Jobs Kenya

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  • East Africa Business Correspondent

    East Africa Business Correspondent

    Reuters is looking to hire a correspondent based in Nairobi to cover business and economic news from Kenya and East Africa. The successful candidate should have a strong grasp of the regional economy and its top corporate players and trends, as well as contacts that will enable him/her to produce a steady stream of interviews with key players and exclusives. They will also be expected to build contacts in and report on business and corporate activity in the rest of the East African Community, from trade liberalisation to mining in Tanzania and the gradual expansion of foreign investment in Ethiopia. As part of the Nairobi bureau’s broader news-gathering team, the successful candidate will also cover breaking political and general news, and contribute to the bureau’s cover of major regional stories. Knowledge of Kiswahili or another East African language a major advantage.
    At Thomson Reuters, we believe what we do matters. We are passionate about our work, inspired by the impact it has on our business and our customers. As a team, we believe in winning as one – collaborating to reach shared goals, and developing through challenging and meaningful experiences. With more than 45,000 employees in more than 100 countries, we work flexibly across boundaries and realize innovations that help shape industries around the world. Making this happen is a dynamic, evolving process, and we count on each employee to be a catalyst in driving our performance – and their own.
    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 country or local law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

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  • Reuters News Internship Program 2025 – Video Internship

    Reuters News Internship Program 2025 – Video Internship

    Our global Reuters News Internship Program gives you the chance to fast-track your journalism career and develop your skills across a variety of subjects and media. We welcome passionate and curious reporters, producers and photojournalists who want to tell stories for a global audience. Reuters seeks diverse candidates from all backgrounds and is excited to work with emerging talent who can cover breaking news and tell in-depth stories from new perspectives. We are looking for an intern to work in our Video department in Nairobi, Kenya.

    About You:

    A passionate video journalism student or an early career video journalist
    Commitment to a career in journalism
    A keen interest in video storytelling
    A desire to learn and a passion for news
    Emerging talent who can tell stories about finance, politics and people from new perspectives and in different formats
    Ambition to deliver journalism with real impact
    An international outlook and ability to work in a team and communicate across departments
    Excellent writing and communication skills

    ​The role: 

    Paid 12-week internship, starting from 16th June, 2025
    An assigned Senior Editor as a mentor
    Formal training and coaching
    Participants who excel may be considered for future opportunities at Reuters

    Apply via :

    reuters.com

  • Senior Visuals Producer – Sub-Saharan Africa, Reuters Senior Africa Markets Correspondent, Reuters

    Senior Visuals Producer – Sub-Saharan Africa, Reuters Senior Africa Markets Correspondent, Reuters

    As our Senior Visuals Producer – Sub-Saharan Africa, you will:

    Win breaking news stories.
    Lead news planning including for major events
    Demonstrate a keen eye for multimedia storytelling and the ability to edit video footage within tight deadlines.
    Work as part of a multimedia team covering events, from planning to fieldwork.
    Coordinate between Visuals and Text teams.
    Represent agency video internally and externally, including client visits.
    Collaborate closely with senior producers in the region.

    About You:
    To be our Senior Visuals Producer, Sub-Saharan Africa, you will likely have:

    Minimum of five years’ experience in agency and/or broadcast television newsgathering.
    Ability to remain calm under pressure.
    Ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities.
    Thorough understanding of the latest digital visual technologies for filming.
    Willingness to travel on assignment at short notice.
    Fluent English and Swahili are preferred.

