JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 6 Month Attachment / Fixed-term Contract, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Monitoring
LOCATION: London – Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £28,000 - £38,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience + London Weighting. 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.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC Monitoring has an exciting opportunity for a journalist to work in a team covering the Middle East and North Africa. You will monitor media sources across the Middle East and North Africa, including TV, radio, newspapers and social media, and share insights with BBC audiences in a variety of formats.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
BBC Monitoring (BBCM) provides news and information based on our monitoring of open source media from over 150 countries in more than 100 languages and across all platforms. It is a centre of expertise and an important part of the BBC's newsgathering operation with journalists based in the UK and international bureaux. Our extensive operation enables us to provide insightful and reliable coverage of political, economic, security and media news. Our round-the-clock reporting of TV, radio, press, online and social media is also provided to commercial clients, partners and the UK Government.
Click here for further information on the service BBC Monitoring provides.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
* Produce engaging content in English in a range of different formats, on insights gained through monitoring TV, radio, newspapers and social media in the target area.
* Tell stories, integrating video, images, graphics and data into BBCM's products in order to have a powerful visual impact.
* Feed into the news agenda for the day, identifying new ways to deliver content relevant to all BBCM's users.
* Contribute to the development of new products/services, generating ideas for how stories can be best told to serve BBCM's users.
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
* Excellent English writing skills and full professional proficiency in Arabic and French
* A thorough knowledge and understanding of the news and current affairs of the Arab world and in-depth subject matter expertise on the local media environment
* Experience of producing in-depth reports for commercial clients
* Ability to write about developments in Arab media in idiomatic English, in a way that is engaging and relevant for the intended audience, and suitable for delivery on multiple platforms
* Willingness and enthusiasm to embrace new ways of working and new technology
Desired But Not Required
* Knowledge of Kurdish and the geopolitics of North Africa
* Understanding of BBCM's user groups and target markets
* Broadcast experience
* Content creation and video shooting/editing skills
* Digital skills (eg social media analysis skills, data skills, coding)
If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, 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.
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Redeployment
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.