Job Description

Reuters is looking for an exceptional journalist and newsroom leader to run the Middle East and North Africa region. It is one of the most important and high-profile roles in our global news organization. The region's news operation covers 20 countries, is home to 10 bureaus and a large network of stringers and provides real-time breaking news and deeper investigative coverage on stories that resonate well beyond the Middle East.


It requires an editor who has the news judgment, temperament and management skills to get the best out of talented, diverse and courageous teams of reporters.


You will have experience running large teams, excellent communication skills, impeccable news judgment, and the ability to drive both fast-breaking news and deeply reported projects. You will be a strong writer who can quickly relay the significance of events in the region to a global audience, whether working on financial news or geopolitics.


You will ideally speak Arabic and have the diplomatic skills to represent Reuters in dealing with governments and other authorities in the region.

About the Role


As our Middle East and North Africa Editor, you will:

• Have deep knowledge of the region
• Have a successful track record of running coverage of major international news
• Work with teams to generate smart and agenda-setting story ideas
• Be able to prioritise coverage and know when to skip smaller stories
• Have managed a sizeable team of journalists, preferably across multiple locations
• Be able to mentor and coach staff, helping them to reach their potential
• Be an excellent collaborator, with a track record of working with other editors, including visuals colleagues, to achieve the best results
• Understand the needs of our major client groups: LSEG, agency media and digital professional clients
• Understand a variety of story-telling formats and when to use them

About You


To be our Middle East and North Africa Editor, you will likely:

• Speak Arabic and perhaps one other regional language
• Be based in Dubai, but another major centre in the region could be considered
• Have experience of hostile environments and a working knowledge of safety protocols
• Represent Reuters in an official capacity in the region when needed

Please note, the deadline for applications is Friday 1st November 2024.


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What's in it for you


At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

• Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities
• Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists
• Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days
• Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world's most important stories.

About Reuters


Reuters is the world's largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.


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As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.


We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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