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Senior Journalist

BBC Monitoring
Nairobi, Kenya
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Posted:July 18, 2024 By:Hiring Kenya

Company Details
Name:BBC Monitoring
Industry: Media Production
Website: https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/
Description: 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-clock monitoring is provided to BBC journalists and a range of customers - commercial clients, including media organizations, foreign governments, NGOs and universities, international businesses and the UK government. BBC Monitoring is based in Reading, with international offices in Europe, Russia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas. The page showcases some of our expert analysis and gives more details of our products and services as well as opportunities within our organisation. If you’d like to know more about how we can help you make sense of a rapidly changing world through our subscription services and products please contact [email protected] or call +44 118 948 6289. More information can be found on the log in page of BBC Monitoring's customer portal: https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk/ where you can preview some of our material or request a free trial. BBC Monitoring is funded by the licence fee and is part of the BBC World Service Group.
Job Description

Main Responsibilities

 

We are looking to hire a Senior Journalist to work in our BBC Monitoring Nairobi office.

 

To write, translate, edit and adapt stories. To ensure the quality of stories is of the highest 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 and support team members as required

Engage and support the Business Development in 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?

 

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 as well as complete comprehension of written and spoken English

Some experience in managing a team and overseeing compliance and editorial output

Strong editorial judgement

Knowledge of digital and social media tools, disinformation trends

 

Education: Degree, Diploma
Employment Type: Full Time
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Name: Kenyan Jobs

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