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Senior journalist

Belfast
BBC Group and Public Services
Journalist
Posted: 20 October
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JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: 1 x Permanent, Full-time & 1 x Permanent, Part-time (14 hours)
DEPARTMENT: BBC News Northern Ireland
LOCATION: Belfast – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £53,100 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.


BBC EXTEND

This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our Extend programme, please contactextend@bbc.co.uk .

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workface that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code: EX2324).


PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC News Northern Ireland provides breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus coverage on topical issues across all platforms for local audiences and beyond. We are transforming its news operation to make it future fit in a rapidly changing and diversifying news media climate, with audience needs coming first and with digital at its heart.

We have an opportunity for a full time and a part time (14 hours per week) permanent Senior Journalist to work on daily news programming on TV and Radio.

Senior Journalists in BBC News NI have high levels of production skills, a reputation for creative thinking and a thorough grasp of the BBC’s Editorial Guidelines and journalism law.


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

* Lead daily production meetings in their output area and then assign tasks to Journalists, Reporters and Researchers.
* Commission output for their production area and deploy resources in a cost-effective way, provide forward planning and production support.
* Motivate teams to think creatively and respond quickly to breaking news and support junior staff members to help them grow and develop in their role.
* Contribute to the production of original journalism.
* Deal with complex legal and editorial issues.


YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE


ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

* Possess strong news judgement, strong decision making skills and experience of operating calmly under pressure.
* Be a creative storyteller and have a passion for and experience of producing original journalism that sets the news agenda and gets people talking.
* Be a resilient self-starter with an in-depth knowledge of politics, cultural life as well as domestic and foreign news.
* Having an understanding and experience of the changing media landscape, with digital storytelling at the forefront.
* Have the ability to write clear, concise copy that can run across all outlets.


DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

* Experience in managing people, good interpersonal and communication skills and a keenness to collaborate.
* A track record in delivering original journalism.
* Have knowledge of our audience needs and output, demonstrating a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
* Have experience using audience insight tools to look at and measure engagement.
* Have an understanding of how audiences operate in a digital space.


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.


Life at BBC

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 pensionscheme 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.


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.


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

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.

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