Radio Producer

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized in April 2014 the deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation, MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. Its other initial tasks included support for the transition process; facilitating humanitarian assistance; promotion and protection of human rights; support for justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes. The newly established mission subsumed the UN Integrated Peace building Office in the Central African Republic (BINUCA). MINUSCA current uniformed personnel levels stand at 11,650 military personnel and 2,080 police personnel, and are tasked with the strategic objective of creating the political, security and institutional conditions conducive to sustainably reducing the presence of — and threat posed by — armed groups. See http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/minusca/.

Concerned with the security, humanitarian, human rights and political crisis in the Central African Republic and its regional implications, the Security Council authorized on 10 April 2014 deployment of a multidimensional United Nations peacekeeping operation – MINUSCA, with the protection of civilians as its utmost priority. In its current context, the mission’s other task included support to the implementation of political agreement for peace and reconciliation negotiated in Khartoum and signed on 6 February 2019 between the Government and representatives of the 14 armed groups. According to United Nations Security Council Resolution S/RES/2448 (2018), the mission should also facilitate humanitarian assistance; promote and protect human rights; support justice and the rule of law; and disarmament, demobilization, reintegration and repatriation processes.

Under the general supervision of the Director of Strategic Communication and Public Information Division (SCPI) and the direct supervision of the Chief Radio Unit, the UNV Radio Producer is responsible for generating news and content programs for the mission’s radio station.
Within limits of delegated authority, he/she will be responsible for the following duties:

- Research, write, produce and broadcast radio and multimedia news, feature/documentary programmes in French on the global activities of United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA);
- Provide raw audio material for daily and weekly radio productions;
- Undertake research, interviewing, scriptwriting and technical production duties as necessary;
- Conduct interviews, gather audio and other multimedia material, perform audio editing and management of sound files;
- undertake digital editing and recording;
- undertake travel assignments as and when required; Undertake relevant research in the Area of Responsibility and outside the UN in order to generate original materials and other actuality for programming;
- Initiate based on local realities new radio projects and develop, write and record radio programmes, announcements, features and news segments for broadcast in domains such as politics, security, Rule of law and justice, Peace and reconciliation, news and current affairs, gender, youth and society; health, including mental health and counselling; business, commerce & economics , agriculture, Environment etc.…
- Liaise with Community radios and non-governmental organizations regarding usage of radio programmes;
- Contribute to programme identities, music themes, styles;
- Undertake other daily production tasks such as assisting news broadcasters in the preparation of their daily news programs, editing news cuts and mixing weekly documentaries and daily features.