Parliamentary & Political Affairs Editor at Nation Media Group

Job Description

Key responsibilities

• Being the lead writer for the beat, personally responsible for writing the big parliamentary and political stories, analyses and editorials;
• Planning the work of the political and parliamentary teams to ensure a marketing leading flow of exclusives and thoughtful content;
• Taking responsibility for the quality and quantity of the parliamentary and political content of print and digital platforms;
• Establishing and maintaining relations with news sources such as legislators, political leaders and party officials;
• Assessing the political climate and anticipating likely developments for coverage;
• Briefing and guiding reporters on coverage and writing of stories;
• Ensuring that section reporters write stories and deliver them within the set deadlines;
• Reviewing the stories filed to ensure that they meet editorial objectives, house style and journalistic ethics;
• Working in liaison with the Head of Content and Chief Sub Editor to choose the main parliamentary and political stories of the day/week, writing or re-writing them;
• Checking stories to ensure that they are free from errors and libel;
• Mentoring reporters, monitoring their productivity and general content and appraising their performance;
• Participating in product development meetings;
• Ensuring delivery of digital content; and
• Adhering to the Editorial and Social Media Policy as updated from time to time.

Required Skills:

Qualifications, Experience & skills

• Bachelor's degree in Communication or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
• Diploma in Journalism;
• Five (5) years of relevant experience;
• Ability to communicate both internally and externally;
• Ability to analyse and simplify complex reports for our audiences;
• Analytical skills; and
• Ability to lead a team of journalists.