Vacancy title:
Parliamentary and Political Affairs Editor

Jobs at:
Nation Media Group

Deadline of this Job:
9th October 2018

Duty Station:
Nairobi, Kenya

Summary
Date Posted: 3rd October 2018 , Base Salary: Nof Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

About the Company

JOB DETAILS:
Nation Media Group PLC has presence in East and Central Africa with operations in print, broadcast and digital media. The following exciting and challenging positions have arisen in the Editorial Department. We invite applicants who are experienced, self— motivated and performance driven.

Parliamentary and Political Affairs Editor - Job Ref: Hr-Ppe-09-2018

Reporting to the Head of Content, the Parliamentary and Political Affairs Editor will be responsible for the coordination and management of the coverage of parliamentary proceedings and political events, ensuring that the team continuously generates enough quality and strong legislative and political content that conforms to journalistic ethics, editorial objectives and house style within set deadlines.

Key responsibilities

• Being the lead writer for the beat, personally responsible for writing the big parliamentary and political stories, analyses and editorials;
  
• Planning the work of the political and parliamentary teams to ensure a marketing leading flow of exclusives and thoughtful content;
  
• Taking responsibility for the quality and quantity of the parliamentary and political content of print and digital platforms;
  
• Establishing and maintaining relations with news s legislators, political leaders and party officials;
  
• Assessing the political climate and anticipating likely developments for coverage;
  
• Briefing and guiding reporters on coverage and writing of stories;
  
• Ensuring that section reporters write stories and deliver them within the set deadlines;
  
• Reviewing the stories filed to ensure that they meet editorial objectives, house style and journalistic ethics;
  
• Working in liaison with the Head of Content and Chief Sub Editor to choose the main parliamentary and political stories of the day/week, writing or re—writing them;
  
• Checking stories to ensure that they are free from errors and libel;
  
• Mentoring reporters, monitoring their productivity and general content and appraising their performance;
  
• Participating in product development meetings;
  
• Ensuring delivery of digital content; and
  
• Adhering to the Editorial and Social Media Policy as updated from time to time.
  

Qualifications. Experience and skills

• Bachelor's degree in Communication or its equivalent from a recognized institution;
  
• Diploma in Journalism;
  
• Five [5] years of relevant experience;
  
• Ability to communicate both internally and externally:
  
• Ability to analyze and simplify complex reports for our audiences;
  
• Analytical skills: and Ability to lead a team of journalists.