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Senior Journalist, News Content Nairobi
2025-09-11T11:51:14+00:00
BBC World Service
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FULL_TIME
 
Kenya
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Media
Media, Communications & Writing
KES
 
MONTH
2025-09-21T17:00:00+00:00
 
Kenya
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MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Africa Bureaux Chief, you will be responsible for producing content for all output with News Content Correspondents and sometimes working with World Service Correspondents and Reporters in Africa. You will act as a point of editorial reference for Journalists and Correspondents, providing editorial leadership as required. You will exercise your editorial judgement, creativity and flair to make original and compelling multimedia content. You will also offer ideas for daily output and future diary events, suggesting new angles on existing stories and putting forward stories not yet covered. 

Are you the right candidate?

  • The successful candidate will have a demonstrable background in a senior journalistic role, in field production, with first class knowledge of news for UK, global and African audiences. A broadcast-level of English, written and spoken, is essential.
  • You will have notable experience of working across multi-platforms such as TV, digital and radio. You will have demonstrable, extensive experience of working in hostile environments. You will have a wide range of contacts in your network.
  • In addition, you must have evidence of producing high-impact stories for digital, TV and radio. You will have a solid understanding of news and current affairs across Sub Saharan Africa, its history, politics, social and cultural issues.
  • A thorough understanding of the latest developments in storytelling is key. You will be flexible and happy to be deployed at short notice to stories around Africa and globally as required.
 
 
 
bachelor degree
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Vacancy title:
Senior Journalist, News Content Nairobi

[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Media, Category: Media, Communications & Writing]

Jobs at:
BBC World Service

Deadline of this Job:
Sunday, September 21 2025

Duty Station:
Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: Thursday, September 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed

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JOB DETAILS:

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Africa Bureaux Chief, you will be responsible for producing content for all output with News Content Correspondents and sometimes working with World Service Correspondents and Reporters in Africa. You will act as a point of editorial reference for Journalists and Correspondents, providing editorial leadership as required. You will exercise your editorial judgement, creativity and flair to make original and compelling multimedia content. You will also offer ideas for daily output and future diary events, suggesting new angles on existing stories and putting forward stories not yet covered. 

Are you the right candidate?

  • The successful candidate will have a demonstrable background in a senior journalistic role, in field production, with first class knowledge of news for UK, global and African audiences. A broadcast-level of English, written and spoken, is essential.
  • You will have notable experience of working across multi-platforms such as TV, digital and radio. You will have demonstrable, extensive experience of working in hostile environments. You will have a wide range of contacts in your network.
  • In addition, you must have evidence of producing high-impact stories for digital, TV and radio. You will have a solid understanding of news and current affairs across Sub Saharan Africa, its history, politics, social and cultural issues.
  • A thorough understanding of the latest developments in storytelling is key. You will be flexible and happy to be deployed at short notice to stories around Africa and globally as required.

 

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 12

Level of Education: bachelor degree

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Job Info
Job Category: Communications/ Public Relations jobs in Kenya
Job Type: Full-time
Deadline of this Job: Sunday, September 21 2025
Duty Station: Kenya | Nairobi | Kenya
Posted: 11-09-2025
No of Jobs: 1
Start Publishing: 11-09-2025
Stop Publishing (Put date of 2030): 11-09-2066
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