Job Introduction
BBC Afrique is part of the British Broadcasting Corporation, the world’s largest public broadcaster. In Africa, the BBC reaches a weekly audience of more than 90 million people on Radio, TV, Digital, Mobile and Social Media. We currently broadcast to Africa in English, Hausa, French, Somali, Swahili, Kinyarwanda/Kirundi, Kiswahili and Arabic.

BBC Afrique produces a wide range of radio and digital content with an emphasis on regional and international current affairs. Our coverage includes breaking news, sports, arts, health, business and features. We challenge decision makers to discuss the issues that affect the daily lives of Africans.

Role Responsibility
With French as first or equivalent language the senior Journalist team manager will write engagingly and edit to a high standard, including rewriting and restructuring stories where necessary.

You will supervise, support and motivate a team of journalists to produce lively, interesting and high-quality content relevant to Francophone African audiences.

Discovering original stories, you will come up with original treatments and ways of delivering a diverse range of voices whilst assigning or commissioning stories, briefing reporters/producers/VJs and steering treatments, with an emphasis on multiplatform output and value for money

This role requires the ability to communicate effectively in English (written and spoken) and translate pieces from English to French and vice versa

Are you the right candidate?
BBC Afrique is recruiting a Senior Journalist Team Manager to lead radio output. You need to demonstrate strong editorial judgment, experience supporting and managing teams, creative ideas to innovate across radio and digital audio, and a desire to report the news in a fair and unbiased way for a Francophone African audience.

Package Description
Location: Dakar, Senegal

Contract: Continuing
Local terms and conditions apply
Please submit your CV and application in English.
Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Senegal