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• Offer overall management,
  vision and direction for the implementation of all media components of the
  program, including budget management, technical oversight and quality
  assurance
• Coordinate with legal and
  civil society partners to implement media advocacy campaigns for rule of
  law and human rights awareness
• Oversee and  take
  part in training and mentoring of  radio, tv, print and website
  journalists and producers to improve coverage of  human rights issues
  and interaction with their audiences on these topics
• Ensure the project is in
  compliance with all grant and cooperative agreement rules, requirements
  and regulations as well as with Internews internal policies and
  procedures.
• Manage subgrants for
  local partner organizations, ensuring funds are used in compliance with
  program objectives as well as with Internews and donor policies and
  procedures
• Provide technical support
  to local partners to ensure they build capacity to progressively take
  ownership of program implementation during the life of the project and
  beyond.  
• Supervise/Manage staff in
  accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include
  interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and
  directing work; appraising performance; addressing complaints and
  resolving problems.
• Collaborate closely with
  all partner organizations to ensure effective interaction and information
  flows between media, civil society organizations, legal bodies and
  relevant government authorities.
• Serve as the primary
  budget authority over the project, responsible for ensuring all costs
  charged to the project are allowable, reasonable and correctly allocated.
• Prepare and assemble
  materials for all reports, including work plans, monthly, quarterly,
  semi-annual and final reports, in compliance with donor guidelines
• Work with Regional
  Manager to provide comprehensive draft reports, in English, including all
  proper M&E data, narrative reports, success stories, quotes and
  photos.
• Develop and maintain a
  thorough knowledge of the local media, rule of law and human rights
  issues.

• The applicant should possess a
  Master’s degree in journalism, mass media, or in a related social science
  discipline.
• At least three years’
  experience in media advocacy and engagement on rule of law and human
  rights issues. 
• Two or more years
  technical experience in dealing with multiple stakeholders including the
  media, judiciary, CSOs, and adjudication
• Minimum 5 years media
  production and training experience, with strong emphasis on radio,
  preferably  community radio
• Minimum 5 years
  management experience
• Demonstrated experience
  in media work in Uganda.
• Sound knowledge of radio,
  TV, print and website production techniques
• Experience managing USAID
  – funded programs. 
• Excellent command of
  written and spoken English
• Fluency in local Ugandan
  languages an asset
• Must  be computer
  literate

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