A story from Igbokoda, on the Ondo State coast
“Our generator ran dry at midnight. Somebody drove diesel through the water so the alert could go out at two.”
- Climate adaptation
- Community radio × Field logistics
- Full-time
- Closes 5 Jan
Radio Network Coordinator
Tidewell · Ayetoro and field towns · $45–55k · 22 people
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An alert is only as fast as the slowest radio on the coast.
Most households in the 41 towns hear a Tidewell alert on community radio, read out by a volunteer or a small station owner. Last July, five stations were off air on flood night: one generator ran dry, two phones were dead, two operators were out on the water.
The Radio Network Coordinator keeps every station ready: training, spare parts, schedules and a phone that always answers. You are the person operators call at 2am, and the reason they rarely need to.
Where this role takes you
Tidewell's 2030 goal, and where the work is today
36of 41 stations on air last flood night
88% of the way to the goal41on air every flood night
Week 1
You drive the coast road.
Visit five stations with Tunde: Ayetoro, Igbokoda, Orioke, Awoye and Igbekebo. Meet each operator, start each generator, and write down what broke last July.
With
5stations visited in week one
Meet the crew. There's a seat for you.
- You?This seatRadio Network Coordinator
Tunde Bakare · Community radio lead, your manager
“I've visited all 41 stations. You'll visit them too, and then they'll start calling you instead of me.”
On a bad day: drives to the station himself instead of phoning.
A Monday in May
Three weeks before flood season
- 07:30Call round of the eastern stations
- 09:00Check spare batteries with Segun
- 11:00Drive to Igbokoda for a drill rehearsal
- 13:30Lunch with the station owner
- 15:30Train a second operator to read an alert live
- 18:00Back in Ayetoro, update the station log
What life is like
- Every month
- Two weeks on the road, two weeks at base in Ayetoro.
- Jun–Sep
- Flood season. On-call one week in four, with time back after.
- Fridays
- Demo at 4pm, then jollof.
- December
- Two weeks off for everyone.
What you'll do
- Keep all 41 community radio stations ready for flood night
- Train and support two operators per station
- Run a drill before every flood season
- Manage spare parts, power, schedules and airtime agreements
What you bring
- 1+ year in radio, field operations or logistics
- Patience on bad phone lines
- Yoruba, Ijaw or Pidgin, plus English
- A driving licence, and no fear of boats
- No engineering background. Segun keeps the pipeline running.
Your part in it
- VISIT
- all 41 community radio stations, two weeks a month on the road.
- TRAIN
- a second operator at every station to read an alert live.
- STOCK
- every station with a charged spare phone and a solar battery.
- ANSWER
- the phone operators call on flood night, at any hour.
- DRILL
- every station before the rains, all at the same minute.
What success looks like
- DAY 30
- you’ve driven the coast road with Tunde and met the operators at five stations.
- DAY 60
- you know which stations broke last July, and spares are on the way to each.
- DAY 90
- every station has a spare phone, a solar battery and a second operator.
What you’ll need
- 1+ year in radio, field operations or logistics
- Patience on bad phone lines
- A driving licence, and no fear of boats
Nice to have, not required
- Generator or solar battery repair
Where you’ll work
- BASE
- Ayetoro, Ondo State, two weeks a month. The station log lives here.
- FIELD
- Two weeks a month on the road to the 41 towns. Vehicle and fuel covered.
- HOURS
- West Africa Time. Call rounds start at 07:30.
- MAY
- Drill rehearsals at every station before the rains.
- JUN–SEP
- Flood season. On call one week in four, with time back after.
Languages
| Language | Need | Why |
|---|---|---|
| English | Required | Team language, and every station log. |
| Yoruba | One of these | Most stations on the Ondo coast, from Ayetoro to Igbokoda. |
| Ijaw | One of these | Delta stations, such as Comfort’s in Brass. |
| Pidgin | One of these | Understood at every station on the coast. |
The essentials
Radio Network Coordinator · Tidewell
- Salary
- $45–55k
- Where
- Ayetoro and field towns
- Leave
- 30 days + December
- Travel
- Vehicle and fuel covered
How you'll interview · about 2 weeks
- 1 · Chat with Tunde
- 2 · Plan a station visit (paid)
- 3 · Meet the crew
- 4 · A drill night in Ayetoro
Your first stop
Five stations on the coast road
Not ready to apply? Talk to Tunde for 15 minutes.
No CV needed. Ask about the work, the people, or what a hard week looks like.