Westminster News Editor, Channel 4 News

Overview
Drive the politics coverage on Channel 4 News, deploy news resources as appropriate, making editorial judgements about a story's news worthiness in line with the Channel 4 News vision, supporting and guiding the original journalism of the politics team, advising and helping the guest bookers with political interviews.

Responsibilities
* Drive and shape the political coverage for Channel 4 News' nightly programme and digital content
* Set and pursue original stories for the daily news programme
* Bring in exclusive interviews and news lines
* Oversee Westminster newsgathering and manage cameras, producers, reporters and editors
* Brief and deploy reporters and correspondents to cover political stories in an engaging way and to a high production standard
* Have original production ideas for political packages
* Oversee special projects and big Outside Broadcasts
* Undertake work in the field alongside reporters and crews and travel when necessary
* Have the ability to make quick judgements and decisions
* Manage relations with external bodies, other broadcasters and other ITN political teams
* Make informed legal and health and safety judgements
* Set realistic but challenging objectives for reporters covering political stories

This Position Description identifies the main requirements of the job. It is not an exhaustive list of duties but is intended to reflect the nature, range, and context of the work, which will change over time.

Qualifications
* A track record work in political journalism including delivering exclusive stories and interviews
* The ability to manage a wide range of tasks
* Excellent communication skills
* Excellent journalistic and political judgement
* Ability to deal with teams in the field
* Thorough and detail-conscious planning skills
* A clear understanding of how Channel 4 News and ITN are structured and the infrastructure which supports this
* Excellent organisation skills
* Ability to make quick editorial and legal decisions
* Strong integrity
* People leadership
* A good understanding of legal and compliance issues related to political coverage

Key Competencies/Management Practices:
* Teamwork; Able to lead and motivate a committed team. Participates openly, shares opinions and experience. Raises and resolves issues of concern to the team. Encourages and maintains a calm and authoritative approach in breaking story situations
* Leadership/Coaching; Sets high standards. Provides help to others, gives honest feedback and support to succeed. Provides scope for team to try out new ideas/techniques. Ability to manage and develop the organisation effectively
* Problem Solving; Uses information and judgement to understand and resolve logistical and resource problems/situations. Thinks ahead, considering the implications of various actions

Our people are at the heart of everything we do at ITN. It's vital that our workforce reflects the diversity of both our audience. and the wider society in the UK, so we're proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds and communities. We also recognise the importance of a good work life balance, so we do everything we can to accommodate flexible working, including part-time and job shares for all our roles. Please just let us know in your application or at any stage throughout the process if this is something you want to explore.