Fact Checkers at The International Center for Investigative Reporting (ICIR)

Job Summary:

• We are looking for an amazing, curious, fact-checkers/researcher with OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) skills. You will expand and develop our world-class investigations team in Nigeria, working alongside the team lead. Candidates will be working with our readers, product, and data teams, as well as partners to translate data into actionable insights. We are looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-moving entrepreneurial environment where there is opportunity to be at the intersection of journalism, technology and innovation. Candidates will be at the cutting edge applying analytical and digital verification skills to help our clients & partners gain new insights and most importantly enable our reading public to imbibe a culture of verification and responsible information sharing.
• This position requires an agile individual interested in building a career in fact-checking and willing to work with the team to navigate online disinformation using digital verification techniques and tools easily. It also requires the ability to work in a fast-paced multimedia newsroom and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Conducts OSINT collection and analysis in support of investigations related to potential online threats, hate speech, misinformation, disinformation, and influence operations.
• Authors written intelligence reports for internal use and/or publication.
• Assist in the planning, development and execution of activities in support of emerging fact-checking projects
• Utilizes requirements, directives, ancillary sources to obtain and disseminate intelligence related information from publicly available information (PAI)
• Participates in the development of collection strategies, postures and plans related to customer needs
• Prepares and presents briefings related to open-source intelligence analysis, digital and media literacy.

Minimum Qualifications/Requirements

• BA/BSc degree in Journalism, Mass Communication, Arts or Social Sciences or equivalent media work experience
• Experience with open-source intelligence analysis, gathering and tools
• Candidates must have a demonstrable fact-checking portfolio (Include links to published fact-checks in your application).
• Desirably a good editorial judgement related to the collection and analysis of intelligence information, especially mis/disinformation campaigns.
• Strong written and communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and a creative thinker with an ability to analyze a wide array of data
• Has a keen eye for detail and applies “gut checks” to supplement fact-checking
• Is tech-savvy (i.e., understands Google Tools for fact-checking and can easily work with Google Docs, Google Sheet etc)