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  • Posted: Sep 16, 2016
    Deadline: Not specified
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    Breakthrough Media is a media production and communications company. Breakthrough helps governments, communities, businesses, and NGOs succeed. We believe good storytelling and communications can strengthen society and inspire positive social change. We build campaigns and movements that address complex social challenges - including extremism, climate...
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    Project Director

    We now have an exciting opportunity for a Project Director to oversee our growing portfolio of projects in East Africa. You’ll look after our existing projects in Kenya and Somalia, while also working to identify and develop new business opportunities in the region.

    You’ll be a native Somali and have strong knowledge and experience of the east African and Horn of Africa region. You will be based in Nairobi but must be prepared to travel across the region as part of the role, particularly to our offices in Kenya and Mogadishu.

    You’ll be multi-disciplined; creative, strategic and well-organised. You’ll be delivery focused and able to ensure the project Is delivered effectively against objectives and with integrity.

    Your responsibilities will include:

    • Have excellent client and stakeholder management skills
    • Have the ability to communicate succinctly and clearly
    • Be practised in external stakeholder management
    • Be able to develop, integrate and manage high-profile public advocacy and communications initiatives;
    • Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies;
    • Be analytical with an excellent eye for detail and have a strong written ability
    • Be conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments, observing deadlines and achieving results;
    • Shows persistence when faced with difficult problems or challenges;
    • Be curious and knowledgeable about community affairs, including religion, politics and social mobility in Somalia and the region
    • Have excellent writing and proofing skills, ensuring the best written and evaluative work leaves the building
    • Have the ability to coordinate the work of others, work to tight deadlines and handle multiple concurrent projects/activities.
    • Monitors on-going developments inside and outside the clients’ environment to keep informed and anticipate problems;
    • For this post, fluency in written and spoken English and Somali is essential;
    • Have an advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in communications, journalism, social sciences or other related field is required.
    • A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in programming corporate communications and information, media relations or related field is required.

    Method of Application

    To apply, please email your CV and a covering letter (maximum of two pages) demonstrating how you meet the necessary experience required to undertake this role to: rachel.forey@breakthroughmedia.org

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