The Bureau of Investigative Journalism, Junior Reporter (FTC)

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism is expanding and we are looking for a talented journalist to join our Enablers reporting team.

We are hiring reporters to join our Enablers project, investigating how UK executives, lawyers and advisers are enabling oligarchs, dictators and criminals around the world.

We are looking for an early career journalist to join the team as a junior reporter. The ideal candidate will be keen to pursue a career in financial or investigative journalism, and have experience and cuttings to demonstrate this.

About The Bureau

The Bureau is the UK’s largest independent investigative journalism organisation. It exists to inform the public about the realities of power in today’s world. Our investigations seek to expose systemic wrongs, challenge misinformation and spark change. With no corporate or political agenda we bring to light serious issues affecting individuals and communities in the UK and around the world.

We work collaboratively to maximise the impact of our fact-based reporting and share our findings openly with local, national and international media outlets to reach as many people as possible.

About the Enablers project

We have been reporting on how London’s elite professions have been serving as enablers to overseas interests for several years now, including campaigning for the release of the Russia report in 2019.

Our Enablers project, launched in the summer of 2020, investigates how top-paid business executives, lawyers and political advisers in the UK are enabling oligarchs, dictators and criminals around the world. This story has gone untold for too long.

A lot of mainstream reporting has been done on the crimes, abuses and financial misdeeds of malicious foreign states and wealthy individuals – but very little has been brought to light about the lawyers, PR advisers, accountants, estate agents and bankers that take care of the details and help them get away with it.

The Enablers team is a three-person unit, consisting of an editor and two reporters.

The role

It is an exciting time to join our innovative, mission-driven journalism outfit and be part of an ambitious project to produce cross-border investigations.

The junior reporter will work as part of our investigative team. Though this is an early-career position, you will have some reporting experience to point to, particularly in investigative or off-diary areas.

Experience and skills

• Proven track record of original, high-quality reporting
• Some investigative or long-form journalism experience
• Proven ability to build a strong and growing contact book
• Understanding of media law and journalism ethics
• Diligence and attention to detail
• You will be a collaborative team player
• A passion for accountability journalism

Desirable experience and skills

• Investigative reporting
• A foreign language (particularly Russian)
• Financial reporting experience
• Data journalism skills
• Good story ideas

It is envisaged that this is a full-time role, primarily based in our London office (once it is safe to return to the office), but as The Bureau is committed to supporting people who require a more flexible approach to working this is open to discussion.

The Bureau is committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer providing opportunities for all, where people can come to do their best work. We encourage individuals from BAME communities or disadvantaged backgrounds as these groups are currently underrepresented in the media industry, which is something we are committed to changing.

Salary: £26-30,000, dependent on experience.
Duration: One-year fixed-term contract.

To apply

Click APPLY NOW and send a CV and covering letter  by 2 July 2021.

Interviews will be in the week beginning 12 July.

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