The Hereford Times is looking for a community reporter.

Do you care about what goes on around you in Herefordshire, wish your community had a louder voice, and want to make a difference?

The Community News Project (CNI) needs you for the Hereford Times.

A partnership between Facebook, local news publishers and the National Council for the Training of Journalists, the CNI has created 82 new community reporter roles around the UK.

And one is at the Hereford Times.

Previous journalism experience or training is NOT essential.

We want people who care about their communities, and want to make a difference in local communities.

We're especially keen to hear from people who believe they can help make our newsrooms more representative of the diverse communities they serve.

Flexible arrangements will be considered for the right candidates. Successful candidates in their final year of journalism study will be able to start at the end of the academic course.

About the role...

Your main role will be to engage with people in specific communities to curate, collate and create content relevant to them.

You will build and act as the point of contact for online communities by engaging with and seeking out content either written by you or from members of those communities.

You will also receive industry-leading digital journalism training which they will then share into your newsrooms, as well as the gold-standard NCTJ journalism training to become a fully trained journalist.

About you ....

You do need to have at least 5 GCSEs with Maths and English at a C or above (or equivalent).

We also welcome people who are doing a completely different job - and want to make a career change to become a journalist.

We are offering two routes into journalism as a result of this scheme.

For applicants with no previous journalism experience or education, we are offering journalism apprenticeships, which combine intensive training with on-the job experience in local communities.

For applicants with previous journalism experience or education, we are offering trainee community reporter roles, where support will be provided to gain the necessary NCTJ qualifications to become a senior reporter.

Please note this is a training role, so the salary will be commensurate. Applicants will already be living in Herefordshire, or able to move to the county.

How to Apply...

This role is initially a two-year fixed term contract.

Send your covering letter and CV to John Wilson, Editor, Hereford Times