Bureau Chief, France

Reuters is looking for a first class journalist and newsroom leader to run its coverage of France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. This is a role for a proven correspondent and manager to take charge of a region encompassing the heart of European policy making and some of Europe’s biggest and most influential economies, companies and political leaders.

In France President Emmanuel Macron has won a second term in office and is arguably Western Europe’s most prominent political leader on the global stage. But at home he is yet to enact much of his ambitious reform programme in the face of fierce resistance from trade unions, while France’s stuttering nuclear power plants are compounding its handling of the broader energy crisis.

In Brussels, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine created a unity among European Union members that was unprecedented in recent years. Yet splits over energy policy and disputes over the rule of law are causing divisions to reopen, while a corruption scandal has raised questions about the very fabric of the bloc’s institutions.

The Netherlands and Luxembourg remain major intersection points for some of the region’s biggest stories, from war crime investigations sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to multinational companies managing changes to global tax rules.

The position needs someone adept at managing disparate teams and an understanding of how to serve the varying needs of Reuters clients. They will need to work closely with visuals colleagues and oversee Reuters’ French language news service and its English coverage.

**About the Role**

As France and Benelux Bureau Chief you will:

- Possess first class leadership skills and the ability to set priorities in a large news gathering operation.
- Have exceptional news judgment. You will manage teams that can break news and be ultra-competitive on complex, fast-moving breaking news and drive insightful initiative journalism.
- Have oversight of our busy French language newsfile
- Be able to coordinate complex and fast-moving cross-border stories with colleagues across Reuters large global network.
- Be calm under pressure and able to take decisions fast when faced with breaking news

**About You**

To do this role you will likely have:

- A deep knowledge of and experience covering news in Europe and an understanding of the key stories in the region
- First class written and spoken French and English; additional languages are an advantage
- At least 5 years of experience with managing large teams and implementing change
- Experience of recruiting, motivating and managing diverse teams of journalists

**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.

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