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Job Summary

Job Title:
Programmes Manager
Employer:
Nation Media Group
Location:
Kampala
Country:
Uganda
Contract Type:
Full-time
Job Category:
Public Relations Jobs
Number of Positions:
Deadline:
Tuesday, 10 March 2026

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Nation Media Group is the largest independent media house in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media, which attract and serve unparalleled audiences in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda. As a brand, we are committed to generating and creating content that will inform, educate and entertain our consumers across the different platforms, keeping in mind the changing needs and trends in the industry.

Full-time

Deadline: 

10 Mar 2026

Programmes Manager Job at Nation Media Group

Nation Media Group

Job Description

To deliver a competitive and impeccable programming that educates, informs, entertain and earns revenue for NTV Uganda and Spark TV.

Duties, Roles and Responsibilities

  • Content acquisition and quality control. Ensure acquired programmes meet quality benchmark, adhere to budget allocations, and that advertiser appeal assessments are completed for all acquired content. Undertake post-launch performance reviews for new content.
  • Rating and audience delivery. Ensure programmes meet the required weekly and monthly audience performance ratings.
  • Local content delivery and cost discipline. Track local content innovations, conduct quality assessments and ensure local programming is delivered within approved budgets.
  • Transmission integrity and operational excellence. Enforce seamless daily transmission rate through daily compilation checks, ingestion lists reviews, DTS accuracy and adherence to commercial schedules. Generate incident reports and submit within 24hrs.
  • Promotion and visibility of programming. Execute weekly on-air and digital promotion plans for all station programmes; and ensure alignment with marketing and digital teams.
  • People leadership and performance culture. Conduct quarterly performance reviews for self and your direct reports as per the existing performance management framework. Enhance team engagement and collaboration to lower attrition due to avoidable leadership issues.
  • Brand and reputational risk management. Ensure and enforce compliance with broadcast regulatory standards at all times. Conduct risk assessments for sensitive content and develop an effective crisis response formula to achieve zero reputational incidents attributed to programming decisions.

Qualifications, Education and Competencies

See all details of the qualifications, competencies and education for this role under the "How to Apply" section below.

If you believe that you are our ideal candidate, please submit your application, detailed CV and academic documents with a daytime telephone number as one PDF document, quoting the position you have applied for in the subject line to the HR Manager- NMGU, Monitor Publications Limited at the link below

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Deadline: 10th March 2026

Note:

  • NMG Uganda is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity and gender equality. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Any form of canvassing will lead to automatic disqualification
  • Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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