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  • Project Coordinator

    Project Coordinator

    About the Role 

    As a Project Coordinator at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will: 

    Lead on the logistical support for remote and in-person activities (such as trainings, convenings and workshops). 
    Coordinate project activities with multiple internal stakeholders as well as external contractors and partner organisations.  
    Provide direct support to Project Manager and Senior Project Coordinator in setting up and managing vendors/consultants, conducting procurement as per policy, booking logistics and conducting project financial administration. 
    Support in the management of key project partners ensuring partners adhere to project plan and financial and narrative reporting and receive support when required. 
    Support the team in following TRF’s project cycle management system when implementing activities and closing the project. 
    Responsible for project meeting management including weekly project meetings and monthly Board meetings. 
    Monitor project finances in collaboration with Senior Project Coordinator and Project manager.  
    Support the project team in understanding and following all compliance polices.  
    Take lead in setting up all project vendors, liaising with Account Payable team and external vendors. 
    Maintain the alumni network of journalists involved in the programme, as appropriate. 
    Work closely with the Senior Project Coordinator & Project Manager to monitor the project plan and deliverables, keeping documents updated as and when change takes place. 
    Take lead in conducting impact data gathering such as surveys, and one to one interviews, with guidance from Senior MEAL advisor. 
    Maintain project database records, ensuring networks, relationships and ongoing conversations are documented. 
    Proactively seek out improvements in project system, processes and record keeping. 

    About You 

    To be our Project Coordinator, you will likely have: 

    Prior experience in a relevant role coordinating a range of activities, across organisations with common goals, and working constructively with a diverse range of people 
    Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures 
    Highly organised person, who can manage and maintain large amount of project data.  
    High motivation with ability to work independently or in a team environment 
    A pro-active self-starting and problem-solving attitude, including paying attention to detail and being good on follow-through 
    Experience of administrative or finance processes and excellent numerical skills 
    Competency in Word, Teams, Outlook and Excel. Experience with databases (e.g. Salesforce) would be an advantage 
    Fluency in English

    Apply via :

    reuters.com

  • Project Coordinator

    Project Coordinator

    About the Role 

    As a Project Coordinator at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will: 

    Lead on the logistical support for remote and in-person activities (such as trainings, convenings and workshops). 
    Coordinate project activities with multiple internal stakeholders as well as external contractors and partner organisations.  
    Provide direct support to Project Manager and Senior Project Coordinator in setting up and managing vendors/consultants, conducting procurement as per policy, booking logistics and conducting project financial administration. 
    Support in the management of key project partners ensuring partners adhere to project plan and financial and narrative reporting and receive support when required. 
    Support the team in following TRF’s project cycle management system when implementing activities and closing the project. 
    Responsible for project meeting management including weekly project meetings and monthly Board meetings. 
    Monitor project finances in collaboration with Senior Project Coordinator and Project manager.  
    Support the project team in understanding and following all compliance polices.  
    Take lead in setting up all project vendors, liaising with Account Payable team and external vendors. 
    Maintain the alumni network of journalists involved in the programme, as appropriate. 
    Work closely with the Senior Project Coordinator & Project Manager to monitor the project plan and deliverables, keeping documents updated as and when change takes place. 
    Take lead in conducting impact data gathering such as surveys, and one to one interviews, with guidance from Senior MEAL advisor. 
    Maintain project database records, ensuring networks, relationships and ongoing conversations are documented. 
    Proactively seek out improvements in project system, processes and record keeping. 

    About You 

    To be our Project Coordinator, you will likely have: 

    Prior experience in a relevant role coordinating a range of activities, across organisations with common goals, and working constructively with a diverse range of people 
    Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with changing priorities and time pressures 
    Highly organised person, who can manage and maintain large amount of project data.  
    High motivation with ability to work independently or in a team environment 
    A pro-active self-starting and problem-solving attitude, including paying attention to detail and being good on follow-through 
    Experience of administrative or finance processes and excellent numerical skills 
    Competency in Word, Teams, Outlook and Excel. Experience with databases (e.g. Salesforce) would be an advantage 
    Fluency in English

    Apply via :

    reuters.com

  • Senior Visuals Producer – Sub-Saharan Africa, Reuters Senior Africa Markets Correspondent, Reuters

    Senior Visuals Producer – Sub-Saharan Africa, Reuters Senior Africa Markets Correspondent, Reuters

    As our Senior Visuals Producer – Sub-Saharan Africa, you will:

    Win breaking news stories.
    Lead news planning including for major events
    Demonstrate a keen eye for multimedia storytelling and the ability to edit video footage within tight deadlines.
    Work as part of a multimedia team covering events, from planning to fieldwork.
    Coordinate between Visuals and Text teams.
    Represent agency video internally and externally, including client visits.
    Collaborate closely with senior producers in the region.

