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Program Director

Organization Name: 
CKDU-FM
Location: 
Halifax, NS
Description: 

CKDU 88.1 FM is a non-profit campus and community radio station based at Dalhousie University, serving listeners throughout Halifax. Our mandate is to provide an alternative to private and public broadcasters and serve as a forum for diverse and underrepresented voices and artists. The station broadcasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and is run by roughly 100 volunteers, a board of directors, and staff members.

Dalhousie University and CKDU 88.1 FM is located on unceded Mi’kmaq Territory. We recognize the colonial impacts that rest within university spaces and hiring processes, and we are committed to work and address them. We welcome feedback as we do so. We are all treaty people.

CKDU 88.1 FM is looking for a Program Director who is responsible for all aspects of CKDU’s programming lineup. Specifically, this involves managing the program schedule, recruiting, training, and supporting volunteer programmers, and developing diverse programming initiatives.

This is a certified unionized position with SEIU Local 2.

Qualifications: 

General and administrative duties:
→ Participate and/or facilitate staff meetings using consensus-based decision making
→ Prepare an annual report for members and present it at CKDU’s annual general meeting
→ Respond to any and all queries and requests regarding CKDU’s programming lineup

Programming Duties:
→ Manage, schedule and coordinate all on-air programming, including advertisements and public service announcements
→ Coordinate the production of on-air programming, advertisements and public
service announcements
→ Assist programmers in arranging interviews and in-studio appearances when/if necessary
→ Build partnerships with groups on campus and within the larger community to foster
continuity, quality and relevance in programming;
→ Coordinate CKDU presence at community events (such as DJs, tabing, recording events)
→ Develop and maintain station programming policies per the CRTC and CBSC
→ Work with Programming Committee in areas of program scheduling, assessment and development
→ Handle programming concerns with programmers in conjunction with the programming
Committee
→ Enforce CKDU's discipline policy
→ Manage and monitor on-air program logs to ensure programmer and CKDU compliance with CRTC regulations
→ Work with web developer and IT director to improve and maintain online logger
→ Help plan and participate in programmers meetings or events
→ Develop and implement strategies for growth and improvement within the programming
Department

Communications and Fundraising:
→ Provide support for CKDU membership and community communications
→ Assist in planning and execution of annual campus engagement plan for Dalhousie and King’s
→ Provide support for CKDU's annual fundraising event (Sustainer Drive) and other fundraising initiatives

REQUIREMENTS AND SKILLS:
→ A clear understanding and appreciation of campus and community radio
→ Ability and/or demonstrable experience in audio or radio production
→ Ability and/or demonstrable experience of volunteer management and supervision
→ Strong attention to detail, strong analysis and judgement skills
→ Ability and/or demonstrable experience in grassroots fundraising
→ Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with multiple learning styles
→ Must be self-motivated and willing to take initiative on projects

ASSETS:
→ Experience in the creative non-profit sector in Canada
→ Background in journalism and/or communications
→ Deep familiarity with Halifax’s music communities and institutions as well as emerging trends in podcast production and audio storytelling
→ Experience or skills in grassroots fundraising
→ Experience with or training in consensus decision-making and/or non-hierarchical structures.

CKDU works with a wide range of community members. We expect all staff to uphold our
commitment to welcoming each member into our station and supporting their needs and voice.
This includes (but is not limited to) support for racialized, Indigenous, newcomer, trans,
non-binary, and incarcerated programmers as well as programmers with access needs related
to physical and mental health.

Salary: 

Salary: $31,033.60 for 32 hours a week. Administered through Dalhousie University. Paid monthly.
Health and Dental Plan available through Dalhousie University. Six weeks paid vacation. Flexibility in working hours, some remote work possible. Eligible to receive professional development funding.

LOCATION:
The selected candidate must be based or willing to relocate to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

TERMS:
Contract, with possibility of yearly renewal.

TO APPLY:
Please send your resume and cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and ideas for the role to hiring@ckdu.ca by Friday August 7, 2021 at 11:59PM ADT. We will not accept applications sent via mail or submitted through Facebook.

Our hiring process typically follows these steps:
→ Application review: the hiring committee will review all applications and contact candidates who fulfill the skills and experience outlined in the job description.
→ Interview: If you are selected for an interview, we will call you to set up a time. The interview will be over Zoom.
→ Reference check: If it all goes well, we’ll ask you for a reference or two, and then we’ll ask a few questions.
→ Offer: After that, if it works out, we’ll call you and give you an offer to work with us!

EQUITY:
CKDU strives to be an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from minority and under-represented groups. CKDU recognizes that access to jobs such as this is often limited for people from marginalized communities. We also acknowledge that lived experience can be as valuable as formal training, but harder to display in a job application. We encourage applicants to describe the unique contributions they, as individuals with diverse experiences, would bring to CKDU in their cover letter or resume. Please help circulate this job posting.

CKDU STAFF COLLECTIVE STRUCTURE:
CKDU Staff strives to operate as a collective structure, meaning that all decisions by staff are made through consensus-based decision-making at weekly staff meetings. All staff members are expected to contribute in whatever way they can to larger station-wide activities, most notably the funding drive. Staff members are accountable to each other, our volunteers, and our board of directors.

QUESTIONS?
Please direct them to hiring@ckdu.ca attn: Francella Fiallos and/or Jessica MacIsaac. We will also be holding an Open House session over Zoom on July 29th 2021 where we can go over the job posting and answer any questions.

Closing Date: 
Mon, 2021-08-09
Website: 
https://ckdu.ca/explore/read/134