Duty Editor, Sub Saharan AfricaExpiring Soon!

• Support the Hub Editor in coordinating daily news coverage and editorial priorities across Sub Saharan Africa.
• Help Reuters win breaking news stories by supporting fast, accurate and well-coordinated elemental coverage.
• Support the Hub Editor and other responsible editors in executing Reuters’ response to breaking and developing stories, with a focus on journalism originating from desk-based reporters and producers.
• Work closely with reporters, correspondents, photographers and video journalists to help deliver compelling cross-format journalism.
• Contribute to daily news planning and help implement coverage and deployment decisions set by the Hub Editor, Planning, Assignments & Photography Editor and other responsible editors.
• Help coordinate coverage across bureaux, desks and formats as part of Reuters’ One Newsroom approach.
• Edit stories and content to Reuters’ high editorial standards, ensuring accuracy, fairness and clarity.
• Help coordinate available reporting resources in line with priorities and deployment decisions set by the relevant editors.
• Identify and flag opportunities to strengthen, extend and deepen Reuters coverage across text, video and photography.
• Work with regional and global teams to help ensure Africa’s most important stories reach Reuters’ worldwide audience.
• Contribute to cross-format collaboration and newsroom transformation initiatives.
• Support the coaching and development of journalists and help foster a collaborative newsroom culture.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Significant experience in a fast-paced newsroom, preferably with a news agency, international newsroom or major digital publisher.
• Strong knowledge of Africa and the political, economic and social issues shaping the region.
• Excellent news judgement and the ability to make sound editorial decisions under pressure.
• Proven multimedia and strong visuals experience covering and coordinating breaking news.
• Strong editing skills and commitment to accuracy, fairness and impartiality.
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to changing news events.
• Experience working across text, video and photography in a multimedia news environment.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across teams and disciplines in a One Newsroom environment.
• Commitment to the Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias.
• Experience in a senior video editing or newsroom coordination role.
• Proven track record covering major breaking news events, elections, conflicts, disasters or other complex stories.
• Experience supporting coverage across multiple bureaux or regions.
• Knowledge of digital publishing workflows and audience-focused storytelling.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled newsroom tools and emerging editorial technologies.
• Experience mentoring journalists and supporting newsroom development.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Proven problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment