HR Leverage – Our client, a Prestigious TV station based in Abuja is currently recruiting qualified and smart candidates to fill the position below:
Job Title: Head of Programme
Location: Abuja (FCT)
Employment Type: Full-time
The Role
- Head of Programmes reporting to the Managing Director (MD / CEO), is charged with the overall direction and coordination of programming in accordance with Network’s Broadcasting’s mission and goals.
- The incumbent will provide management oversight for the development of high-quality, cost-effective, and integrated programs within the network.
- The management portfolio held by this incumbent is notably diverse, with corresponding broad organizational implications and complexity, characterized by substantial scope of responsibility in this respect.
- The incumbent will exercise management responsibility over the network and its operations, ensuring efficient services that are designed to meet the needs of public, users, industry, and staff.
- The Head of Programs is responsible for the efficiency of the network, which includes maintaining control of diverse network operations and establishing and following a set of policies and processes.
Qualifications
- Masters degree will be an added advantage.
- A degree in Broadcasting, Communications or related field
- Five years experience in program evaluation, acquisition and scheduling of radio and/or television programs; or, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
- Proven ability to develop long term strategic relationships with decision-makers
- Demonstrated effectiveness in managing programs
- Demonstrated ability to define and operationalize programs
- Excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills
- Good organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, time management, and meeting deadlines; detail-oriented.
Responsibilities
- Direct and coordinate activities of personnel engaged in broadcast (news, business, sports, or other programming).
- Coordinate reporting or editing activities.
- Plan and schedule programming and event coverage, based on broadcast length, time availability, and other factors, such as community needs, ratings data, and viewer demographics.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Manage content of broadcasts or presentations.
- Coordinate activities between departments, such as news and programming.
- Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- Monitor and review programming to ensure that schedules are met, guidelines are adhered to, and performances are of adequate quality.
- Check completed program logs for accuracy and conformance with NBC guidelines and resolve program log inaccuracies.
- Maintain logs of production activities.
- Establish work schedules and assign work to staff members.
- Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- Supervise operation and maintenance of on-air and production audio equipment.
- Develop budgets for programming and broadcasting activities and monitor expenditures to ensure that they remain within budgetary limits.
- Manage operations of artistic or entertainment departments or organizations.
- Develop ideas for programs and features that a station could produce.
- Determine presentation subjects or content.
- Evaluate new and existing programming to assess suitability and the need for changes, using information such as audience surveys and feedback.
- Develop promotions for current programs and specials.
- Support personnel duties, such as hiring staff and evaluating work performance.
- Read news, read or record public service and promotional announcements, or perform other on-air duties.
- Any other duty assigned by the CEO or their designated person
Deadline: 18th November, 2020.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: Abuja@HRLeverageafrica.com using “Head of Programmes” as the subject of the mail.
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