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Job Title:  Radio Station Manager
OrganizationAfghan Independent Radio Job
LocationKandahar,=20
Afghanistan
Start DateImmediate SponsorsAfghans for Civil Society &
The Carr
Foundation

Background

Afghanistan is emerging from more than two decades of
war, which=20
has shattered the very foundations of its society.=20
With the=20
establishment of a new government after the fall of the
Taliban,=20
there is currently a window of opportunity to build
institutions of civil=20
society that can provide an alternative to extremist
elements still=20
active within and around the country.   Among such
institutions are=20
free and professional media.=20=20=20

To date, all the radio and television stations in
Afghanistan are
state -sponsored, in the tradition of the old
Soviet-style media. Each
is firmly under the control of the regional powers,
wherever it is
operating.=20=20

To offer an alternative, Afghans for Civil Society and
the Carr=20
Foundation are launching an independent radio station
in=20
Kandahar. As the second-largest city in Afghanistan,
the historic=20
capital, and also the former Taliban stronghold,
Kandahar is key to=20
the evolution and future stability of the country. It
is a conservative=20
city, which suffers a pariah status due to its Taliban
past.  But if=20
Kandahar and the Afghan south are left behind, the
current=20
experiment in democratic nation-building will fail.=20=20=20=20

Afghans are avid radio-listeners, and a truly
independent,=20
responsible radio station, providing informative
programming,=20
dialogue and debate, culture, and pure entertainment
will make a=20
significant contribution to forging a new space for
Afghan=20
citizenship. The station will be operated primarily by
local=20
broadcast professionals and journalists, under the
stewardship of=20
international professionals for the first several
years. The broadcast=20
day will be 12-16 hours from the start, with a goal of
24 hour/day=20
programming.  The range will be the city of Kandahar at
first, with a=20
goal of using FM repeaters and/or an AM frequency, to
eventually=20
reach the entire Afghan southwest, or some 1.5 million
listeners.=20=20
The broadcast languages will be Pashtu primarily, but
with=20
significant programming in Farsi, and some English or
English-=20
teaching. The position of international station-manager
for Afghan=20
Independent Radio (AIR) is currently open.=20=20


Duties and Responsibilities

 Oversee the radio station. The manager will be
responsible for the=20
team of journalists and technicians, eventually in
tandem with an=20
Afghan counterpart. He/she will coordinate the
operations,=20
personnel and budget, and will report to the Board of
Directors.=20
Develop the content and scheduling of programs, in
consultation=20
with local staff and international mentors, on loan
from leading=20
Western public radio outlets. Establish and apply
standards of=20
journalism by working regularly with the journalists on
broadcasting=20
standards, weighing of evidence, conflict of interest
and=20
professionalism, monitoring program content, and
conducting=20
regular post-mortem discussions after programs have
aired.=20
 Handle the technical infrastructure by purchasing
equipment,=20
maintaining it and supervising repairs, in conjunction
with the=20
technical staff. Write semi-annual reports for the
Board of=20
Directors. Assist the Board of Directors in long-range
planning and=20
fundraising.  Liaise with media organizations operating
within=20
Afghanistan (both local and international) to share
content and to=20
find other ways to collaborate. Arrange for the
establishment of an=20
internet caf=E9 to operate next door to the radio
station.=20=20


Skills and Competencies

Required
 A solid background in public radio, including program
development,
reporting or editing, production, and personnel
management.=20
  In general, strong organizational,
personnel-management, and
  conflict-
reduction=20
skills.
 Initiative
 Ability to communicate -- and facilitate communication
-- in a clear
manner likely to defuse potential tensions.
 Basic budgeting, accounting and bookkeeping skills
 Capacity to adapt to local customs and traditions
 Ability to live in severe field conditions and to work
effectively in
a stressful, multi-cultural environment  Fluency in
written and=20
spoken
English
 Driver's license.=20

Desired
 Previous work experience in developing countries
 Aptitude for learning languages
 Knowledge of history and politics of the region or
another Muslim
society  Proposal writing skills


Contract

 Contract will last six months (renewable).
 Sponsors will cover accommodation and round-trip
transport to
 Afghanistan.

 Termination of contract will require 6 weeks notice.
 Salary is negotiable, depending on candidates previous
experience=20
and
range of expertise.


Sponsors

Each sponsor has one seat on the Board of Directors.

Afghans for Civil Society Afghans for Civil Society
(ACS) is a=20
Kandahar-based nonprofit with American offices in
Boston and=20
Baltimore. It seeks to help change the basic concept of
community=20
life in Afghanistan from one of war to one of civil
society, using a=20
two-pronged approach. First, a policy center is being
established in=20
Kandahar dedicated to giving a voice to the ordinary
Afghans and to=20
strengthening public participation in the
decision-making process.=20
These objectives will be achieved through
democracy-building,=20
leadership training, research, and independent media.
The second=20
focus is on community reconstruction projects that aim
to address=20
the immediate needs of Afghan society, while at the
same time=20
instilling a sense of ownership within the aided
communities. The=20
American offices of Afghans for Civil Society are
involved in fund-
raising, channeling resources and publicizing issues of
concern to=20
Afghanistan. Scholars and journalists wishing to visit
Afghanistan=20
should contact the Boston office.=20=20

Carr Foundation=20
The Carr Foundation is dedicated to human rights
education and=20
the arts. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the
foundation=20
endowed the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the
John F.=20
Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. It
also=20
established the Market Theater, a venue dedicated to
new=20
playwrights and productions, and one that often
explores=20
provocative themes.=20=20

In the spring of 2001, the Carr Foundation purchased a
former neo-=20
Nazi compound in Northern Idaho, razed it, and created
a peace=20
park and human rights education center to replace it.
The=20
Foundation is supporting a five-year human rights
campaign=20
through the Association of Idaho Cities and recently
founded The=20
Museum of Idaho in Idaho Falls, dedicated to cultural
and natural=20
history.=20=20


To Apply

Send a cover letter and r=E9sum=E9 to=20
sidney@carrfoundation.org,  evelyman@afghanpolicy.
org, and schayes@afghanpolicy.org.=20
Clearly indicate the job for which you are applying.=20

Afghan Independent Radio

Job Description

Radio Station Manager
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Josh Chaffin=20
202-421-4619 mobile=20
National Writers Union=20
Association of Independents in Radio


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