News Reporter at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) is a not-for-profit institution that generates agricultural innovations to meet Africa’s most pressing challenges of hunger, malnutrition, poverty, and natural resource degradation. Working with various partners across sub-Saharan Africa, we improve livelihoods, enhance food and nutrition security, increase employment, and preserve natural resource integrity. IITA is a member of CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership for a food secure future.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: News Reporter

Job Requisition ID: STS2023-016
Location: Ibadan, Oyo
Job type: Contract
Duration: 6 months’ renewable

Duties

• Cover and document Institute events and stories for Radio IITA, including live reports.
• Schedule and conduct news interviews.
• Create and develop news stories.
• Establish and maintain news contacts.
• Write, edit, submit a copy and attend news events.
• Proofread and verify statements and facts.
• Edit, field record, and produce radio, web, and broadcast news reports.
• Maintain news department files, including a digital archive of news stories broadcast.
• Write and deliver news stories from the reader's perspective.
• Publish or broadcast news stories.
• Abide by journalism's ethics and codes.
• Maintain notes and audio recordings.
• Cooperate with reporters, chief editor, producers etc.
• Perform any other job-related task as may be assigned by the Supervisors.

Requirements

• Candidates should possess a B.Sc / HND in Mass Communication, Communication and Language Arts or any other related field with a minimum of two (2) years’ experience performing a similar role in a well-structured environment.

Competencies
The ideal candidate must:

• Have good research skills.
• Have good communication skills (writing, reading, and speaking).
• Have good knowledge of journalism, digital literacy and audio production.).
• Be logical in reasoning and be objective.

Application Closing Date
26th September, 2023.