Reuters is looking for an exceptional journalist and experienced newsroom leader to run its coverage across sub-Saharan Africa.
About the Role
We want engaging and insightful journalism in words, pictures, video, and graphics that tells the story of a complex and dynamic continent. The ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of Africa. They will know how to break news ahead of our rivals, be able to conceptualize high-impact, memorable coverage, and be innovative in bringing stories to life. They will be at home revealing how business is building and shaping the continent. They will be equally energetic in driving our reporting on the continent's intricate and varied political sagas.
We want someone who sees Africa as one of the world's most exciting beats, who wants to cover its trade patterns and tech startups, its financial markets and conflicts, its health policies and music scenes. We want someone who has experience managing a large team across multiple countries, someone with the talent to frame our coverage and to turn good reporters into great ones – always with an eye to diversity.
In short, we want a leader who will enhance Reuters' reputation as the authority on Africa for our financial readership and media clients alike.
About You
To be our Editor for Sub-Saharan Africa, you will likely have:
Deep experience and exceptional skills as a journalist
Proven ability to lead from the front, running complex, fast-moving breaking news, and equally capable of switching gears to embark on deeper enterprise stories
Strong leadership skills to inspire, train and manage a large, diverse team
Sound understanding of reader and client needs across all financial asset classes
Ability to coordinate and drive storytelling in multiple formats
Excellent writing and editing skills with the ability to frame stories for a global audience
A track record of working collaboratively with editors and reporters in different locations
Ability to drive innovation and be willing to take calculated risks to improve news coverage
Diplomatic skills
Expertise in reporting companies and business
Experience of recruiting, motivating, and managing diverse teams of skilled journalists; an ability to spot and advance local talent.
A solid base of high-level contacts in the region
Please note, the deadline for applications is August 25th, 2024.
What's in it for you
At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:
Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
Learning & Development: On-the-job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits including paid volunteering days
Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world's most important stories.
About Reuters
Reuters is the world's largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity, and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national, and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events, and directly to consumers.
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Accessibility
As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
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