Director Engineering and Broadcasting Technology

Overall Job Purpose

 

The overall purpose of the position is developing and implementing strategies to generate technical capacity across all facets of the Corporation in its endeavors to become a multimedia broadcaster.

 

Duties and Responsibilities:

 

•Developing policy for the department

•Advising the CEO on issues of policy pertaining to the technical aspects of the Corporation

•Developing the technical strategy for the department (i.e. Technological plans, systems and schematics, schedules and implementation plans)

•Creating strategic projects pertaining to the synergy between traditional, terrestrial, and IP Based Broadcasting (Webcasting) [i.e. convergence]

•Championing transformation from analog platform to digital systems

•Initiating pertinent research for the department

•Developing and controlling the departmental budget

•Determining appropriate controls on systems and cyber security

•Determining the signal transmission mode both for studio and outside broadcasting

•Drawing Standard Operating Standards for the operations of the department

•Liaising with key stakeholders providing advice on broadcasting technologies and trends.

 

Qualifications and Experience

 

•A Bachelor’s degree in the field of Telecommunications/Electrical Engineering or equivalent

•A master’ degree/Ph.D. or equivalent postgraduate qualification in the above areas will be an added advantage.

•A Drivers License

•At least 10 years of relevant experience of which 5 years should be at executive level.