STATION & FUNDING MANAGER - BALLYHOURA COMMUNITY RADIO
Role: Station & Funding Manager
Duration: Temporary/Maternity Cover
Location: Charleville, Co. Cork
Summary: Oversee the day-to-day operations and finances of the radio station and ensure all resources are used effectively; to liaise closely with the Board on business planning and strategy development; and to generate significant and sustainable revenues for the station.
Key duties & responsibilities include:
- To generate significant grant funding, including identification and investigation of grant/funding opportunities; planning and co-ordinating funding applications; applying for and securing grant applications; managing projects/resources to which grants relates; regularly communicating with and developing good relationships with funders; reporting, completion and compliance with respect to projects to which grant relates
- Strong and effective project management, including creation and implementation of business plans and strategy; and working with staff, volunteers and board to develop and deliver same
- Ensuring adoption and application of good governance, including best practice with respect to financial management, budgeting, cashflow, human resources, compliance and risk management
- Co-ordinating community and corporate fundraising strategy, including developing relationships with local businesses, community organisations and volunteers
- Ensuring regular compliance and clear and consistent communication with third parties, notably BAI, Pobal, Auditor, Funders, Financial Providers and Ballyhoura Development Limited
- Devising, managing and implementing an effective sales and marketing strategy for the station, including communicating clear targets and monthly reporting and quarterly review of progress
- Implementing an effective PR strategy that actively promotes the station among target community and encourages and enables regular feedback to be channeled
- Managing and motivating paid staff and volunteers, including identification of suitable training and development opportunities, and ensuring sufficient volunteer numbers
- Monthly station financial and operations reporting to the board of management, including responsibility for financial administration, monthly management accounts and risk reporting
- Endorse and be pro-active in supporting community ethos of the station , including outreach work, outside broadcasts and links with local community clubs, causes and events
- Ensuring station broadcasts hours agreed with BAI, and station broadcasts in line with BCR goals
- Adopting and implementing a regular system of audience feedback
- Learn and advance skills and experience in the areas of production, digital editing and community media; and ensuring station is aware of and where appropriate uses the latest technology
- Lead team/staff meetings and undertake staff reviews/appraisals and to assume responsibility for unfilled staff positions, as necessary
- Preparation, collation and dissemination of agreed Board pack and administration relating to Board meetings; Attend meetings and perform functions as deemed appropriate by the Board
Responding:
Please reply with a cover letter and CV to Maura Flynn, m.flynn(0)ballyhoura.org , clearly outlining your financial management, fundraising and project/staff management skills and experience. Applications to be sent by email only.
Closing Date for Applications: 5pm Wednesday 29th February
Interviews: If successful, candidates will be interviewed on Monday 5th March in Charleville and will be notified of outcome by email/phone on Thursday 8th of March. Please keep 5th March free.
