Recruitment Report

For SAT-7 Support Offices

SAT-7 International Office Recruitment Needs

July 2008

Business Director, (Vice President – Operations ) Cyprus

Operational Director for the International Office.  To handle operational planning, budgeting, day to day details, co-ordination between departments and offices, legal and contractual issues.  The role may also include project management of new SAT-7 office, production and broadcast facilities.   Should have 5 – 8 years senior management experience, and Masters level education, preferable a management or accounting qualification.

Director of Communications (Vice President Communications), Cyprus

Developing a strategy for communications and fundraising between SAT-7’s International Office  and support offices, serving and supporting fundraisers in USA, Europe and UK, working alongside Directors in support offices, co-ordination of promotional and written material, and development of new technology opportunities, including website development and fundraising,   Should have 5 years + of senior fundraising and communications experience.

Broadcast Engineer, Cyprus

Work within our television broadcast centre to develop our MCR and transmission facilities. Conversant in broadcast / IT issues, with extensive experience.   Able to work with our current team on program transmission between Lebanon, Egypt, Cyprus and London.  Potentially work on equipping our new broadcast centre.

Audience Relations Managers 2 posts:  SAT-7 ARABIC & SAT-7 KIDS; SAT-7 PARS, Cyprus

Fluent Arabic / Farsi speakers with skills in customer service and marketing who also has a real desire to see people discipled and developed as Christians.   This is a very dynamic job, and will require a lot of energy and new ideas, combined with very good organisation skills. Requires skills in new technologies (website development, chat rooms, VOIP, SMS etc).  Some theological training is important.

New Technologies Development Manager, Cyprus

The world of media is moving fast and gradually the Middle East will catch up with the West in the widespread use of new technologies to access different forms of media.  Whilst staying with its main platform of digital satellite TV broadcasts SAT-7 wants to explore and develop suitable media support strategies to better reach our existing young audiences and attract new audiences.  We need a person to lead this development as a New Media Development Manager responsible for experimenting with different media platforms

The scope of this role will include:

• Working with SAT-7 producers in the development of new media strategies to promote their programs enrich the media experience of our respective audiences and help to provide a more effective follow up ministry to the same
• Raising the profile of SAT-7 programs on social networking sites (Face Book BEBO etc)
• Developing and providing new services (IPTV VOD mobile TV series etc)
• Developing strategies (including budgets)  to achieve this

You should be conversant with the new media platforms which are coming on stream, and be able to work with SAT-7 producers in developing new media support strategies for all new programs

We also have the following skill gaps:

• Editors, with Arabic / Farsi,
• Project Management and administration,
• Production Management
• Marketing (within the Middle East)
• Accounting staff, Lebanon

Key areas where we would welcome support

• Editing – training and development( FinalCutPro)
• Consultancy and support with  TV Production and Broadcast Engineering Strategies
• Training and development in production techniques and production management
• Development of the role of “Producer” within SAT-7

We are also seeking to recruit administrative staff locally in Cyprus.

Our current policy is that western staff raise their own support when they seek to work at SAT-7.  However we know that this can take time, and the rate of change in SAT-7, as we meet new technological challenges is very rapid.  This is an important factor when recruiting, as job descriptions may change over time, and our needs increase.

Our aim wherever possible is to develop existing talent where we can, so we often welcome those who would like to work with us for a short time to share their skills and mentor our long term staff.