BBC Media Careers

Main Responsibilities

• Reporting to the News Editor, you will be responsible for producing content for all output with News Content correspondents, and sometimes working with WS correspondents and reporters in Africa. You will act as a point of editorial reference for journalists and correspondents, providing editorial leadership as required.
•  You will exercise your editorial judgement, creativity and flair to make original and compelling multimedia content.
•  You will also offer ideas for daily output and future diary events, suggesting new angles on existing stories and putting forward stories not yet covered. 
• If you would like to find out more about this role or if you have any questions please contact Stewart Maclean, Senior News Editor at [email protected].

Are you the right candidate?

• The successful candidate will have a demonstrable background in a senior journalistic role, in field production, with first class knowledge of news for UK, global and African audiences. A broadcast-level of English, written and spoken, is essential.  
• You will have notable experience of working across multi-platforms such as TV, digital and radio.
• You will have demonstrable, extensive experience of working in hostile environments. You will have a wide range of contacts in your network.  In addition, you must have evidence of producing high-impact stories for digital, TV and radio.
• You will have a solid understanding of news and current affairs across Sub Saharan Africa, its history, politics, social and cultural issues.
• A thorough understanding of the latest developments in storytelling is key. 

 

Job introduction

The BBC World Service is undergoing a significant strategic review. It is becoming a digital first operation and in WS Languages is being managed by two News Controllers – Output and Content. This new structure seeks to refine the editorial purpose and USP of each of the 42 Language service in target markets, ensure that the BBC is known for distinctive and original content and that well-produced stories from all over the world are shared as widely as possible across the BBC.

As a mission critical team of World Service Languages, the World Service Digital Content production hubs sit at the heart of content working to provide fresh, innovative and engaging stories that can be reversioned across 42 languages and multiple platforms. The planning team is a key team that helps to coordinate and ease workflow. We are in charge of communicating plans and promoting content to our language services colleagues and English output.

Main responsibilities

The role is responsible for gathering and producing sharable original video for our digital platforms.  In addition: 

• Work on key documents that will be shared amongst BBC staff communicating content and news agenda
• Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
• May be required to present the content on radio, TV or online, this might be live or recorded and may include the production of programmes.
• Exercise editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism.
• Undertake pre- and post-production and studio work, live and pre-recorded.
• Liaise closely with other team members and with other departments in the BBC, to ensure that output material is shared, duplication is avoided, and best practice is upheld.
• Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism/project as appropriate.
• Tailor different news treatments for different audiences ensuring that the output reflects the audiences we serve.
• Prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources available.
• Produce engaging packages through a range of production skills.

Are you the right candidate?

As Journalist, you will have demonstrable experience in originating, editing and curating engaging social and digital content, also:

• Good knowledge of African current affairs and audience needs
• Experience in planning for big events, commissioning, developing and remote producing TV, radio and digital content to the highest quality
• Extensive experience in producing and creating digital content
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people for gathering in African countries
• Experience in producing content for underserved and younger audiences
• Experienced in the use of digital analytics to maximise the impact of our videos and drive change when needed
• Demonstrable knowledge of digital platforms - the BBC’s and others - and the different ways audiences are consuming news
• Sound understanding of the BBC’s editorial guidelines, along with a commitment to the editorial aims of BBC News
• It would be favourable that you also have an ability to edit using FCPX or equivalent video and audio editing software

Job introduction

The BBC World Service is undergoing a significant strategic review. It is becoming a digital first operation and in WS Languages is being managed by two News Controllers – Output and Content. This new structure seeks to refine the editorial purpose and USP of each of the 42 Language service in target markets, ensure that the BBC is known for distinctive and original content and that well-produced stories from all over the world are shared as widely as possible across the BBC.

