Job Announcement in RMC

•   Deploying, managing, supervising and evaluating all the employees of the commission on behalf of the Board of Commissioners
• Participates in the development of RMC’s vision and mandate
• Raising funds for the commission and managing the daily use of finances
• Work with the finance officer to prepare annual budget for the board to approve;
• Acts as the main technical and professional advisor to the Board and individual commissioners;
• Developing operational work plans for the commission in line with its strategic plan and vision/mission
• Drafting policies and procedures for approval by the board
• Updating the board on the daily progress work of the secretariat
• Receiving, evaluating and deciding whether complaints received by the commission have sufficient ground to be presented to the ethics committee
• Ensuring cordial working, efficient and effective working relationship between the secretariat and the Board
• Acting as the custodian of all the documents and properties of the commission
• Representing the commission where necessary and performing any other function as may be determined by the Chairperson of the commission

• Bachelor’s Degree in Management or any other related field
• At least 3 years of experience in project management or any management related field
• Knowledge of managing projects

• Knowledge of drafting project proposals
• Knowledge of dispute resolution

• Ready to start working immediately
• Disciplined character with high level of integrity

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• Is primarily responsible for the management, review and implementation of the RMC’s Communications strategy and Plan. In particular, he/she shall execute the following functions:
• Advises the Chairman/ Executive Secretary on all internal and external communications
• Organises and manages press conferences, co-ordinates statements and announcements on behalf of the Commission and informs the public about the Commission’s activities
• Manages and ensure regular update of the RMC’s digital media platforms including the Website and social media channels such as twitter, Face book ,instagram, flickr and others
• Acts as spokesperson when necessary and according to the instructions of his/her superior
• Act as the principle contact person for all issues related to media, stakeholders and the public
• Prepares and distributes press releases and other information
• Prepares and maintains database concerning the information on all media in Rwanda
• Organises media interviews/statements for and on behalf of the Chairman, Executive Secretary and Board members as appropriate
• Responsible for internal and external communications
• Edit and manage all publications of RMC including print and online publications and ensure high quality products

• Bachelors degree in communication
• Knowledge of media and media related issues

• Knowledge of current media status in Rwanda

• Proficiency in both English and French Languages
• Ready to start working
• Should have good communication skills and should have done similar job before
• Disciplined person with high integrity

• conduct daily monitoring, using an agreed framework, of a wide variety of media, including print, radio, television and online news sources, to ensure professional and ethical compliance with the Code of Ethics as ratified by the assembly of journalists;
• pinpoint specific aspects of media content as professional and/or ethical gaps that should form a basis for conversations between the RMC and editors/proprietors ;
• brief and advise the Executive Secretary on daily basis, about any aspects of media content and/or trends that raise concerns regarding the Code of Ethics;
• constantly review the monitoring framework and advise on appropriate adjustments to ensure an efficient and effective monitoring system.

Media Research and Analysis

• regularly analyze media trends in professionalism
• compile regular reports from monitoring data, citing trends and themes in media ethics and professionalism
• publish regular reports about trends in media professionalism
• Organize dialogues with journalists, editors, and owners to discuss trends in media ethics and professionalism.

Media registration and Accreditation of Journalists

• ensure an effective system of registering new media outlets and issuing of certificates of registration
• ensure an effective system of accrediting journalists and issuing of accreditation cards
• construct and constantly update a database of registered media outlets and accredited journalists

Any other duty

• Perform any other duty as assigned by the Executive Secretary in the furtherance of the mission, objectives and mandate of RMC.

• Knowledge of current media status in Rwanda

• Experience in media monitoring
• Having been an editor of a media organ would be an added advantage
• Ready to start working

Disciplined person with high integrity

Planning and budgeting:

• Participate in preparation of annual and quarterly work plans, prepare quarterly advance requests to the donors funding in the applicable format;
•  Participate in quarterly work planning and progress reporting meetings with the Executive Secretary;
• Assist the Finance Officer  in projects budget monitoring and revision;

b) Accounting/Reporting:

• Working closely with finance officer to establish a robust accounting system, including reporting and filling systems, in accordance with different projects document
• Maintain petty cash transactions, including writing receipts, preparing payment request forms, disbursement of cash and clearance of advances;
• Works with finance officer to prepare  financial reports for the commission

c) Control:

• Working closely with finance officer, Monitor and ensure expenditure of the commission is made in accordance with the procedures in place;
• Ensure documentation relating to payments are duly approved by the Chairman and Executive Secretary
• Report any actual or potential financial issues to the finance officer and executive secretary, as appropriate;
•  Monitor expenditure of petty cash and ensure records on file are up-to-date;
•  Continuously improve systems & procedures to enhance internal controls to satisfy audit requirements;
•  Maintain an inventory file to support purchases of all equipment/assets;

• University degree with knowledge in accounting.
•  At least two years of experience in financial and accounting work, solid experience budgeting, planning and reporting on international funded projects.
• Good knowledge of administrative and accounting regulation and procedures
• Good computer skills in common word processing (MS Word), spreadsheet (MS Excel), and accounting software.