AL JAZEERA KISWAHILI CHANNEL is expected to launch in 2012 and is
currently recruiting for the position of Managing Director (MD)
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The Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha, Qatar will be establishing Al
Jazeera Kiswahili, a new, regional news and current affairs media
network in East Africa. The network will produce regional news and
current affairs content for the television and online environments. The
television channel will be broadcast across East Africa and will be
headquartered in the region. The headquarters will be home to the
corporate office as well as the studios, news rooms and broadcast
center.
The Managing Director has the overall responsibility for the
management, development and wellbeing of the channel on all levels. The
Managing Director will be charged with ensuring a smooth and timely
launch of the channel and then establishing Al Jazeera Kiswahili’s
presence and positioning in the market, maintaining Al Jazeera’s high
journalistic standards and ensuring its
appeal both within the Eastern Africa region and also the global Kiswahili-speaking audience.
The successful candidate is expected to have minimum ten years’
management experience gained within a top-tier regional organisation,
and demonstrate a fluency of Kiswahili and English languages.
Interested candidates should apply online before August 31, 2011 at the following
website:
www.aljazeerakiswahili.com/recruitment