JOB ALERT: Business Reporter at BBC Africa

Business Reporter at BBC Africa 

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Job Reference:BBC/TP/653414/30830
Number of Positions:1
Job Category:Journalism
Contract Type:Permanent – Full Time
Contract Details:Continuing contract - local terms and conditions apply
Salary:Within grade - local terms and conditions apply

Location:Abuja
BBC Region / Division:News & Current Affairs
BBC Business Unit:News - W2020 – Africa
Closing Date:23/09/2018

Package Description

Local terms and conditions apply
Continuing contract
Location: Abuja, Nigeria
Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Nigeria

Job Introduction

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million.  As part of a historic and exciting expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service is launching new Business daily and weekly TV programmes and innovative digital content alongside existing African business output.
We are looking for a Business Reporter to join our team in Abuja on a continuing basis.

Main Responsibilities

With excellent English and Hausa language skills, you will have experience of business reporting, delivering creative output for digital and TV platforms.  Working closely with the London, Nairobi, Lagos and Johannesburg bureaux, you will prepare material either working in a self-op environment or with a craft editor. You will produce inserts and packages for the various outlets such as Business TV programmes, news bulletins, online or social platforms.  You will source and brief contributors for live and edited stories and interview them for broadcast.
In addition, you will alert editors to breaking news, being ready to file accurate reports on the spot.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will have an excellent command of the English and Hausa language (both written and spoken). You will have a good broadcasting voice as well as a strong journalistic background and a track record of accuracy and impartiality. Experience as a business reporter and of covering stories from Hausaland are essential as well as good local contacts.  Strong digital understanding and awareness of the latest broadcast technology and the ability to learn new skills is important.  Knowledge of cameras to film professionally would be a distinct advantage.

About the BBC

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are very important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. You’ll be asked questions relating to them as part of your application for this role.
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups.  We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background.