Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Team Leaders-Media & Youth, Deadline April 01, 2010.

VACANCY NOTICE

TEAM LEADERS – MEDIA & YOUTH

SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND TIMOR-LESTE

Search for Common Ground (SFCG) Timor-Leste, a non-profit, independent, secular, non-government organisation dedicated to conflict transformation, is seeking three media and community development professionals to work as Team Leaders on our youth and media programs. Search for Common Ground Timor-Leste is a representative office of SFCG, whose mission is to transform how individuals, organisations and governments deal with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and toward cooperative solutions. SFCG’s headquarters are in Washington, DC USA and Brussels, Belgium.

POSITION: TEAM LEADER, Media & Youth

LOCATION: DILI (with extensive travel throughout Timor-Leste)

CONTRACT PERIOD: 12 MONTHS (with possibility of extension)

START DATE: APRIL 2010

STATUS: FULL TIME

Key Responsibilities:

• Program planning, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, reporting and partnership
• Support development of peace-building radio content, production, and distribution, training materials and partnerships related to the media and youth programs
• Maintain positive relationships with relevant stakeholders (partners, NGOs, media placement agencies, donors, etc.)
• Participate in new program development and fundraising, and help with coordination of program meetings, program planning, development of human resources, and budget review and analysis

Qualifications:

·         2-4 years experience in implementing youth or media programs, particularly radio

·         Experience in developing curriculum and content for formal/informal educational purposes

·         Experience in production of public media (radio, print, etc)

·         Excellent multi-cultural communication skills; substantial NGO/INGO experience a plus

·         Possesses strong initiative; able to work independently and as member of a team

·         Excellent gender awareness and analysis

·         Computer skills including Word, Excel, Internet and email

·         Fluent in Tetum. English, Portuguese and/or Indonesian an asset. Willingness to travel.

Please send your Curriculum Vitae and cover letter (including brief salary history and salary expectations) to Search for Common Ground at, sfcgtl@gmail.com, with the subject heading Team Leader by 5pm, Thursday April 1^st, 2010.  Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis, as we hope to fill these positions immediately. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.