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PROJECTED HIRES

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Mission:

To serve as an example of a free and professional press, reaching a worldwide audience with news, information and relevant discussions. The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) encompasses all U.S. civilian international broadcasting, including the Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), Radio Free Asia (RFA), Radio and TV Marti, and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks (MBN) - Radio Sawa and Alhurra Television. BBG broadcasters distribute programming in 60 languages to an estimated weekly audience of 175 million people via radio, TV, the Internet, and other new media.

Headquarters: Washington, D.C. Other locations worldwide.

Best Places Ranking

31

The Broadcasting Board of Governors ranked 31st out of 32 agencies in the 2009 Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings with an index score of 43.8.

Recruitment Program / Outreach Efforts

Recruitment efforts have been expanded by developing new partnerships with universities and professional organizations. The importance of the agency’s mission is being emphasized in all outreach activities, as well as all advertisements. Vacancy announcements and the agency web pages have been revamped to be clearer, more attractive and user friendly.

Hiring Projections

The BBG seeks individuals with strong journalistic skill sets, including writing for radio, television and Internet as well as on-air talent and skilled interviewers and producers. Broadcasters must be fluent in both the targeted language and English. BBG also seeks television producers, studio technicians, engineers, marketing, financial, procurement, human resources and other business professionals. The agency hires at all levels and utilizes the Presidential Management Fellows Program and other internship programs.

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PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Key Occupational Area/Position		 # of Employees
as of 9/30/08		 Total Hires
FY 2007-08		 Projected Hires
FY 2010-12
Administration/Program Management
General Administration/Program Management 88 19 26
Engineering
Electrical Engineering 17 0 0
Information and Arts
General Arts and Information 835 152 204
Audiovisual Production 178 40 60
Writing and Editing 155 5 10
Information Technology
Information Technology Management 72 14 20
IT, Computer Science and Telecommunications 50 6 8
TOTAL 1,395 236 328
PROFESSIONAL FIELD
Key Occupational Area/Position		 Total Left
FY 2007-08		 Average
Age		 Retirement
Eligibility
2009		 Retirement
Eligibility
FY 2012
Administration/Program Management
General Administration/Program Management 16 52 18 33
Engineering
Electrical Engineering 4 55 5 8
Information and Arts
General Arts and Information 105 51 183 266
Audiovisual Production 22 49 30 47
Writing and Editing 9 54 15 28
Information Technology
Information Technology Management 4 45 5 12
IT, Computer Science and Telecommunications 8 54 14 26
TOTAL 168 51 270 420

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