Technical Advisor – Distribution & Ecosystem for Audio‑visual Partnerships

About the role

GIZ Kenya is seeking a Technical Advisor for Distribution and Ecosystem Development to support the EU‑funded “Africa‑Europe Partnerships for Culture: Audio‑visual” project. The role focuses on strengthening market linkages, distribution models and audience engagement across African and European audiovisual stakeholders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical and methodological advice on distribution strategies, audience development and market access for audio‑visual content.
• Facilitate partnerships between African and European distributors, broadcasters, publishers, streaming platforms and other market actors.
• Develop and manage consortia and strategic partnerships to enhance collaboration across the audiovisual value chain.
• Build synergies among creators, distributors, platforms, broadcasters and policy stakeholders.
• Coordinate with GIZ regional, bilateral and global projects, Expertise France and EU partners to ensure aligned interventions.

Required profile

• Senior‑level professional with at least five years of experience in audiovisual distribution, ecosystem development or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in managing cross‑regional partnerships between Africa and Europe.
• Strong knowledge of African and European audiovisual markets and regulatory environments.
• Excellent analytical, advisory and stakeholder‑engagement abilities.

Required skills

• Technical advisory on distribution strategies and market access.
• Audience development and market analysis.
• Partnership facilitation and consortium building.
• Stakeholder engagement across creators, distributors, platforms and policy bodies.