularly the Non-Governmental media organizations through Component Sectoral Working Group;
• Manage the Media component of the DGD Project;
• Substantively certify media related sub-contracted works;
• Carry out any other duties as assigned by the Project Director.
Core Competencies:
• Promoting ethics and integrity, creating organizational precedents
• Building support and political acumen
• Building staff competence, creating an environment of creativity and innovation
• Building and promoting effective teams
• Creating and promoting enabling environment for open communication
• Creating an emotionally intelligent organization
• Leveraging conflict in the interests of UNDP & setting standards
• Sharing knowledge across the organization and building a culture of knowledge sharing and learning. Promoting learning and knowledge management/sharing is the responsibility of each staff member.
• Fair and transparent decision making; calculated risk-taking
Education:
• Advanced university degree (Masters) in the area of Mass Communication, Language Arts, Journalism, Political Science preferably with elements of social sciences, democratic governance and development.
Experience:
• A minimum of 7 years of experience in planning and implementing media activities preferably in relation to electoral reforms and democratic processes
• Work experience in democratic governance, including electoral issues, dealing with: (a) policy dialogue and advisory work; (b) leadership and management of research and analysis;