Job Opportunity at ARIJ: Editor and Head of ARIJ Data Desk

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is looking to hire an editor and head of ARIJ data desk to join the team in Amman. This position is part of the editorial multimedia hub at ARIJ where they will coach reporters working on investigative, especially data-driven articles and lead HUB DESK efforts to collect and verify data, teach journalists how to use that data for story ideas and evidence, and to fact check articles before publication.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Editing/Coaching: To coach seven investigations per year. They may not all be data-driven but will be agreed upon among the editor, the Managing Editor, and fellow hub editors.
2.  Developing and Maintaining Quality Control over ARIJ Data Desk, which include the following:
   • Overseeing the agreed data desk strategy.
   • Working with Data Technician and Researcher (both also answerable to the ME) to ensure the collection, purchase and updating of new online and offline data, according to the agreed strategy.
   • Planing and spending the data desk budget according to the agreed data desk strategy.
   • Producing training materials and presentations on ARIJ data.
   • Tracking and reporting on requests to the Desk received and responded to.
3. Coordinating ARIJ data journalism and corruption related workshops which include:
   • Selecting and coordinating with trainers on the agenda of these workshops.
   • Working with other editors to select the shortlisted participants and elaborate with them their stories’ ideas.
4. Representing ARIJ and promoting ARIJ Data Journalism at workshops, conferences and global events as may be required and agreed to depending on workload by the editor.
5.  Working with Managing Editor in coordinating global media projects when they present themselves, which include:
   • Communicating and signing agreements with the organizations in question, getting access to the databases, sharing data with ARIJ editors and journalists.
   • Coaching quota may include stories that come out of these projects.

Job requirements and qualifications:

1. At least two year of experience in research, and three years as an investigative journalist.
2. Fluency in both Arabic and English.
3. Good background in economic/business reporting.
4. Strong background/experience in data journalism.
5. Strong online data searching capabilities.
6. Efficiency in reporting and presentation.