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Senior Journalist at BBC

Job Description

As a Senior Journalist, you will play a leading role in shaping and delivering BBC Amharic’s journalism across digital, video, audio and social platforms. Working closely with the Assistant Editor and colleagues across the Horn of Africa services, you will contribute to the service’s digital transformation, helping to grow audiences while maintaining the highest editorial standards and audience trust.
This role combines strong journalistic judgement, creative storytelling and digital ambition. You will commission, create and deliver distinctive journalism that serves audiences with accuracy, impartiality and innovation across multiple platforms.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Contribute to BBC Amharic’s transition to a digital-first, video-led service by supporting a culture of editorial excellence, innovation, collaboration and continuous learning.
Produce, edit, commission and publish high-quality journalism across digital, video, social, audio and radio platforms, creating content that meets audience needs and platform behaviours.
Support the delivery of major news stories, special coverage, investigations, explainers and original journalism, helping to ensure timely, engaging and impactful output.
Use audience insights, analytics and performance data to inform content decisions and improve reach, relevance and audience engagement.
Work closely with colleagues across the Horn of Africa services and wider BBC teams to coordinate coverage, share knowledge and contribute to collaborative storytelling projects.
Support the development of digital storytelling, visual journalism and emerging content formats, particularly those that engage younger and underserved audiences.
Apply BBC Editorial Guidelines at all times, ensuring content meets the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality, fairness and compliance, and contribute to editorial decision-making within agreed parameters.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Significant experience producing high-quality journalism in a fast-paced, multimedia news environment, with the ability to deliver accurate and engaging content to tight deadlines.
Strong editorial judgement and the ability to identify, develop and tell distinctive stories that resonate with target audiences.
Proven experience creating content for digital-first audiences, with a strong understanding of video, social media and mobile journalism.
Ability to use audience insights, analytics and performance data to inform content decisions and maximise audience reach and engagement.
Good knowledge of major digital and social platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and BBC digital products.
Experience editing, producing and publishing content across a range of formats and platforms.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with colleagues across teams and services, alongside a sound understanding of BBC Editorial Guidelines and a commitment to accuracy, impartiality and fairness.

DESIRABLE

Experience of reporting on Ethiopia and the wider Horn of Africa region.
Experience in data journalism, investigative reporting or visual storytelling.
Experience presenting content on video, audio or live digital platforms.
Knowledge of audience growth strategies, SEO and content optimisation techniques.

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

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Journalist-BBC Monitoring, Nairobi

Job Requisition ID: 25665

Job Closing Date: 5 August 2025

JOB DETAILS

Job title: Journalist-BBC Monitoring, Nairobi.
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time.
DEPARTMENT: BBC News.
LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya – Hybrid

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

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Monitoring (BBCM) provides news and information based on our monitoring of open-source media from over 150 countries in more than 100 languages and across all platforms.

As a center of expertise and with journalists based in the UK and international bureau, it is an important part of the BBC’s news gathering operation.

This extensive operation enables us to provide insightful and reliable coverage of political, economic, security, and media news. Our round–the-clock reporting on TV, radio, press, online and social media is also provided to commercial clients, partners and the UK Government. https://monitoring.bbc.co.uk

BBC Monitoring is recruiting a digital journalist to work as part of a team covering Africa in the BBC offices in Nairobi.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Our team offers a great working culture; we have opportunities for career development and growth. We are an inclusive team who have a big impact on the BBC.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As a journalist, you’ll play a pivotal role in meeting the needs of BBC Monitoring’s users by identifying news and key insights based on the monitoring of local media and vernacular sources – TV, radio, newspapers and social media – across Africa.
You will produce engaging content in English and cover many news stories, including breaking news.
You will work a shift pattern, feed into the global news agenda, acting as a point of reference on Sub-Saharan Africa.
You’ll use a variety of digital tools and techniques to mine the media for story ideas, identify emerging trends and narratives and contribute to advance planning for coverage of key events.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

You must have excellent knowledge (spoken and written) of one of the following languages: French, Swahili, Kinyarwanda and/or Kirundi.
Experience as a journalist and exceptional writing skills in idiomatic English.
You’ll be able to record accurately, to report impartially, to provide context as necessary and to ensure all output is consistent with the BBC’s editorial guidelines.
You’ll have a thorough understanding of Africa’s media environment, political, cultural, religious, and economic issues.
You’ll be able to track breaking news and emerging trends on social media.
You are willing and able to embrace new ways of working, continually developing yourself and others around you, and actively seeking feedback.
You have good inter-personal communication skills and can work collaboratively with team members and with other parts of the BBC