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  • Posted: Apr 17, 2018
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    The BBC World Service is the world's largest international broadcaster, broadcasting radio and television news, speech and discussions in 29 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, Internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. It was announced in November 2016 that The BBC World Service will start broa...
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    Womens Affairs Journalist, Bbc Africa

    Job Introduction

    The BBC’s Africa Hub is looking for a creative journalist aware of the emerging and unreported stories about African women.

    We have an exciting opportunity to create new forms of digital storytelling and journalism that reaches 111 million people in Africa. As a Women Affairs Journalist you will join a new multi-disciplinary digital team in Nairobi made up of news gatherers, data journalists, software developers and social media specialists who will be working with journalists working across 12 language services (English, Amharic , Tigrinya, Afaan Oromo, Swahili, Somali, French,  Great Lakes , Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa) 

    BBC Africa aims to make, explain and connect African and global stories by providing a unique insight into the main stories of the day in original formats. The African service digital offer consists of websites, mobile sites and Social Media with all services providing multimedia content in text, video, interactive and audio for radio, online, TV, mobile and social media platforms.

    Role Responsibility

    Join a new African digital innovation team of multitalented journalists with the mandate to innovate and influence the next generation of African women.

    As a Women Affairs Journalist you will:

    • Generate, research, produce and edit multi-media journalistic pieces aimed at BBC Africa’s female audience.
    • Suggest ideas about new ways of engaging the female audience; and to put these ideas into practice.
    • Identify compelling digital and TV content and translate into a form suitable for our multiple platforms
    • Think of creative video/digital treatments for some content
    • Present or report live across digital platforms, TV and radio by providing up to date with the news agenda in the region and understand how it’s playing out in social spaces.
    • Participate in short- and long-term planning, offer new ideas and to suggest new angles on existing stories and to put forward stories not yet covered.
    • Produce and develop women’s blogging network within the  Africa
    • Work across platforms (online, social media, TV etc.) and ensure that the female agenda is covered across all of the Service’s output, in a relevant and engaging manner, in adherence to the BBC’s editorial guidelines

    Package Description

    continuing (permanent) contract

    Local terms and conditions apply

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    Co Production Editor

    Job Introduction

    In an exciting new initiative, BBC Africa is working with new broadcast partners to co-produce a lively, weekly programme for Kenyan audiences.  

    Role Responsibility

    This purpose of this role is to lead a new Africa Unit and launch the new TV programme and digital products for African and in particular Kenyan audiences. The post holder will have excellent knowledge of news in Kenya, pan- African news, global news and an understanding of what audiences are looking for in digital and social media news coverage as well as a real nose for original, creative journalism.   The role will work closely with BBC African News Editor and news specialists across the BBC, both domestic and in global news outlets.

    The Ideal Candidate

    • Excellent track record of delivering high impact, multiplatform News content for an African audience.
    • The ability to deliver editorial innovation and develop great digital and TV content and stimulate new thinking about news journalism.
    • Experience of leading and managing a team of journalists.
    • Experience of managing budgets and observing tight financial targets.
    • A solid understanding of major Kenyan, African and international news and how to maximize their potential.
    • Excellent communication skills to establish and develop strong working relationships  with colleagues in numerous BBC departments
    • Strong planning, negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to co-ordinate and plan news coverage from major events.
    • Knowledge of the African media market and the changing needs of the audience.
    • Thorough knowledge of African News and international current affairs.
    • Strive for diversity of contributors, in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability and age.
    • Experience of making sound judgements on matters of editorial sensitivity.
    • Knowledge and practical experience of weekly and/or daily journalism.
    • Resilience, determination, ambition, energy and enthusiasm.
    • Outstanding written and spoken English.

    Desirable

    • A thorough knowledge of all the requirements of the BBC Producer Guidelines and Editorial policies.
    • An understanding of the agendas and requirements of the various BBC News international facing platforms and those of other broadcasters in the Kenyan market.
    • A high level of editorial awareness and judgement in line with BBC and News Directorate policy.
    • Appreciation and demonstration of the BBC Values.
    • Written and spoken Swahili.

    Package Description

    Department:  BBC Africa

    Reports to: Senior Partnerships & Production Manager

    Contract:  Continuing

    Method of Application

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