Female News Editor/ Presenter

الوصف الوظيفي

Job Title: Female News Editor/ Presenter

Duty Station: Ramallah

Type of Contract: Full-time position

Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 25th, 2020

AFKAR Production Company, is a Palestinian media company for production and publishing.

Afkar is establishing a new English/Hebrew radio station “Jerusalem24”, as a part of “East Jerusalem Youth: Agents of Change” action in Palestine, implemented by Afkar in partnership with, DanChurchAid/Norwegian Church Aid, and supported by European Union.

Jerusalem24 aims to give citizens in Jerusalem and marginalized areas a wide range of opportunities to participate in a societal debate about laws and daily regulations based on IHRL and IHL.

We are seeking for Female English News Editor/ Presenter with the following roles and requirements:

Roles and core responsibilities:

Generating ideas for stories and features and following leads from news agencies, the police, the public, press conferences and other sources.
pitching ideas to Chief-in-editor.
Prepare and/or present breaking news, detailed news, live and recorded programs.
researching, verifying and collating evidence and information to support a story using relevant information sources such as the internet, archives, databases, etc.
identifying necessary resources and deploying and managing technical crews for location shoots, including sound operators and camera crew.
preparing and presenting material on air for both pre-recorded and live pieces.
identifying potential interviewees, briefing them, preparing interview questions and conducting both live and recorded interviews.
preparing timings for each news item.
understanding and complying with media law and industry codes of conduct.
Works with Chief-in-editor and team to create and implement overall content plan and priorities.

متطلبات الوظيفة

Key requirements:

bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as media, political science or international relation.
previous experience of minimum two years in similar position.
native English speaker with excellent written and oral communication skills
an interest in people, news, current affairs and good general knowledge
confidence in front of a camera and an 'on air' presence.
the ability to work under pressure, both within teams and individually
outstanding analytical skills and ability to absorb, extract and present information in a clear and understandable way
the ability to build rapport and to handle interactions with sensitivity, empathy and diplomacy, while maintaining impartiality.
excellent interviewing and listening skills
an eye for a story, with an ability to generate original ideas and the confidence to pitch to senior editors