Engineering Manager Missionary

Use your passion for assisting technical equipment work to see God’s Word spread throughout the earth!

Is your passion to see God’s Word spread throughout the earth?  Is your passion to assist technical equipment work at optimal performance levels?  Combine those two with a role in TWR’s Africa team, assisting with the operational excellence and sustainability of radio broadcasting assets. Bring your skills and experience to the mission of using mass media to help people access the redemptive power of Jesus in their heart language.

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.

Engineering Manager TWR Africa Role Summary

Assist in the operational excellence and sustainability of radio broadcasting assets. Included in this role are areas such as risk management, incident management, remote monitoring, maintenance controls, asset information management, quality management and continuous improvement.

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

Cultural sensitivity and a team spirit

Ability to manage priorities, projects, and workflow with attention to detail and sound engineering judgement

Able to handle occasional irregular work hours

Responsibilities

Supervise maintenance and reliability improvements and practices for TWR assets

Implement TWR’s engineering documents standards to manage information as official corporate records

Implement TWR’s asset criticality ranking processes, resulting in an understanding of an asset’s mission critical value

Implement TWR’s incident response methodology

Understudy site Radio Transmission Engineer and site Chief Engineer with a view to assuming a support role of selected broadcast services

Train others on asset failure causes which lead to service disruptions

Desirable Qualifications

Must have technology asset lifecycle or engineering management experience

A background in radio broadcast technology is preferred. However, applicants with engineering or management experience in electronic systems, technology projects or quality assurance are welcome

Proficiency in the latest technology and software (like Microsoft Office)

Must speak, read, write, and comprehend English fluently

Travel through Africa will be required. The preferred site of employment will be in southern Africa with the exact location to be decided.