JOB TITLE: Strategic Partner Manager, News – SSA Region
JOB LOCATION: Lagos, Nigeria
JOB DETAILS:
Responsibilities
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- Build and cultivate relationships with a growing and diverse set of news organizations, such as newspapers, broadcasters, digital-first publishers, journalists and news industry bodies
- Develop expertise on your partners goals & priorities, gather industry insights, and keep your finger on the pulse of the news industry in your region and how Facebook can support it
- Contribute to partner success by providing guidance on optimal use of Facebook & Instagram tools and services, compliance with Community Standards and other rules, as well as content strategy
- Build your Managed Partner Set with sound strategies in line with key goals & objectives
- Prepare bi-annual program budgets
- Work with data analysts and Partner Solutions colleagues to forecast partner revenue
- Track, analyze and communicate key quantitative metrics and business trends
- Act as a news industry expert internally and externally and be a strong advocate for partners. Identify and help highlight unique news media success stories from the region to celebrate best practices and seed new trends in the industry
- Build strong relationships with internal partners across Public Policy, Market Operations, Communications, Entertainment Partnerships, Sales and other teams to help coordinate a common approach to the news industry, identify challenges and mitigate content integrity issues
- Identify scaled training opportunities for journalists and news organisations
- Work closely with Support teams to proactively resolve operational, business, and technical issues
- Ability to communicate effectively and advocate for the region with excellent written, verbal and presentation skills
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience
- Extensive experience in the news industry or organisations supporting the news industry
- Extensive experience and knowledge of the pan-African media landscape, especially in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
- Keen interest and understanding of news business models and the journalism industry
- Fluency in French and familiarity with Francophone Africa’s media landscape an advantage.
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