Reuters, a global leader in trusted news and information, is launching the Reuters News Accelerator Program (RNAP), an intensive program designed to bring talented local journalists into our global newsroom and accelerate their careers with us.

RNAP is launching with a cohort in sub-Saharan Africa, and our aim is to have the program focus on a new region each year.

What is RNAP?

RNAP offers a unique blend of coaching, learning, and hands-on experience, providing journalists with the skills and knowledge they need to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving news landscape. This program will equip you with:

• Cutting-edge skills: Master the latest in multimedia storytelling, data journalism, and digital news production.
• In-depth knowledge: Develop a deeper understanding of key global issues in politics, finance and business.
• Expert mentorship: Receive personalized guidance from experienced Reuters journalists and industry leaders.
• Global reach: Gain exposure to a global audience and connect with a diverse network of journalists.
• Career advancement: Position yourself for leadership roles and make a significant impact on the future of journalism.

The anticipated start date for the RNAP is 3rd February 2025.

The Senior Africa Markets Correspondent is a part of the Reuters News Accelerator Program.

Reuters is seeking a dynamic, resourceful, and inquisitive correspondent to cover markets and finance in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ideal candidate will possess strong knowledge of financial markets, key public and private-sector players, and a broad understanding of regional economics and global dynamics. Proven source-building skills and excellent news judgment are essential, as is the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues across Africa and globally. This role is based in Johannesburg, Nairobi or Lagos.

About the Role:

As our Senior Africa Markets Correspondent, you will:

• Deliver breaking, agenda-setting news, insightful analysis, and revelatory features across sub-Saharan Africa.
• Ensure Reuters is first with the news that matters to our clients.
• Collaborate with colleagues across the region and globally to connect trends and highlight insights.
• Mentor and coach early-career journalists to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their coverage of financial markets.

About You:

To be our Senior Africa Markets Correspondent, you will likely have:

• Proven ability to develop market sources and break news.
• Strong self-starter and excellent team player.
• Excellent news judgment, with the ability to explain complex markets to an international business audience.
• Experience working in a real-time news environment.
• Fluent English, with strong writing skills; French or Portuguese is a plus.
• Experience covering markets in Africa is a significant advantage.
• Experience using data and analytical tools to build graphics and highlight trends.

Please note, the deadline for applications is 13th October 2024. Please submit your CV and application in English.

What’s In It For You

At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters

Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

Reuters: The Real World in Real Time

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

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We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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