Senior Journalist at BBC Monitoring

BBC Monitoring enables you to keep track of broadcast, press and social media sources in multiple languages from over 150 countries worldwide. We filter, translate and report breaking news, media behaviours and emerging trends with direct insight from local sources. Keep your ear to the ground around the clock, even in hard-to-reach places. Our round-the-clo...

 

Senior Journalist

  • Job TypeFull Time
  • QualificationBA/BSc/HND
  • Experience
  • LocationNairobi
  • Job FieldMedia / Advertising / Branding 

Main Responsibilities

We are looking to hire a Senior Journalist to work in our BBC Monitoring Nairobi office.  Your main responsibilities will include:

  • Write, translate, edit and adapt stories. Ensure the quality of output is of the highest standard
  • Ability to consistently and accurately edit news copy to a high standard
  • Help drive the editorial agenda and shape day-to-day coverage and treatments, identifying new ways to deliver engaging and insightful Africa content to all BBCM users
  • Manage various editorial operations of the BBC Monitoring Africa team, ensuring editorial compliance and signing off on content
  • Help develop and integrate creative editorial workflows
  • Lead, train and support team members as required
  • Engage and support the Business Development in delivering bespoke reports and providing briefings to stakeholders
  • Support the effective management of resources, staff and freelancers, whether delivering daily output, or commercial and partner commissions

Are you the right candidate?

  • A high standard of editorial judgment, writing and editing ability and digital production skills based on substantial journalism experience
  • Thorough knowledge of news and current affairs in Africa and interest in global affairs 
  • Knowledge of Africa’s media environment
  • Up to date written and spoken knowledge of a key regional (Africa) language - Swahili, French, Arabic, Somali, Portuguese, Amharic/Tigrinya - as well as complete comprehension of written and spoken English
  • Some experience in managing a team and overseeing compliance and editorial output
  • Knowledge of digital and social media tools, disinformation trends

Method of Application

Interested and qualified? Go to BBC Monitoring on careers.bbc.co.uk to apply

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