SUB-EDITOR (X3) POSITION

The Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Limited is a limited liability company owned by the Government of the United.
Republic of Tanzania. The company publishes Tanzania's leading newspapers - Daily News, Sunday News,
HabariLeo, HabariLeo Jumapili and SpotiLeo. •
The company wishes to recruit suitably qualified Sub-Editors and Senior Writers for its English publications.
1. SUB•EDITOR

Qualifications:
Holder of M.A in Journalism / Mass communication or its equivalent from a recognized Institution. Must have at least
Seven (7) years relevant work experience. S/he must have computer skills.

Duties and Responsibilities
1) Writing, rewriting and editing text
2) Making sure that 'house style' is adhered to
3) Verifying information and story details, including figures, names of people and places ','
4) Researching for additional/ background information for writers' stories, features and commentaries
5) Making sure that stories are accurate and do not compromise legality
6) Proposing/developing graphics, data analysis, and other visual story elements
7) Gathering and preparing information for foreign news pages
8) Designing page layouts'
9) Ensuring that stories are the right length and correctly placed on pages
10) Sizing photographs and placing them within relevant articles
11) Signing off pages for printing ,
12) Mentoring writers .
13) Developmq individual targets and performance standards as part of the individual performance agreement in.
consultation with the section head
14) Performing any other duties as may be assigned by the head of section
/
Core Competencies
1) Determination
2) Resilience
3) Creativity
4) Excellent reporting and w!iting skills
5) . Excellent editing skills
6) Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines J
7) Excellent standard of English grammar and spelling
8) An understanding of the laws relating to publishing and journalism
9) Meticulous attention to detail
10) Ability to develop and cover a beat
11) Ability to develop and maintain a source network
12) Excellent team player
13) Excellent oral and written communication skills
14) Interpersonal skills
15) IT Skills

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

Remuneration
Competitive remuneration package will be offered to the right candidate.

Mode of application
Interested candidates should send their application letters, enclosing their updated CVs, copies of relevant
certificates, testimonials, names, telephones and addresses of two easily contactable referees to:

The Managing Editor,
Tanzania Standard (Newspapers) Limited,
P.O. Box 9033,
Dar Es Salaam..

Deadline for submission of applications is January 8, 2016 4pm. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be
contacted. If you don't hear from us within two (2) weeks after the application deadline, please consider your
application unsuccessful