Duty Editor, Sub-Saharan Africa

About the role

The Duty Editor, Sub-Saharan Africa is a key supporting editorial role within Reuters' One Newsroom structure, reporting to the Hub Editor. The editor coordinates daily news coverage by desk-based journalists across Sub-Saharan Africa and helps deliver fast, accurate and compelling journalism across formats, working alongside the Executive Producer, Planning, Assignments & Photography Editor and deputies.

Key responsibilities

• Support the Hub Editor in coordinating daily news coverage and editorial priorities across Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Help Reuters win breaking news stories through fast, accurate and well-coordinated elemental coverage.
• Work with reporters, correspondents, photographers and video journalists to deliver cross-format journalism.
• Contribute to daily news planning and implement coverage and deployment decisions set by editors.
• Coordinate coverage across bureaux, desks and formats under the One Newsroom approach.
• Edit stories to Reuters' high editorial standards, ensuring accuracy, fairness and clarity.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen and deepen coverage across text, video and photography.
• Work with regional and global teams so Africa's most important stories reach Reuters' worldwide audience.
• Support the coaching and development of journalists and foster a collaborative newsroom culture.

Required profile

• Significant experience in a fast-paced newsroom, preferably a news agency, international newsroom or major digital publisher.
• Strong knowledge of Africa and its political, economic and social issues.
• Excellent news judgement and the ability to make sound editorial decisions under pressure.
• Proven multimedia and strong visuals experience covering and coordinating breaking news.
• Ability to meet deadlines, manage multiple priorities and adapt quickly to changing news events.
• Commitment to the Reuters Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias.

Required skills

• Strong editing skills and commitment to accuracy, fairness and impartiality.
• Experience working across text, video and photography in a multimedia news environment.
• Excellent communication, planning and organisational skills.
• Preferred: experience in a senior video editing or newsroom coordination role, mentoring journalists, knowledge of digital publishing workflows, familiarity with AI-enabled newsroom tools.

What we offer

• International career and progression opportunities.
• On-the-job learning and coaching, with a dedicated training team.
• Competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits, including paid volunteering days.