Job Detail

Salam Afghanistan Media Organization (SAMO) is the parent organization of Salam Watandar (SW) Radio Kabul (98.9FM), Salam Watandar Radio Network, SAMO Research, Evaluations and Learning (REL) center, SW News Agency (www.swn.af), Professional Media and Communications Training Hub, and SAMO Professional Technical Workshop on Media and ICTs.    

Established in 2003, SAMO has been one of the nation’s leading media organizations operating in all provinces of Afghanistan through more than 100 partner stations reaching over 22 million people across the country.  The organization has undertaken various multi-media outreach, awareness, and advocacy collaborative partnerships to support the international partners of Afghanistan including UN agencies, international organizations, embassies, private sector, and government media needs.   

SAMO’s Mission: 

SAMO is a multi-media platform that reaches out to Afghans, nationwide. The organization has a multi-pronged approach – i.e. radio, TV, print, and social media – to generate debates around issues of importance to the people of Afghanistan and stir debates/engagement around them so as to ensure citizens remain informed and make informed decisions on issues and matters which affect them.

Values

The organization aspires to a working environment that values honesty, integrity, fairness, equality (gender included) respect, creativity, and diligence.  

Organizational Vision - The SAMO we are building

SAMO will be a funding-diversified, sustainable and independent multi-media platform. Its governance and leadership will function according to international standards of good practice. National and international partners will consider SAMO as a model of institutional and organizational excellence.  

Afghans are active citizens, not passive subjects:

• Political and community leaders will listen to and take account of the voice of ordinary people.
• Young people will be better informed, less manipulated by those who seek to exploit them and increasingly perceive themselves as having the right to express their aspirations.
• Women's rights are promoted to empower and engage them in all spheres of life.
• Farmers will have increased access to information about how to be more successful and profitable.
• Business people will understand their social responsibilities. 

     Duties & Responsibilities:

• Specific responsibilities vary depending on the program and station, and producers may sometimes also take on the roles of presenters or reporters, but typical tasks include:
• generating and researching ideas for programs and pitching for commissions;
• developing content, writing material for scripts, bulletins, and links;
• sourcing potential contributors and interviewees;
• selecting music appropriate to the program, the audience, and the station;
• producing pre-production briefings for presenters, reporters, technical staff, and other contributors;
• managing the logistics of getting people, resources, and equipment together to the right place at the right time;
• undertaking editing, interviewing, and reporting duties as necessary;
• presenting programs or managing presenters for both pre-recorded and recorded output;
• checking that copyrights are cleared and understanding media law;
• converting text, graphics, video, and audio files into other formats;
• contributing to and making use of an archive of audio resources which can be re-used;
• responding to audience feedback, referring to other departments as necessary;
• producing and making use of user-generated content

Interested and well-qualified candidates should submit their updated CV/Resume along with a cover letter stating their interest and goals for the advertised position.

You must submit your CV/Resume to recruitment@samo.af by clearly mentioning “Producer” in the subject line of your email. Email without mentioning the Title and Vacancy Number in the subject line of your email will not be considered.

Well-qualified Afghan females are highly encouraged to apply.

recruitment@samo.af