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Kampala, Uganda
Full Time
About the Organisation
Nation Media Group is a Kenyan media group listed on the Nairobi Stock Exchange. NMG was founded by Aga Khan IV in 1959 under AKFED and is the largest private media house in East and Central Africa with offices in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania. In 1999, NMG launched NTV, a news channel in Kenya, and Easy FM.
The Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. Nation Media Group is Uganda’s most influential media house, operating the Daily Monitor. Saturday Monitor and Sunday Monitor newspapers, 93.3 KFM, 90.4 Dembe FM, NTV Uganda, Spark TV, Nation Courier Service and the Monitor Business Directory.
Job Title
Technical Manager job at Nation Media Group
Nation Media Group
Job Description
Job Title: Technical Manager
Organisation: Nation Media Group (NMG)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Head of Broadcasting
The incumbent’s main responsibility is to plan, organize and coordinate all engineering and technical related activities in the Broadcasting Division to meet production, transmission, and other operational requirements for radio and TV as well as champion technology leadership in projects, change management, application of methods, techniques and equipment while remaining within the approved budget. This position is also involved in translating the broadcast strategy into an operational system.
Duties, Roles and Responsibilities
Supervising technical and production staff in a busy broadcasting environment.
Drawing up technical budgets for approval then controlling the spending on OPEX and CAPEX;
Managing and supervising all technical suppliers and contractors’ activities;
Coordinating Multi-skilled and multi-disciplinary engineering activities;
Proposing, designing, and seeking approval for new projects and changes required to continuously improve the efficiency of Broadcast service delivery.
Interacting with the media technology industry in order to keep abreast with the rapid changes in technology and advising the business on best practices, technology changes and the subsequent adoption thereof;
Working in liaison with the Regulatory (UCC) body to advise the Business on requirements and the regulatory environment to ensure full compliance.
Engaging in contracts and other negotiations for all technical supply and support contracts, including license applications.
Consolidating and presenting reports on all aspects of technical service delivery; and
Ensuring agreed targets on service downtime, project delivery timelines, and production support and complaint resolution are achieved.
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Qualifications, Education and Competencies
Academic: Bachelor’s Degree in Telecommunications or its equivalent from a recognized institution.
Professional: Relevant professional qualifications and membership to a relevant professional body
Experience: Eight (8) years of relevant experience, three (3) years of which should be at supervisory level.
Core Competencies
Decision making;
Ability to interpret long-term plans, programs and budgets developed at senior management level;
Interpersonal and leadership skills;
Project management skills;
Ability to develop plans, programs, SOPS, and coordination of workflows
Creativity; and
Strategic management skills.
How to Apply
If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line to the HR Manager-NMGU, at the Apply Button below
Deadline: 10th February 2025
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