• Job Requisition ID:  26167
• Job Closing Date:  06/08/2025
• JOB DETAIL
• JOB TITLE: Journalist (Tigrinya Service) 
• JOB BAND: C 
• CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time 
• DEPARTMENT: BBC News  
• LOCATION: Nairobi, Kenya  

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Kenya. 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. If you’d like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there’s no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

JOB PURPOSE

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE 

BBC News unites Network News, English Regions, and Global News to serve diverse audiences across platforms. BBC News Content provides high-quality reports, images, and audio to programmes worldwide, ensuring editorial excellence and value. Amid rising competition, BBC News leads in newsgathering, editorial coverage, and digital innovation. We seek a journalist to join our Tigrinya service team in Nairobi team on a permanent contract. 

WHY JOIN THE TEAM 
Our team offers a great working culture; we have opportunities for career development and growth. We are an inclusive team who have a big impact on the BBC. 

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT: 

• To work with other Journalists to create contents for a variety of video, audio broadcast and digital media platforms, and information technology to research, write and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium in Tigrinya, to the highest professional standards in multiple formats including text, audio and video. 
• Interview, write, proofread and sometimes maybe required to present content on radio or online. This might be live or recorded.  
• Required to interview and edit audio, produce radio programmes and other digital content for BBC Tigrinya Service’s digital output that can be published on the website, in social media, radio and on any other platforms. 
• Use knowledge of the digital media market to produce interesting news content and analysis for our website and social media platforms. 
• To work across all BBC Tigrinya platforms to ensure the highest quality content is created for our audiences and conforms to BBC Values and editorial standards. 

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE 

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA: 

• Proficiency in both Tigrinya and English, with strong writing skills in Tigrinya.  
• Ability to write creatively and engagingly in Tigrinya.  
• Adept at adapting, producing, and translating content for multimedia platforms with clarity, accuracy, and style. 
• Excellent knowledge of Eritrean and Ethiopian’s current affairs, Horn of Africa and interest in international affairs. 
• An in-depth understanding of history, politics, social issues and culture of Eritrea and Ethiopian communities in east Africa and the Diaspora. 

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. 

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.