As a mission critical team of World Service Languages, the World Service Digital Content production hubs sit at the heart of content working to provide fresh, innovative and engaging stories that can be reversioned across 42 languages and multiple platforms. The planning team is a key team that helps to coordinate and ease workflow. We are in charge of communicating plans and promoting content to our language services colleagues and English output.

Main responsibilities

The role will require occasionally standing in for the Assistant Editor of Planning, as well as include, but not limited to, the following:

• Working on key documents that will be shared amongst BBC staff communicating content and news agenda
• Responsible for originating and producing stories which may include scripting and editing content across a range of BBC output
• Allocate work to a team and check progress; ensure the professional contribution of the team and quality of output
• Working on digital content
• Seek ways to increase diversity in our workforce and ensure that our output reflects the audiences we serve
• Delivering to tight deadlines
• Commission and select relevant materials ensuring they meet expectations of our audiences and adhere to the BBC’s editorial standard

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will have an ability to manage resources, staff, technical facilities and budgets, in order to make challenging broadcasting in the most cost effective manner.  You will need to have:

• Good knowledge of African current affairs and audience needs
• An ability to write creatively in an engaging manner, adapt, produce and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of media suitable for multimedia output
• Extensive experience in producing and creating digital content
• Experience of working in planning or having worked on big projects and delivering to deadlines
• An ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with teams in African countries
• Experienced in producing content for underserved and younger audiences
• Experienced in the use of digital analytics to maximise the impact of our videos and drive change when needed
• Demonstrable knowledge of digital platforms and the different ways audiences are consuming news
• Sound understanding of the BBC’s editorial guidelines, along with a commitment to the editorial aims of BBC News.

Introduction

Partnerships are key to delivering a global audience to the World Service in English and languages. Business Development is a dedicated team tasked with securing, developing and managing partnerships with broadcasters, both radio and TV, and digital organisations across the world.
We're looking to appoint a talented Business Development Co-ordinator on a 2-month FTC to join the World Service Business Development team based in Nairobi. As Business Development Co-ordinator you will provide full business, administrative and financial support to the World Service Africa Business Development team. 

Main Responsibilties

As Business Development Coordinator, you will:

• Provide professional and well organised administrative, secretarial and PA support.
• To assist the distribution of internal and external communication helping prepare and sending publicity to the partners and internal contacts liaising with Marketing and Audiences as necessary.
• To support day-to-day partner management and communication, co-ordinating and managing payments, revenue collection, marketing activity and working across new media initiatives. To maintain and update an Excel spreadsheet relating to ongoing business.
• To help organise and collate the monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• To maintain and update the administrative and financial systems as required.
• To manage SAP processes and to raise Purchase Orders and Sales Orders for the team. To follow up and ensure payments are made in a timely fashion.
• To update, maintain and process partner reports from Maximizer as required.
• To draft, edit and issue day to day partner programme communication under the guidance of the Business Development Manager
• To help co-ordinate and organise meetings, travel, training and events, including attendance, bookings and purchasing.
• To set up meetings and basic monitoring of BBC partner broadcasts.

Are you the right candidate?

• This position will expect you to have a thorough and systematic approach to routine administration, paying attention to accuracy, details and achieving deadlines.
• You will have practical knowledge and skills in using a range of packages, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and CRM, sound book keeping skills and be highly numerate, with experience in raising of invoices and the production of accurate and timely information and reports.
• This role will also need you to have a professional approach, including the ability to exercise discretion and respect confidentiality.
• You will organise work effectively, prioritise sensibly and remain calm under pressure, whilst maintaining a customer focused attitude and cultural sensitivity. You’ll be expected to be naturally enthusiastic, energetic and have the willingness and ability to take the initiative in all aspects of the job.
• You will have experience in a media, sales or marketing environment, excellent interpersonal skills and have fluency in spoken and written English

THE ROLE

Job Introduction

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million.
BBC Swahili Service operates a digital first strategy, publishing content online and on social media platforms, this alongside producing radio news and current affairs programmes in Swahili. The service’s focus is to produce world-class digital content that makes sense of news and events for our local and global audiences.

