Tuesday, November 13, 2007

CKDU is hiring a Station Coordinator

CKDU-FM is the non-profit campus-based community radio station at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. CKDU is mandated to provide an alternative to private and public broadcasters, providing a forum for diverse and under-represented voices, music and news. The station broadcasts within the HRM 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and is run by more than 200 volunteers.

Nature of the Job:
The Station Coordinator is responsible for the financial and administrative management of the station. This includes developing and administering budgets, overseeing and monitoring fundraising, communicating with the CKDU Board of Directors, the Dalhousie Student Union and external organizations like the CRTC, as well as working within the non-hierarchical staff collective, station committees and with volunteers on station projects.

The Station Coordinator must have financial management and administrative skills, a strong understanding of campus/community radio and familiarity with CRTC programming requirements. Experience with community organizations, issues of inclusion and a demonstrated ability to work with volunteers are required. The Coordinator must be open to a wide variety of cultural, musical and political expressions and must have strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational ability and interpersonal relationship skills.

This is a full-time 40 hour per week position at an annual salary of $26,000.

Applying:

Application deadline: 5:00PM AST, Tuesday, December 4, 2007.
Submit a resume with a cover letter in person, by mail or pasted into the body of an email (we will not accept or open email attachments) to:

Station Coordinator Hiring Committee
c/o CKDU - FM
6136 University Ave.
Halifax, NS B3H 4J2
or
hiringcommittee@ckdu.ca

We regret that we cannot accept submissions via fax at this time. While we appreciate all applications, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

CKDU is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from minority and under-represented groups.