    About You:
    To be our Senior Visuals Producer, Sub-Saharan Africa, you will likely have:

    Minimum of five years’ experience in agency and/or broadcast television newsgathering.
    Ability to remain calm under pressure.
    Ability to meet deadlines, multi-task, and adapt to changing priorities.
    Thorough understanding of the latest digital visual technologies for filming.
    Willingness to travel on assignment at short notice.
    Fluent English and Swahili are preferred.

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    Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.  

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  • Head of Africa Hub

    Head of Africa Hub

    As the Head of Africa Hub you will:

    Provide oversight and strategic support ensuring that the regional programme portfolio is delivered in scope, time, and cost to agreed levels of quality, within the organisation’s governance and project management framework.
    Produce reports for key stakeholders on regional programme, partnerships, and networking progress, including preparing narrative reports, and identifying success stories.
    Oversee the planning, execution, and evaluation of programs and projects in the region including monitoring the financial performance, financial accountability and transparency.
    Be at the forefront of the latest donor trends in key strategic regions across Africa and share knowledge across the Programmes and Business Development teams.
    Work closely with the Business Development team to proactively develop a high-quality pipeline for TRF’s Africa strategy, building key relationships with donors and potential partners.
    Work with the Business Development team, thought leadership, and other teams and external partners to identify and explore new business opportunities and develop project proposals, activity/product design, and budget planning.
    Develop and maintain a stakeholder and partnership management plan for TRF’s Africa regional hub.
    Strengthen the visibility and drive the promotion of TRF’s external profile by representing the Foundation in agreed networks, fora, consortia, and strategic meetings with existing and prospective donors, partners, and key stakeholders working on issues related to resilience of independent media, access to law, and responsible business.
    Provide management and operational leadership for the TRF Team based in the Africa region, supporting team cohesion and collaborative ways of working for a new and growing team.
    Serve as the key focal point for operational queries related to the Nairobi office, ensuring the smooth running and effectiveness of the space for TRF staff, and ensuring TR operational compliance.
    Develop processes and procedures to aid and improve the team’s performance and cohesion in collaboration with the Director of Programmes, Director of TrustLaw, CFO and COO. Oversee the hub’s resourcing and staffing plans.

    About You
    To be our Head of Africa Hub, you will likely have:

    Exceptional leadership skills by effectively guiding and inspiring teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance work environment, and driving the achievement of organizational goals.
    Experience working with a variety of international donors, particularly FCDO, US State Department, USAID, and NORAD. Familiarity with donor reporting requirements.
    Proven track record of strategy development and implementation.
    Proven track record in overseeing a diverse and complex portfolio of successful programming, networks, and partnerships in the international development context.
    Outstanding project or programme design and management skills, and experience with monitoring and evaluation (building log frames, theories of change).
    Excellent budget and financial management skills, including fluency in Excel.
    Resilience, ability to cope with high pressure and diverse work environments, and finding solutions to problems when they arise
    Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally, with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds.
    Experience in developing successful funding proposals and securing multi-year, high-value income.
    Fluency in English; other languages such as French, Arabic, Swahili, and Portuguese would be an advantage.

    Apply via :

    reuters.com

  • Project Manager, Norad Project

    Project Manager, Norad Project

    As a Project Manager at Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will

    Plan and manage the project, ensuring it adheres to scope, timeline, and budget, within the organization’s project management framework.
    Provide monthly, quarterly and annual project updates including financial, narrative, and impact reports to key stakeholders.
    Monitor the quality and effectiveness of project activities, working closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that we document and capture the projects impact and learning and promote knowledge sharing in the programme.
    Manage the project budget, coordinating with Project Coordinators, partners, and the finance team to ensure payments are made in line with budget and according to contractual timelines.
    Ensure project documentation is maintained to support the annual project audit.
    Work closely with the Global Development Team and the Regional Programme Manager for Africa to identify strategic networking and business development opportunities.
    Represent TRF in relevant networks, forums, and project consortia to enhance the project’s external profile.
    Support the Business Development team in identifying funding opportunities through proposal development, activity design, and budget planning.
    Develop and implement an effective management and communication plan, including regular reporting and accurate updates with internal and external stakeholders.
    Successfully manage a range of external consultants working across a number of project deliverables.

