Senior Reporter - Ghana News Agency

Ghana News Agency is searching for a suitably qualified candidate to fill the position of Senior Reporter

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Generates story ideas and following leads from local and international sources to plan, arrange and conduct interviews and writes stories and features in the public interest
• Works to oral and written instructions and to established procedures
• Covers and reports general news events and breaking news in real time pitches story ideas to editors for follow up
• Reports on assigned beats, such as Law and Order, Peace and Security, Environment and Agricultures to video, online and social media content
• Performs any other tasks assigned by the supervisor
  
  

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Qualification Required & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Journalist or Communications with at least 5 years working experience as a Journalist
• Must be a member of a professional association such as the Ghana Journalists Association
• Excellent oral and written communications skills in English and understand at least one Ghanaian language
• Good understanding of current affairs and capacity to analyze political, economic and social issues
• Passion for process-centred stories
• Strong knowledge of media ethics and law
• Great interpersonal skills
• Critical thinker, team player and problem-solving skills
• Must have presence on social media
• Should be able to undertake standup interviews
• Experience audio and/or video production
  
  

Location: Accra