SENIOR SPECIALIST – New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC)

DESCRIPTION

New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) is a State owned Publishing Corporation committed to providing an objective and factual information service to various readership groups.
TEMPORARY VACANCY
NEPC invites suitably qualified applicants for the temporary positions based in Windhoek.

Senior Journalist: Sport

JOB PURPOSE
To identify newsworthy sport related news articles and coach NEPC reporters on sport journalism.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
• Identify sport articles and strive to be the first newspaper to report on a sport event
• Write sport articles, features and columns of such quality to build a repertoire with readers
• Pre-edits all sport articles written by reporters
• Photography
• Staff Management

QUALIFICATIN AND EXPERIENCE
• Degree [NQA Level 7] in Media Study from a recognized tertiary institution
• Foreign qualifications must be evaluated by NQA
• Five (5) years relevant working experience of which two (2) years should have been at a supervisory level
• A code 08 driver’s license is an added advantage

COMPETENCY/SKILLS
• Excellent command English language and a local language
• Excellent writing skills
• Nose for news
• Ability to work under-pressure and during weekends
• Photography skills
• Knowledge of journalistic ethics
• Supervisory skills