Broadcast Engineer or Technician
- TWR International
- Africa
Job Description
Put your engineering skills to work at TWR's West Africa transmitter site, broadcasting to millions every day!
Please note: This position is a supported/sponsored missionary role (not a direct hire opportunity), so the approved candidate would need to develop a team of partners to provide financially for their full salary and benefits. We provide training, resources and coaching to help missionaries reach these financial support goals. To learn more about raising support, please see our FAQs.
If God is pressing an urgency on you to get the Good News to others, consider putting your engineering skills to work at TWR’s transmitter site, broadcasting to millions every day! You can be on-site in West Africa making sure the equipment functions at its best, so there is no interruption when listeners tune in to hear the Gospel. Train and work with our partners in the region in their technical operations and feel that joy in knowing you’re having a direct role in furthering the Kingdom of God!
Core Competencies:
- Commitment to Jesus Christ evidenced by a personal relationship
- Excitement about being involved in full-time missions and willingness to develop a team of prayer and financial partners
- Flexibility and willingness to adapt to change
- Cultural sensitivity working within international teams
- Ability to independently manage several projects simultaneously and meet deadlines
Responsibilities:
- Ensure broadcasts from the West Africa Transmitting Station (WATS) radiate without error and with minimum equipment downtime
- Supervise the technicians of the WATS in operation of equipment related to broadcasts
- Assist TWR partners in West Africa with all matters of broadcasting engineering
- Evaluate the broadcast systems of the WATS and TWR partners in West Africa with the goal of improving all functions
- Train others in the same tasks
Desirable Qualifications:
- A two-year degree in electronics or equivalent work experiences
- Knowledge of written and oral English and an intermediate level of spoken French
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office
- Experience in working with people from other cultures and Christian backgrounds
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Flexible schedule
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
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TWR exists to assist the Church in reaching the world for Christ by media so that lasting fruit is produced. TWR engages millions in over 275 languages in 190 countries with biblical truth. For more than 65 years, God has equipped TWR to lead people from doubt to decision to discipleship.
Speaking hope to the world by radio, and online at www.twr360.org, all the time, TWR harnesses media to share the hope of Jesus with a potential audience of four billion people around the world.
Join us, using your skills for the furtherance of the Gospel through media!