JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part-time (17.5 hours)
DEPARTMENT: Nations, BBC News Northern Ireland
LOCATION: Belfast
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £35,667 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
Overview
BBC News NI is recruiting a presenter (radio bulletins newsreader) to join our multimedia newsroom. Presenters will write and prepare radio news bulletins, source stories and audio and broadcast live bulletins on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds. BBC Radio Ulster bulletins broadcast from 06:30 to midnight, seven days a week so presenters will be expected to work shifts during these times. The radio bulletins team is part of the digital team in the newsroom so presenters may also be expected to contribute and write stories for the BBC News NI website.
Why join the team
Joining the Belfast newsroom offers the chance to operate and grow in a busy and fast-paced news environment. Your work will help inform public understanding, drive important conversations across platforms, and make a real impact. It’s a dynamic environment where your voice matters and your decisions will really shape the content we offer to our audiences.
Your key responsibilities and impact
* Writing concise and accurate radio bulletins stories, demonstrating the ability to exercise strong editorial judgement while under pressure
* Dealing with complex editorial and legal issues
* Contributing on a daily basis to the production of original journalism by the BBC News NI team
* Present live radio bulletins on BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Sounds and upload bulletins for on demand services.
* Working alongside the digital team on a daily basis while liaising with the wider newsroom in order to promote an integrated approach across all platforms.
* Be prepared to work across the newsroom in each of the departments.
Your skills and experience
Essential criteria:
* Demonstrate strong journalistic skills and a passion for news and current affairs.
* Have excellent writing skills and a strong grasp of editorial and legal issues.
* Experience of producing and presenting live radio news bulletins and have a strong broadcasting voice.
* Possess a sound knowledge of politics, current affairs and ongoing issues in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and further afield.
Desirable but not required:
* First class production skills, razor sharp news judgement and an ability to deal with complex legal and editorial issues, often under pressure.
* Ability to produce distinct and impactful journalism that helps our audience know and understand the news.
* A creative storyteller, a reputation for producing original journalism, having a wealth of contacts and an ability to persuade people to talk.
* An in-depth knowledge of current affairs, politics and cultural life as well as an interest in domestic and foreign news.
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
Information at a Glance
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Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
Candidate pack
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
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