Role Responsibility
- Generate and produce new and creative treatments for digital, social and linear (TV and Radio) platforms.
- Ability to originate, plan, develop and produce engaging digital content on complex political and social issues that will appeal to African and global audiences, particularly among women and young people.
- Conduct research to inform and support production of features, investigations and original journalism.
- Undertake interviewing and reporting duties, under broad direction in both recorded and live situations, in studio or on location.
- Use knowledge of social trends across East, Central and the Horn of Africa to make informed decisions on upcoming stories.
Are you the right candidate?
- Fluency in written and oral Swahili, and appreciation and understanding of different language dialects in order to provide clear editorial guidance
- Demonstrable experience in originating and producing impactful digital first content, including explainers and analysis pieces.
- Proven experience in breaking news stories as well as producing features, investigations and original journalism about East, Central and Horn of Africa, and global news and current affairs.
- An understanding of BBC News distinctive news agenda and a wider interest in the digital strategy of the BBC as a whole.
- Ability to respond to and report on breaking news and to travel, sometimes at short notice
