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Job Title:  Producer - Current Affairs

Organisation: Nation Media Group (NMG)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

To create and curate topical, engaging and opinion-shaping cross-platform public affairs programming.

Background and Scope:

In a world where talk is cheap, but facts are sacred, ensuring that public discourse benefits from cogent and informed opinions cannot be gainsaid. This need has been made more urgent and important by the rise of propaganda and armchair punditry, as well as deliberate misinformation and disinformation.

The jobholder will produce our flagship current affairs talk shows on our broadcast platforms and ensure that they contribute to public debate in a manner that positively influences society. Working with other team members, they will also leverage our market-leading digital platforms to ensure that we maintain our leadership in key audience segments while recruiting younger audiences.

The jobholder will work closely with the News Desk to identify debate themes and guests with interesting perspectives. They will ensure that our current affairs programming is inclusive, provides a diversity of views and viewpoints, and is professionally managed in line with the Nation Media Group Editorial Policy Guidelines.

The ideal jobholder is naturally curious, has a passion for current affairs, the diligence for verification, the patience to pay attention to detail, and a commitment to truth, fairness and robust debate. Previous newsroom experience is useful, but not essential