FAO Radio Programming Associate Jobs in South Sudan

FAO Radio Programming Associate Jobs in South Sudan

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger.

Our goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.

The main aim of the FAO country offices, which are headed by an FAO Representative, is to assist governments to develop policies, programmes and projects to achieve food security by reducing hunger and malnutrition, developing the agricultural, fisheries and forestry sectors, and to use their natural resources in a sustainable manner.

The FAO Representation in South Sudan is organized around three main units: Programme, Operations and Administration.

The current portfolio of projects in South Sudan includes activities related to Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, Natural Resource Management, and is implemented with humanitarian, transitional and development funding.

The communication unit is comprised of three staff members, and works closely with the reporting unit with two staff.

FAO South Sudan is using radio and other media (video/ photography) to supplement education, training and promotional activities in various projects across the country.

The activities are carried out in partnership with local media organizations and involve significant collaboration with local journalists.

Radio project activities also include community radio distribution in order to ensure beneficiaries have access to the content being produced.

The Radio Programming Associate is responsible for planning and developing radio and other media programmes.

The officer also assists in negotiating and forming partnerships with local media, training local journalists to implement FAO programming, conducting monitoring and evaluation activities with the beneficiaries, and assists with the distribution of radios to beneficiaries.

Duties include: