Dar es salaam

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC News, Swahili

LOCATION: Dar Es Salaam. Tanzania

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Tanzania.

About BBC Swahili

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 450 million.

BBC Swahili Service operates a digital first strategy, publishing content online and on social media platforms, this alongside producing radio and TV news and current affairs programmes in Swahili. The service’s focus is to produce world-class digital content that makes sense of news and events for our local and global audiences.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We are looking for an experienced journalist to create engaging digital content (including video content) in multiple formats primarily in Swahili and in English if required. They should be capable of creatively engaging audiences with interesting storytelling angles and techniques for all digital/social platforms. You will work under Senior Digital Journalists, and the Assistant Editor and Editor of the BBC Swahili Service and be part of a team with colleagues based in both Dar es salaam and Nairobi and other parts of the region.

The digital journalist will produce news and features in text and video, working across digital/social platforms to ensure the highest quality content is created for our audiences, and to make sure all content produced conforms to BBC values and editorial standards.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• To report, present, research, write, translate, edit and adapt text stories, video or audio material for audiences on digital platforms and radio
• To create original digital content for all multimedia output
• To be responsible for thinking through and around editorial problems, developing realistic alternative strategies and approaches
• To maintain professional journalistic standards of accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing and adhering to the BBC’s Editorial guidelines
• To offer ideas for programme content; to suggest new angles on existing stories and to put forward stories not yet covered
• To be responsible for a moving story, amending and updating material as required. To be able to freshen a story and write interesting headlines
• To provide content for other areas of the BBC including BBC Africa and the wider BBC News.

Your Skills And Experience

• We are looking for an experienced Journalist with a proven record of experience in all aspects of delivering powerful content in a challenging environment for multiple digital platforms.
• With a knowledge of the East Africa region and relevant contacts you will have proven journalistic skills across digital platforms, good knowledge of the digital media market, creativity and flexibility, as well as a genuine passion for explaining the world to our global audiences.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

How to Apply:

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