General Manager, News & Current Affairs (French Services) (Telework / Hybrid)

Radio-Canada; Montreal; Hybrid; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public broadcasting corporation in Montreal is seeking a General Manager for News & Current Affairs to lead its largest French-language newsroom. The role involves overseeing news production, ensuring compliance with journalistic standards, and implementing a vision for digital transformation. The ideal candidate has 15-20 years of experience in news reporting and management, with proficiency in both French and English. This is a hybrid full-time position with an emphasis on leadership and strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate university degree in journalism, political science or equivalent; graduate studies an asset.
• Fifteen to 20 years’ experience in general news reporting, including at least seven in a management role.
• Proficiency in both French and English, spoken and written.

Responsibilities

• Champion and implement Radio-Canada’s vision for digital transformation.
• Make final editorial decisions on publishing and broadcasting content.
• Oversee all newsroom activities and staff.

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General Manager, News & Current Affairs (French Services) (Telework / Hybrid)

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Position Title

General Manager, News & Current Affairs (French Services) (Telework / Hybrid)

Position Title

General Manager, News & Current Affairs (French Services) (Telework / Hybrid)

Status Of Employment

Permanent

Position Language Requirement

French

Language Skills

French (Reading - C - Advanced), French (Speaking - C - Advanced), French (Writing - C - Advanced)

Work at CBC / Radio-Canada

At CBC / Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance.

Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

Unposting Date

2025-08-06 11 : 59 PM

This role is a hybrid work arrangement. Work schedule to be discussed with the hiring Manager according to the guidelines defined by the department.

Context

The media industry is currently going through a period of profound transformation, characterized by constant pressure to innovate and adapt. In this rapidly evolving landscape, where news and information serve as a cornerstone for a public broadcaster like CBC / Radio-Canada, the emergence and accelerated adoption of new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), present both distinct challenges and exciting opportunities.

Mission

We’re looking for a General Manager, News & Current Affairs, who is committed to fostering a culture of change management. This will ensure our news production aligns with the accelerated transformation of media, ultimately providing every citizen and audience member with the information they need to understand the world, make informed decisions and exercise their democratic rights.

Reporting to the Executive Vice-President, Radio-Canada, you’ll lead the country’s largest French-language newsroom. You’ll champion quality and provide professional leadership to all the teams working there. You’ll be responsible for all content produced and broadcast by the newsroom, including the Centre de l’information (CDI) and Radio-Canada’s current affairs programs, across our digital, radio and television platforms.

You’ll oversee all newsroom activities and staff, which includes establishing and enforcing specific procedures and methods for the news department. You will manage the human, financial, and material resources of your sector, the budgets of your department, and contribute to the development of the Corporation.

Additionally, you’ll ensure compliance with our Journalistic Standards and Practices (JSP) and Code of Conduct, both within the news department and at regional stations across the country. Under all circumstances, you must promote and maintain a work culture based on respect, collaboration, development, and transformation into a stimulating, friendly, and productive work environment within the newsroom.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion and implement Radio-Canada’s vision for digital transformation.
• Develop a clear editorial policy focused on enabling the audience to stay informed about current events and to grasp the scope and complexity of regional, national and international issues through context and analysis.
• Establish multiplatform programming that provides context and highlights the breadth and diversity of regional, national and international issues.
• Collaborate closely with the French Services regional news network and English Services on national and current affairs coverage.
• Make final editorial decisions on whether to publish, broadcast or digitally distribute articles and news pieces, as well as whether to make or recommend changes to their content, style and structure as needed.
• Provide decisive leadership during emergency situations, whether they involve news events or challenges affecting Radio-Canada or its staff.
• Oversee and implement the supervision of assigned editors, reporter / editors and any other employee when revisions are necessary.
• Ensure the integrity and excellence of your assigned teams in the practice of journalism and public service.
• Establish quality criteria for news programs.
• Ensure the maintenance of journalistic standards throughout the Radio-Canada network and promote these standards within the Canadian French-language journalistic community.
• Uphold the values of integrity and public service championed by Radio-Canada.
• Develop an internal and external communications plan built on transparency and public engagement.

Qualifications And Skills

Undergraduate university degree in journalism, political science or equivalent; graduate studies an asset.

A distinguished track record and strong standing within the journalism community.

Fifteen to 20 years’ experience in general news reporting, including at least seven in a management role.

Foreign reporting experience an asset.

Proficiency in both French and English, spoken and written.

Proven skills in planning, prioritization and execution; familiarity with project management.

Strong digital expertise and knowledge of potential developments in news and current affairs.

Leadership Competencies

Strategic Mindset

Ability to attain strategic goals by weighing trade-offs when choosing what gets done and what is left behind.

Persuasive Communication

Ability to move people toward a position they originally did not hold in a collaborative and positive fashion.

Accountability

Ability to recognize, take ownership and engage in course correction of decisions and subsequent actions.

Critical Thinking

Ability to engage in reflective thinking and challenge one’s personal assumptions in light of new arguments and verifiable information.

Empathy

Ability to acknowledge and appreciate others’ feelings, perspectives and aspirations on the basis of their experiences.

Personal Skills

Strong strategic thinking skills.

Superior editorial judgment.

Ability to foster synergy and implement change.

Authority and influence in leading work teams.

Personal and professional integrity.

Ability to simplify and synthesize information.

Diligence, consistency, meticulousness and high standards for organization.

Creative, innovative and pragmatic thinking.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes :

A mandatory Criminal record check.

Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC / Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [e-mail].

You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

Primary Location :

1000, Rue Papineau, Montreal, Quebec, H2K 0C2

Number Of Openings

Work Schedule

Full time

Seniority level

Seniority level

Executive

Employment type

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

Industries

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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