Senior Journalist and Analysts at Prime Progress Media

Prime Progress is a solutions-focused media outlet documenting how people are solving social problems in Nigeria. We investigate repressive cultural practices and how they harm citizesn and society.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Journalist and Analyst

Location: Kano
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Description

• Every week, the candidate is expected to file at least three strong, well-researched, data-backed, and original reports that are away from mainstream media.
• Work directly with the associate and managing editors to develop story ideas that resonate with the audience and are based on happenings in his coverage area.

This senior-level journalist and analyst position focuses on health, the economy, and repressive cultural practices. Therefore:

• The candidate must be available and ready to do original on-the-field reporting.
• The candidate must have a strong understanding of Nigeria's economic workings, health challenges and traditional and cultural beliefs and practices that limit good health, progress, social freedom, self-actualisation, innovation and development in Nigeria.
• Must have a solid analytical ability, a great skill to understand and interpret concepts, and must have been practising investigative or journalism for at least five years.
• The ideal candidate must have strong communication and writing ability and be able to submit stories that are good enough to require minimal or no editing.
• The candidate must have a rich bank of sources spread across sectors and communities in Nigeria, including academic authorities, nonprofit leaders, community leaders, political leaders, grassroots leaders and community members, etc. These are sources the senior journalist/analyst can easily access or call to get comments and verify facts to lend authority to his stories.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree / Master's Degree with 5 - 10 years work experience. 

Salary
N100,000 - N150,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
12th April, 2023.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV and work samples to: [email protected] using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.

Note: Attach two samples of your unedited stories (that is, your stories before they were edited and published) and Links to two of your previously published stories.