Main Responsibilities

We are looking for a multimedia journalist with skills in reporting across all platforms and mainly on radio & digital, with presenting and producing skills to work for BBC Swahili.

You will need to be proficient in Kiswahili and also be able to write, reversion/translate English text into Kiswahili.

As a Journalist with the BBC Swahili team you will originate research, prepare, produce and present programs, items, packages, interviews, discussions, background, analysis and features, for radio, TV, online and social media platforms. You will be involved in creating digital video for our website and social platforms, and writing for our website to promote our content and engage with our audiences.

Other duties include

• To research, report, write, translate, edit, reversion or adapt stories or programme material for broadcasting and online publication. To find contributors and interviewees as well as other sources of material and/or actuality, as appropriate and to the required specification whilst maintaining professional journalistic standards of accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing and adhering to the BBC Editorial Guidelines. To ensure the availability of required production facilities.
• To perform at the microphone, edit and voice packages, conduct interviews and chair discussions and act as a participant in other productions, whether live, pre-recorded or on location.
• To offer ideas for items, programmes/series and online output and to actively contribute to the editorial planning process. To suggest new angles on existing stories, means of moving the story on, and to put forward stories not yet covered.
• To be responsible for a moving story, amending and updating material as required. To be able to freshen, and reversion a story. To be responsible for thinking through and around editorial problems, developing realistic alternative strategies and approaches.
• To understand the department’s strategy and to suggest ideas appropriate to its distinctive style and content.
• To be responsible for studio production of live and pre-recorded programmes. To respond to breaking stories whilst on air and to resolve technical difficulties.

Are you the right candidate?

• We are looking for an experienced and versatile digital journalist with proven journalistic skills, good broadcast voice, energy, creativity, flexibility and an in-depth understanding of the news, politics, culture and social issues relevant to Our Swahili audience.
• You will be able to use a range of audio & digital equipment and information technology software to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
• Fluency of oral and written Swahili is required. 

Main Responsibilities

The Senior Journalist will lead the Afaan Oromo team as required in the production of output, ensuring the material produced for the website, radio and social media is lively, interesting and of relevance to the target area.  You will be involved in the training and day to day supervision of the team of journalists and other production staff and assist in the assessment and development of staff, building teams through supervision and contributions to staff appraisals. 

Responding to breaking news stories, you will research, interview original sources and write reports, analysis and features for the BBC Afaan Oromo website in a range of formats, as well as help to produce and/or present the BBC’s live radio programme. 

Other duties include 

• To create content to drive the BBC Facebook page and other social media platforms and to help moderate these sites responsibly. 
• To be able to conduct interviews in audio and video on request, on phone or face-to-face, with authority and in-depth knowledge about Ethiopia and the region. 
• To ensure that all output material for which the post holder is responsible meets the standards required by the BBC. 
• To use journalistic skills and experience to suggest new angles on existing stories, means of moving the story on, and to put forward stories not yet covered. 
• To use editorial skills as appropriate to edit, write and adapt the material for the outputs on Facebook and other relevant platforms as required whilst maintaining professional journalistic standards of accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing and adhering to the BBC’s Producers guidelines. 
• To create material for all multimedia outputs, including text stories, audio bulletins and – with appropriate training – video reports for both BBC Afaan Oromo online and Facebook or other social media platforms. 
• To propose ideas and help to create, produce and maintain BBC Afaan Oromo content, including making output interactive such as editing user comments. 
• To prepare and produce as well as participate in Google Hangouts or other formats of video/visual interviews. 
• To liaise closely with other team members and with contributors and reporters. 
• To ensure that BBC Editorial principles of balance and impartiality and all relevant legal, contractual and copyright requirements are met, referring upwards in cases of difficulty or doubt. 
• To build and maintain links with other areas of the BBC, including BBC World Service Online and BBC News, to enable the efficient production of content. 
• To monitor the growth of BBC Afaan Oromo on social media and other relevant platforms, its use and identify areas for expansion. 
• To offer ideas for items or series and to actively contribute to the editorial planning process for the Afaan Oromo service and other parts of BBC Africa. 

