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Bilingual English and Swahili Reporter at Africa East TV Deployments



Job Introduction

World Service Language Services is a key provider of content for the BBC’s global news operation providing news and content in 41 languages across all platforms for both UK and international audiences. Increasingly we are a digital first service – honing video, digital, mobile and social content for our audiences. The BBC World Service remains the leading international broadcaster in Africa, reaching a weekly audience of more than 100 million across all platforms and Social Media. BBC Africa aims to make, explain and connect African and global stories by providing a unique insight into the main stories of the day in original formats.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Journalist with strong reporting experience to join our team in Tanzania.  Fluency in English and Swahili is essential.

Role Responsibility

Your role as Reporter is to provide timely, expert and authoritative coverage of news and current affairs events in Tanzania and the surrounding region for TV, Radio and online in English and Swahili.  You will have an excellent network of contacts and access to news-makers and be able to supply material in fluent broadcast-standard English.  We expect you to report on news and current affairs in a timely, engaging manner which is suitable for our target audience.  You will have to travel to other locations at short notice and be prepared to report on breaking news.

The Ideal Candidate

The successful candidate will be a fluent English and Swahili speaker and writer, with a strong journalistic and reporting background.  You must have a thorough knowledge of Tanzanian affairs together with an understanding of East African and international affairs.  You will have a strong broadcasting voice and a track record of accuracy and impartiality.  Experience of reporting in the field on issues in the target region is important.

Package Description

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Contract: continuing

Local terms and conditions apply

Any offer of employment is conditional upon you having the right to work in Tanzania

About the Company

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

MODE OF APPLICATION 

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Closing Date : 23rd December, 2020.

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