Development Radio Journalism
Trainer, Kenya
Company Profile: MSI is a
Washington, D.C.-based
international development firm
providing specialized short- and
long-term technical assistance. Since
its 1981 founding, MSI has grown in
size and technical scope, now
implementing and managing more
than 70 projects worldwide.
More than 30 are long-term, many
in conflict-prone or fragile states that
include Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan,
South Sudan and the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
Today, our range of technical
expertise includes analytical and
field projects in democracy and
governance, economic growth,
strategic planning, organizational
capacity building, health and the
justice sector.
MSI focuses on helping our local
partners foster progress, manage
change and improve the
effectiveness of development
assistance.
We expanded our global footprint in
2008 by becoming part of Coffey, a
leading geoscience, international
development and project
management firm, and a publicly
traded company on the Australian
Stock Exchange. Alongside Coffey,
MSI has corporate offices in 17
countries.
Together, MSI and Coffey employ
more than 1,400 professionals
worldwide.
Project / Proposal Summary:
Public education within Kenya and in
the U.S. is a critical objective of
USAID/Kenya’s Program Office.
MSI has been tasked by USAID to
create and supervise a pilot radio
program working with six vernacular
radio stations in Kenya [still to be
determined].
These stations will be dedicating one
journalist from their station to be
trained in development journalism.
MSI will assist the stations in
identifying the journalist in each
station to be trained.
MSI will also be working with the
station editor and management to
better understand the long-term
benefit and value of having a staff
member trained in development
journalism.
Position Summary:
The pilot project is envisioned to last
for six months. The focus is to be on
ensuring vernacular radio stations
are staffed and equipped to receive
useful information from USAID so
that USAID would be able to send a
press advisory or press release to
these stations (as it does to the
major English-language stations),
and have them dispatch a reporter
to cover the event or report on the
news item.
The trainer will be engaged to lead
two one-week trainings: the first one
at project inception, to train the
journalists invited to participate from
the six vernacular stations, and
another week at the end of the
project, focused on lessons learned.
In addition, the trainer will be asked
to conduct at least one on-site
training at each of the six vernacular
radio stations, working with the
journalist, editor and station
manager on development
journalism.
The trainer is expected to work
closely with MSI in developing the
curricula and agenda for these
trainings, and to co-lead the
trainings with the Radio Project
Coordinator.
The trainer will help journalists to
see opportunities to convert a story
into a set of stories, how to be more
interactive through “phone-ins”, and
how to make constantly reported
themes sexier to its listeners.
**The position is open to Kenyan
nationals and internationals residing
in Kenya**
Responsibilities:
MSI is seeking an experienced radio
journalism trainer, with particular
expertise in development journalism
training, and with experience
training journalists in Kenya.
Experience in the vernacular radio
sector of Kenya would also be an
asset.
The trainer will provide training to
the journalists, marketing staff, and
station managers on how to use
development data in a fresh way.
Specific tasks include;
Assist MSI in
developing training
materials and
agendas, for both the
week long and on-
site trainings
Co-lead the trainings
with MSI staff tasked
to this project
Travel to the radio
stations as
determined by MSI
Communications and
COP
Qualifications:
A degree, preferably
advanced, in
journalism or
communications or
international affairs
Minimum 7 years
professional
experience in
journalism with a
minimum of three
years of radio
journalism
Fluent in English
essential, knowledge
of Swahili an asset
Experience working
with international
donors
Minimum three years’
experience working
as a radio journalism
trainer
Ability to travel within
Kenya
Only candidates who have been
selected for an interview will be
contacted.
No phone calls, please.
To apply: Please visit our website,
www.msiworldwide.com
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