Are you the right candidate?

We're looking for a journalist who is passionate about digital storytelling. As the digital landscape is changing you will need to be nimble with technology. You’ll be leading the digital first strategy implementation effort and you need to be able to produce content that works for digital platforms apart from playing leadership role in the team. 

You will need sound editorial judgment, a good understanding of Africa’s news agenda, in particular the Horn of Africa region. You will have the ability to tell complex stories in an engaging way. You will need sharp editing skills, the ability to respond to breaking news, assigning team with task, making a follow up to be delivered to meet the deadline and be committed to the overall growth of the service. 

Other requirements are:

• A full command and up to date knowledge of written and spoken Afaan Oromo. 
• A good knowledge of English, including complete comprehension of written and spoken English and the ability to communicate effectively. 
• Recent and relevant experience as a journalist and/or reporter both in originating material and editing the work of others. 
• Ability to write, adapt and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of social media. 
• A good broadcasting voice and the ability to acquire the appropriate presentation style of the network. 
• Experience of reporting, in the field, on political and economic issues would be beneficial. 
• Able to demonstrate a good range of contacts for interview purposes including political and economic analysts, politicians, etc. 
• Wide and up to date familiarity with the target area and an in-depth understanding of its history, politics, social issues and culture as well as the changing needs of the audience as well as the target area. 

THE ROLE

Introduction

The BBC World Service is the world’s largest international broadcaster, broadcasting radio and television news, speech and discussions in 42 languages to many parts of the world on analogue and digital shortwave platforms, Internet streaming, podcasting, satellite, FM and MW relays. BBC Swahili is among ten other language services which broadcast to Africa attracting a weekly audience of nearly 100 million across Radio, TV, Digital and Social Media.

The Lead Presenter of Dira Radio will present the show 5 days a week and be key to growing the loyalty of our audiences and the ambition of our radio and digital plans. You will be an experienced, engaging, brave presenter or reporter with a strong news sense and a sharp editorial mind. You will be passionate about making accurate, impartial, trusted news and current affairs from across the region.   You will have ideas and ambitions about how we can drive exclusive original journalism originating in Africa, and how we can present it via audio and digital to our existing audience as well as creating new engagement.

Main responsibilities

As Lead Presenter you will:

• Present live and be able to adapt to unfolding stories while on air.
• Provide timely, specialist and self-assured news coverage and analysis on news and events of interest to the audiences of the BBC.
• Interview leaders, news makers, specialists, policymakers and those involved at the centre of stories, holding them to account where relevant.
• Broadcast in a manner which is, engaging, entertaining and readily understandable by a non-specialist audience, making complex issues accessible.
• Act as an ambassador for the BBC to the audience concerned, being comfortable with policy makers, high profile people, and audiences.
• Generate ideas and stories; contributes to the creative treatment and production of an item or programme; provides clear treatments and proposals, ensuring consistency of content, quality and style.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience in originating and producing impactful digital first and radio content, including explainers and analysis pieces.
• Ability to frame and tailor a story for local, regional and/or global audiences and experience of reporting on regional and international current affairs for multiple platforms.
• To have an accomplished presentation style for digital, social and linear platforms, which is fluent, engages the viewer and reflects the BBC values.
• Ability to push BBC News content on social media and engage with audiences according to the BBC editorial guidelines.
• Use knowledge of social trends across East, Central and the Horn of Africa to make informed decisions on upcoming stories.
• An excellent regional knowledge of Africa, and an understanding of BBC News’ distinctive news agenda and a wider interest in the digital strategy of the BBC as a whole.
• Ability to collaborate with teams across platforms and the World Service to serve broad audience needs
• Ability to respond to and report on breaking news and to travel, sometimes at short notice.
• Fluent in written and oral Swahili, and appreciation and understanding of different language dialects in order to provide clear editorial guidance.