    About You:
    As a Project Manager at Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will likely have:

    Experience working with international donors and ability to write qualitative impact and progress reports.
    Proven track record in successfully managing multi-country, multi-partner projects in the international development context (7+ years).
    Exceptional program management skills, including monitoring and evaluation and promotion of learning among implementing partners
    Ability to manage a large budget with multiple teams responsible for delivering activities
    Experience in remote program management, program start-up, mobilization, and closure.
    Resilience and ability to thrive in high-pressure environments with the capacity to find solutions when challenges arise.
    Excellent interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English and Kiswahili.

    Desired Skills:

    Experience in journalism/media, international relations, international development, politics, or a relevant field.
    Knowledge of other languages, such as French and Portuguese, is advantageous.
    Experience in the development of successful funding proposals.
    Should have a strong interest in IFF’s in Africa and the media in one or more of the countries we are programming.

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    reuters.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com

  • Project Manager – Norad Project

    Project Manager – Norad Project

    We are seeking a committed and seasoned Project Manager to join our TRF Programmes Team based in Kenya to build on the ambitious NORAD funded Wealth of Nations programme that has been going for over 10 years. The latest phase of the project: Expose the Flows: Working Together to Curb Illicit Financial Flows aims to improve the quality and quantity of news coverage in Africa on IFF’s, working with reputable CSO’s in Ghana, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique and Kenya. This role will provide you with a fantastic opportunity to learn more about IFF’s and the unique work of the Foundation. The right candidate will be motivated to cultivate meaningful partnerships/ relationships to jointly develop and deliver high quality training to journalists and newsrooms in Africa. If you are someone who enjoys collaboration and learning this role has plenty to offer with a dedicated team of technical experts in TrustLaw, Inclusive Economies and Media Freedom. The programme has recently been externally evaluated so this is an exciting time to introduce key learnings while onboarding our new partners. As Project Manager you will line mange and mentor a team of two Project Coordinators. Excellent organizational and communication skills will be an asset in this hands on Project Management role. You will need a consultative decision making approach and uphold strong standards for financial compliance and stakeholder management.

    About The Role
    As a Project Manager at Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will

    Plan and manage the project, ensuring it adheres to scope, timeline, and budget, within the organization’s project management framework.
    Provide monthly, quarterly and annual project updates including financial, narrative, and impact reports to key stakeholders.
    Monitor the quality and effectiveness of project activities, working closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation team to ensure that we document and capture the projects impact and learning and promote knowledge sharing in the programme.
    Manage the project budget, coordinating with Project Coordinators, partners, and the finance team to ensure payments are made in line with budget and according to contractual timelines.
    Ensure project documentation is maintained to support the annual project audit.
    Work closely with the Global Development Team and the Regional Programme Manager for Africa to identify strategic networking and business development opportunities.
    Represent TRF in relevant networks, forums, and project consortia to enhance the project’s external profile.
    Support the Business Development team in identifying funding opportunities through proposal development, activity design, and budget planning.
    Develop and implement an effective management and communication plan, including regular reporting and accurate updates with internal and external stakeholders.
    Successfully manage a range of external consultants working across a number of project deliverables.

    About You:
    As a Project Manager at Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will likely have:

    Experience working with international donors and ability to write qualitative impact and progress reports.
    Proven track record in successfully managing multi-country, multi-partner projects in the international development context (7+ years).
    Exceptional program management skills, including monitoring and evaluation and promotion of learning among implementing partners
    Ability to manage a large budget with multiple teams responsible for delivering activities
    Experience in remote program management, program start-up, mobilization, and closure.
    Resilience and ability to thrive in high-pressure environments with the capacity to find solutions when challenges arise.
    Excellent interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English and Kiswahili.

