Radio Engineering Mentor

We’re looking for a Radio Engineering Mentor who can live and volunteer for 6 months in Kiribati.

• This assignment seeks to upskill the engineers capacity to maintain the AM transmitter through ensuring continuous operation, performance optimization, prevention of system failures, and ensuring safety compliance to support the sustainability of the equipment. 
• To be considered for this role, you’ll need technical expertise in Electronics, Telecommunications, or Radio Engineering as well as 5 to 10 years of hands-on experience in radio frequency (RF) engineering, including development, and maintenance of RF systems.
• As a volunteer, you will provide capacity building support to strengthen the organisations' long-term ability to maintain high broadcasting standards.

About the Partner Organisation 

The Broadcasting Publication Authority (BPA) based in Tarawa, is the only public service broadcaster in Kiribati. Its main role is to offer education, information, and entertainment of the nation through its programming.

The volunteer would mentor the BPA engineering team and provide technical support to ensure the correct maintenance is completed on the AM Radio transmitter.

About the Australian Volunteers Program  

The Australian Volunteers Program is an Australian government-funded initiative. We support partner organisations across the Pacific, Asia, and Africa to achieve locally led change.  

Volunteers are supported throughout their volunteer journey. We actively support and encourage people of all backgrounds and abilities to volunteer and aim to make the program as accessible and inclusive as possible. If you have accessibility requirements, please contact us to discuss how we can support you to volunteer with us - inclusion@australianvolunteers.com. Learn more about our commitment to inclusion.