Programme Director Job Description

Reporting to the General Manager, the Programme Director shall 
have overall responsibility for all matters programming on Trent 
Radio, including all scheduling, the format of programmes, 
continuity, hours of operation, publicity and promotions, 
programme quality maintenance, enforcement of Trent Radio, and 
CRTC programming regulations, planning and control of special 
broadcasts and related activities. 

The Programme Director shall chair an advisory Programming Committee 
whose objects are to aid in programming operations, programme policy 
execution and direction, and programming publicity.  Membership of the 
Programme Committee shall be the General Manager (ex officio)*, 
Operators and any others who shall serve at the pleasure of the 
Programme Director.  This committee shall meet regularly and shall 
generate minutes. 

* ex officio, as part of their office

The crucial element in this position is in giving each programmer using 
the facilities training and regular guidance, while working with 
programmers as a whole as to the overall direction at Trent Radio 

Programme Director tasks:
 - orient and train potential programmers.
 - provide support and assesment to present programmers. 
 - maintain programme proposal and programmer information files.
 - develop more efficient ways of organising the programming.
 - develop and maintain schedule.
 - talk to programmers about programming, scheduling, promotion,
   Trent Radio, space use etc, etc.
 - arrange meetings for the evaluation of programmes.
 - recruit, co-ordinate and train operators.
 - arrange meetings for operators.
 - prepare logs, song sheets, studio booking sheets.
 - attend meetings of the programming committee to discuss
   programming related concerns, evaluate programming policy.
 - deal with programming complaints.
 - sort out problems with programmers.
 - co-ordinate the publication and distribution of the Programme Guide.
 - compile and send out playlists.
 - maintain and update record, tape and written archives;
   creating computor files to catalogue material, imput data to
   generate print-outs, reorganise resources to increase
   accessibility.
 - maintain the P.S.A. book, the memo book and the on-air book.

The Programme Director shall take direction from and be accountable 
to the General Manager for all their activities which affect Trent Radio. 

Additionally, the Programme Director shall consult with the General 
Manager on all issues of programming which may have an affect on 
budget, equipment, security, licencing and such like matters. 

The Programme Director may appoint a volunteer Music Director, 
Spoken Word Director upon agreement of the General Manager to 
aid the execution of their tasks. 

Contracted Compensation, Period of Employment:

The Programme Director shall be paid the sum of $$ per week 
which shall include amounts for the employer's contribution to a 
health plan ($/year) and pension plan ($/year).  Holiday pay 
shall be taken as paid time off at the rate of 6% of salary.

It is the aim of Trent Radio to underwrite this position year 
round as funds permit.  Nevertheless, Trent Radio commits to 
guarantee a minimum of 40 weeks of employment during the 2000-1 
broadcast year.

Notwithstanding the laws of the land the Programme Director 
shall be hired and paid for a minimum forty week period, based 
on the above. 

Minimum 40 weeks.

      starting  21-Aug-00
      finishing 25-May-01

The Programme Director shall have a scheduled two week paid 
leave from Tuesday 19 Dec 00 to Wed 03 Jan 00, in addition to 
being entitled to a further five days paid leave, and paid leave 
in lieu of overtime. 

It is anticipated that all things being equal and both parties 
agreeing, negotiations for employement after the end of the 
contracted period shall commence about thirty days prior to the 
end of the contract period. 

prepared  30 Apr 00  / jkm


Authority to Hire
cf from GM contract:
The General Manager may hire or contract a Programme Director, who shall
report to the General Manager and to whom the General Manager may delegate in
sum or in part, the overall responsibility for programming on Trent Radio's
broadcast facility, including all scheduling, the format of programmes,
continuity, hours of operation, publicity and promotions, programme quality
maintenance, enforcement of CRTC programming regulations, planning and
control of special broadcasts and related activities.   Pursuant to Trent
Radio's licence granted by the CRTC, programming functions shall be rendered
in accord with the organisation's aims as a broadcaster, in support of, and
in partnership with programmers, independent of external or commercial
influence, and in consideration of Trent Radio's tradition of tolerance,
permitting any lawful expression.

The Programme Director's duties may also include the preparation of an annual
or seasonal programming plan, in conjunction with the General Manager, for
the consideration of the Board. The General Manager shall endeavour to find
revenues to provide year-round funding for this position.
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