    Desired Skills:

    Experience in journalism/media, international relations, international development, politics, or a relevant field.
    Knowledge of other languages, such as French and Portuguese, is advantageous.
    Experience in the development of successful funding proposals.
    Should have a strong interest in IFF’s in Africa and the media in one or more of the countries we are programming.

    Apply via :

    reuters.com

  • Software Engineer, Data Platform

    Software Engineer, Data Platform

    About The Role
    In this opportunity as the Software Engineer, you will:

    Develop data processing applications and frameworks on cloud-based infrastructure in partnership with Data Analysts and Architects with guidance from Lead Software Engineer.
    Innovate with new approaches to meet data management requirements. Make recommendations about platform adoption, including technology integrations, application servers, libraries, and AWS frameworks, documentation, and usability by stakeholders.
    Contribute to improving the customer experience.
    Participate in code reviews to maintain a high-quality codebase
    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features
    Work closely with product owners, designers, and other developers to understand requirements and deliver solutions.
    Effectively communicate and liaise across the data platform & management teams
    Stay updated on emerging trends and technologies in cloud computing

    About You
    You’re a fit for the role of Software Engineer, if you meet all or most of these criteria:

    Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field 3+ years of relevant experience in Implementation of data lake and data management of data technologies for large scale organizations.
    Experience in building & maintaining data pipelines with excellent run-time characteristics such as low-latency, fault-tolerance and high availability.
    Proficient in Python programming language.
    Experience in AWS services and management, including Serverless, Container, Queueing and Monitoring services like Lambda, ECS, API Gateway, RDS, Dynamo DB, Glue, S3, IAM, Step Functions, CloudWatch, SQS, SNS.
    Good knowledge in Consuming and building APIs
    Solid understanding in Software development practices such as version control via Git, CI/CD and Release management
    Agile development cadence
    Fluency in querying languages such as SQL

    Nice-to-have skills:

    Snowflake cloud data platform
    Business Intelligence tools like PowerBI

    Personal skills:

    Good critical thinking, communication, documentation, troubleshooting and collaborative skills.

    About The Role
    As a Project Manager at Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

    Plan and manage the SAMRI project, ensuring it adheres to scope, timeline, and budget, within the organization’s project management framework.
    Provide monthly and quarterly project updates including financial, narrative, and impact reports to key stakeholders.
    Work closely with the organisation’s Monitoring and Evaluation team to implement the projects impact monitoring plan and capture project impact systematically.
    Collaborate with team members to drive project success, resolve conflicts, and secure stakeholder commitment.
    Identify, assess, and mitigate risks that may impact project success.
    Oversee the project’s finances, coordinating with Project Coordinators, partners, and the finance team.
    Estimate project costs, resource requirements, and timescales to ensure successful completion within scope and constraints.
    Prepare and maintain project plans, tracking activities and progress against the plan.
    Ensure project finances are in line with the foundation’s policies and audit requirements.
    Work closely with the Global Development Team and the Regional Programme Manager for Africa to identify strategic networking and business development opportunities.
    Represent SAMRI in relevant networks, forums, and project consortia to enhance the project’s external profile.
    Develop and implement an effective communication plan, including regular reporting and accurate updates.
    Support the Business Development team in identifying funding opportunities through proposal development, activity design, and budget planning.

    About You:
    To be our Project Manager, you will likely have:

    Experience working with international donors and familiarity with donor reporting requirements.
    Proven track record in successfully managing multi-country, multi-partner projects in the international development context (5+ years).
    Exceptional project and program management skills, including monitoring and evaluation.
    Proficiency in budget and financial management.
    Experience in remote program management, program start-up, mobilization, and closure.
    Resilience and ability to thrive in high-pressure environments with the capacity to find solutions when challenges arise.
    Strong ability to convey complex information to non-experts.
    Excellent interpersonal skills to build positive working relationships with diverse stakeholders.
    Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluency in English. Knowledge of other languages, such as French and Swahili, is advantageous.

    Apply via :

    reuters.com