Job description
Mergermarket, the international financial news service division of Acuris, is looking to hire a freelance mergers and acquisitions Correspondent to cover the Kenyan market. Ideally the candidate would be based in Nairobi. They should be able to provide exclusive content on mergers and acquisitions and corporate strategy, including via significant business events and conferences.
The right candidate will be hungry to produce exclusive stories on a regular basis by interviewing decision makers, CEOs, bankers and other sources for Mergermarket.
The candidate will have excellent English speaking and writing skills, and ideally bring at least some reporting experience from another financial news service, newspaper or online publication to the table. Fluency in another language will also be an advantage.
The candidate should be willing to travel to key events and be eligible to work in the country as well liaise with colleagues in our Southern Africa team and London.
Mergermarket will provide you with the training and support needed. The post is a freelance one, with the rate paid per story and negotiable according to experience.
