The Ghana News Agency (GNA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified, result-driven, competent, and dynamic professionals to fill various vacant positions. The available position is Chief Reporter.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong>\u00a0Chief Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Description: Key Duties and Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Works to oral and written instructions and to established procedures. Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 A Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Journalism or Communications with five (5) years working experience as a Journalist. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Accra<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n Interested and qualified applicants should send their application cover letter stating the position with a comprehensive curriculum vitae including supporting documents (Educational Certificates, National Service Certificate etc) to the<\/p>\n Director of Administration<\/strong> Important Note<\/strong><\/p>\n Prospective Applicants applying for (Editor, Chief Reporter, Accountant, Stores Officer, Marketing Officer, and Administrative Officer) positions must as part of the application submit a Statement of Purpose (Number of words 500 words, font style \u2013 Times New Roman, font size \u201312 and lining spacing should be 1.5), indicating their strength, achievements, attitude and why they should be considered for the role.<\/p>\n Or<\/p>\n Send application to\u00a0admin-gna@gna.org.gh<\/strong>\u00a0indicating the applied Position as the SUBJECT and attach relevant documents (Educational Certificates, National Service Certificate etc).<\/p>\n NB<\/strong><\/p>\n Kindly note that closing date for submission of all Application is the 24th March, 2023. Applicants should note that only shortlisted persons will be invited to interview for selection.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a024 March, 2023<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ghana News Agency (GNA) is inviting applications from suitably qualified, result-driven, competent, and dynamic professionals to fill various vacant positions. The available position is Chief Reporter. Job Description Position:\u00a0Chief…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[85],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-lMq","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83726"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=83726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83726\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 Covers and reports general news events; conducts interviews and investigations for the writing of special reports in the national interest.
\n\u2022 Pitches ideas to editors for follow-up stories.
\n\u2022 Research background of stories for comprehensive and accurate news features and special reports.
\n\u2022 Arranges interviews with sources for well-researched and investigative stories, news features and documentaries.
\n\u2022 Establishes and maintains relationships with individuals who are credible sources of information in the interest of the nation.
\n\u2022 Reports on assigned beats, such as Law and Order, Peace and Security, Science and Environment, Agriculture and Parliament on daily basis.
\n\u2022 Generates and develops video, online and social media content.
\n\u2022 Does live reports from the scene and undertakes special field and investigative assignments.
\n\u2022 Rewrites stories of reporters to meet house style and to fit time and space requirements.
\n\u2022 Investigates and reports breaking news, such as disasters, crimes, or human-interest stories.
\n\u2022 Performs any other tasks assigned by the supervisor.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Must be a member of a professional association, such as the Ghana Journalists Association.
\n\u2022 Demonstrate ability to generate and develop story ideas.
\n\u2022 Excellent oral and written communications skills in English and understand at least one Ghanaian Language.
\n\u2022 Good understanding of current affairs and capacity to analyze political, economic, and social issues.
\n\u2022 Demonstrate ability to edit scripts and news stories.
\n\u2022 Must have presence on social media.
\n\u2022 Strong experience in and understanding of new media, as well as traditional and digital media in Africa.
\n\u2022 Should be able to undertake standup interviews.
\n\u2022 Experience in audio and\/or video production.
\n\u2022 Strong knowledge and commitment to upholding ethical and professional standards.
\n\u2022 Passion for generating and writing interesting and relevant stories.
\n\u2022 Critical thinker, analytical and problem-solving skills
\n\u2022 Great interpersonal skills and team player
\n\u2022 Ability to work under pressure and good time management skills.<\/p>\n
\nGhana News Agency<\/strong>
\nP.O Box 2118<\/strong>
\nAccra<\/strong><\/p>\n