Senior Broadcast Journalist (Team Leader), BBC Africa at BBC World Service

You’ll be expected to lead and inspire the new multi-disciplinary digital team in Nairobi made up of news journalists, designers, software developers and social media specialists.

This team will be working with journalists working across 12 African language services (English, Amharic , Tigrinya, Afaan Oromo, Swahili, Somali, French, Great Lakes , Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa) to create content new forms of digital storytelling and journalism that reaches 111 million people in Africa with particular focus on underserved audiences – such as young and female.

Role Responsibility

• To work with the digital editor to fully scope the editorial portfolio for the team
• To be the on ground team lead working to briefs from the Digital Editor with the mandate to inspire and ensure the team is meeting our editorial standards
• To pitch in and contribute and create digital content
• Working with the Digital Editor you will be receiving and approving commissions from daily news teams, planning, TV, deployments and editors
• To work in partnership with editorial colleagues to deliver outstanding, distinctive, multi-platform, interactive and social media content by providing the ways to realise editorial ambitions within operational constraints.
• To manage innovation and change, and to drive continuous improvement throughout production.
• Where necessary you will need to; to recruit, train and develop staff new to the platform and ensuring a constant flow of new talent and ideas.
• Work with the Digital Editor to pilot a series of innovative digital content ideas leading to a long-term impact on the content and services we offer to audiences

The Ideal Candidate

• Clear evidence of storytelling on digital platforms
• Strong digital skills, an excellent understanding of the social media environment,
• Proven track record of innovation with the ability to lead teams and deliver to deadline
• To commission digital content and give clear instructions to members of the team as well as producers and reporters.
• Experience of converting teams and organizations to embrace and implement new digital work practices
• Proven editorial judgment and flair, able to make sound decisions quickly.

Package Description

• Continuing (permanent) contract
• Role based in Nairobi, Kenya

Local terms and conditions apply