🇸🇱 Job Vacancies @ BBC Media Action – Country Director
Job title: Country director, Sierra Leone
Location: Freetown, Sierra Leone
Reports to: Regional director, Africa and Middle East
Salary: Competitive. This role will be contracted through our Freetown office under Sierra Leonean terms and conditions, and salary will be paid in Leones.
Duration: 12 months, with strong possibility of extension
Special requirements: Existing right to live and work in Sierra Leone. BBC Media Action will be unable to help secure a work permit for this position.
Closing date: 8 March 2026
To apply, send a) your CV, b) a short covering letter setting out how you meet the skills and experience listed in the job description, and c) a one-page description telling us of a project that you have been involved in that you are most proud of and why, to apply-africa@bbcmediaaction.org. Please include “Country director, Sierra Leone” in the subject line and send by midnight GMT on 8 March 2026.
Job purpose
The BBC Media Action office in Sierra Leone is looking for a country director to provide dynamic, inspirational leadership and management to a diverse team delivering a range of exciting development projects. This exciting and influential role will be responsible for the overall running of our office in Freetown. The country director will take overall responsibility for ensuring strong management and high-quality delivery of a range of development projects which use the power of media to tackle issues of governance, media ecosystems/media freedom, youth, media literacy and other areas. They will ensure effective office management so that finance and administrative functions are carried out in line with donor rules, local regulatory requirements and BBC Media Action guidelines.
The country director will lead the expansion of our portfolio in Sierra Leone, including identifying future business development opportunities and overseeing the writing of new project proposals. They will represent BBC Media Action to the Sierra Leonean government, donors, media partners and other key stakeholders.
