Chief Reporter Job Vacancy at Mwananchi Communications Limited Tanzania

Job title: Chief Reporter

Employer: Mwananchi Communications Limited (MCL),

Location:  Dar Es Salaam

Mwananchi Communications Limited, a subsidiary of Nation Media Group, and publishers of Mwananchi, The Citizen and Mwanaspoti newspaper are looking for motivated and highly experienced individuals to fill the position of:

Duties
• Develops, reports and writes news and feature stories for Mwananchi in finishod form, so that no major rewrite is required or no extensive additional report is needed.
• Takes notes on location, carries out interviews, checks facts and tape records 'as the case may be; writes news or features on own initiative, choice and judgment or at• the direction of either the news editor or section editor.
• The material so written must reflect a thorough understanding of the MCL's style of journalism as defined in the editorial policy guidelines and objectives, the house style and the journalistic code of ethical journalism.
• Researches and provides background information to make copy complete.
• Briefs news editor on stories gathered and writes the selected ones within set deadlines.
• Follows news leads and maintains close contacts with news sources.
• Continually builds' his/her contacts list and demonstrates its value with consistent exclusive reports or information.

Education
Academic Basic University Degree
Professional: Diploma in Journalism

Experience : 1 to 3 years journalistic working experience

How to Apply
Interested and suitably qualified individuals should forward their applications enclosinq a detailed CV and copies of professional certificates, and a day time telephone contact by November 10, 2017
Human Resources Manager
Mwananchi Communications Ltd
P.O.BOX 19754
Dar es Salaam
Email: hrm@tz.nationalmedia.com