Editor, BBC Africa TV Business at BBC World Service

Job Introduction

Role Responsibility

We are looking for a creative and motivated Business Editor to lead the Africa Business Unit for ten months. You will need to have excellent knowledge of business affairs in Africa, global business, and a deep understanding of what audiences are looking for in digital and social media business coverage as well as a real nose for original, creative journalism.

Main duties

• To co-ordinate, plan, guide and inspire all business related coverage across the Africa Service and lead on major business news.
• To editorially lead TV and digital business content for Africa
• To deploy, lead, manage, train, recruit and develop the staff.
• To manage commissioning and production budgets effectively.
• To be a key point of liaison with BBC Business, particularly the Global News Business
• Editor and the Business interactive team.
• To encourage original journalism and distinctive, innovative content and share it with the wider BBC

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Are you the right candidate?

• Excellent track record of delivering high impact, multiplatform Business content for an African audience.
• The ability to deliver editorial innovation and develop great digital and TV content and stimulate new thinking about business journalism.
• Experience of leading and managing a team of journalists.
• Experience of managing budgets and observing tight financial targets.
• An understanding of major international business and how to maximize their potential.
• Establish and develop strong working relationships with colleagues in the Africa n Service, Global News, BBC News, BBC Business, and across Language hubs.
• Strong planning, negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to co-ordinate and plan business coverage from major events.
• Strong communication skills.

Package Description

Contract: 10 Months. Local terms and conditions apply.