Thomson Reuters Hiring for Qatar Correspondent Reuters Full Time

Job Description

Reuters is looking for an energetic journalist to lead our coverage in Qatar. This reporter will provide strong and insightful stories on the tiny but wealthy Gulf Arab state as it tries to move on from a political and economic boycott imposed by larger neighbors ahead of hosting the World Cup in 2022. The successful candidate will have to be multi-skilled, with strong initiative and relish a diverse array of stories. Qatar is a force in investment, energy, media and sport, and an independent-minded Gulf Arab diplomatic power.

Qatar is cementing its position as the world’s biggest supplier of liquefied natural gas, forging new trade partnerships and deepening ties with allies outside the region while restoring ties with Saudi Arabia and other Arab states. Preparations for the World Cup will provide an opportunity for rich multimedia pieces on the desert country.

About the Role As our Qatar Correspondent, you will:

Work closely with our Dubai-based financial and energy teams

Have experience as a reporter who can operate at speed

Break exclusive news

Deliver agenda-setting stories across the file

Be adept at making and cultivating contacts in a deeply conservative society

To be our Qatar Correspondent, you will likely have:

A knowledge of company and financial news will be important, given the country’s aggressive forays into overseas markets.

At least five years reporting experience

Strong initiative, writing and reporting skills

An ability to cultivate contacts and generate ideas that can drive the file forward in original ways

A proven track record of breaking news and teaming up with reporters in the Gulf region for exclusives and enterprise pieces

An ability to shoot photos or video

Fluent Arabic is an advantage

Please note, the deadline for applications is Friday 7th May 2021.

What’s in it For You At Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:

Global Career: As a global company, we can offer a truly international career and progression opportunities

Learning & Development: On the job learning and coaching. We also have a dedicated training team focused on the continuous development of our journalists

Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market leading benefits including paid volunteering days

Perks: Work alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists and a team who provide unmatched, award-winning coverage of the world’s most important stories.

About Reuters Reuters is the world’s largest multimedia news provider. Founded in 1851, it is committed to the Trust Principles of independence, integrity and freedom from bias. With unmatched coverage in over 16 languages, and reaching billions of people worldwide every day, Reuters provides trusted intelligence that powers humans and machines to make smart decisions. It supplies business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world’s media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. Reuters: The Real World in Real Time

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

We are powered by the talents of 25,000 employees across more than 75 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments that celebrate diversity and inclusion. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

Accessibility

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 applicable law. Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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