Package details

• Contract: Continuing/Permanent
• Band: D, local terms and conditions apply
• Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Job board closing: Midnight 30th November (GMT)
• Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Kenya

Main responsibilities

You will manage the daily editorial operations of the assigned output platform (both linear and digital), including ensuring editorial compliance.  Working  closely with Swahili Service Editor and other senior journalists, you will implement digital strategy and opportunities as part of a long term strategic transformation.  You’ll also commission and work with graphic designers to produce creative and original graphics sequences as well as being a solution finder overcoming editorial challenges, initiating and implementing realistic alternative strategies and approaches.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will be either a professional journalist or a senior operational professional with extensive editorial experience of broadcast and/or digital news, with proven ability to develop, implement new and innovative approaches to programme structure and content.  You’ll have:

• Demonstrable experience in originating and producing impactful digital first content, including explainers and analysis pieces.
• Proven experience in breaking news stories as well as producing features, investigations and original journalism about East, Central and Horn of Africa, and global news and current affairs.
• Experience in managing and overseeing a team in agile and remote working environments.
• Demonstrable experience in multimedia journalism with substantial knowledge of data analytics tools to drive decision making on story choice, publication time and recirculation.
• An understanding of BBC News distinctive news agenda and a wider interest in the digital strategy of the BBC as a whole.
• Experience in determining the content and running order of the programmes and lead others on the production of items through to transmission, including assigning, briefing and determining priorities for operational and editorial teams.
• Able to build morale/team spirit within permanent or temporary team.
• Fluency in written and oral Swahili, and appreciation and understanding of different language dialects in order to provide clear editorial guidance.

Package details

• Contract: Continuing/Permanent
• Band: D, local terms and conditions apply
• Location: Nairobi, Kenya
• Job board closing: Midnight 30th November (GMT)
• Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Kenya

Job Purpose

To coordinate professional support to the relevant teams, overseeing the work of team members, maintaining a reliable control environment, ensuring the most effective use of systems and processes, and keeping accurate records for auditing purposes.

Main Responsibilities

• Take a leading role in overseeing work streams and undertake staff related activities where necessary. This may include approving annual leave, maintaining sick              leave records and completing performance reviews.
• Prepares monthly Cash Forecasts, liaising with all departments on their cash needs within the set deadlines.
• Process all bank payments vouchers including statutory deductions and ensure these are paid before deadlines
• Perform balance sheet reconciliation for assigned accounts.
• Supporting in archiving of payment vouchers and retrieving support documents for Audits
• Support in management of office petty cash and petty cash reconciliation
• Maintain updated programme advance tracker & Process petty cash vouchers and data entry.
• Prepares General Ledger and Cash Offline Spreadsheet for posting in the financial system.
• Assists in Preparing and posting adjustments and reallocation Journals.
• Ensures accurate budget code are entered in the cashbooks and validation is complete
• Provide guidance, support and advice on payments and related issues. Apply best practice and suggest recommendations to improve processes and methodologies. 
• Ensure the provision of a full range of payment and/or banking services are available while maintaining a reliable control environment and ensuring the most effective use of these systems and processes.
• Maintain the integrity of user access to BBC finance systems allowing the correct level of user access for specific positions and compliance with BBC controls and policies.
• Monitor and ensure that finance data protection rules are followed

Are you the right candidate?

• Degree in accounting or finance. 
• A recognized accountancy qualification (e.g. Certified Public Accountant (CPAK), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and accounting software specifically QuickBooks and SAGE.
• An understanding of internal control protocols, including finance related segregation of duties within a complex organization.
• An understanding of data protection legislation and its impact on access control
• Experience of working in a finance/payments department.