THE ROLE
Package Description
Extend: EX2324
Job Reference: 18394
Band: C
Salary: £27,300 - £32,481 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent role - Full-time
Location: Office Base is Londonderry - Radio Foyle
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application.
* Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
* Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
* Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.
Job Introduction
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.
The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face.
BBC News NI is looking for a confident and versatile journalist to join the North West Bureau. The successful applicant will join an integrated multi-platform team working on digital stories, radio bulletins, newsgathering and planning.
Main Responsibilities
You will be expected to work on the production of daily output and help in planning material for future programmes and content. You will carry out research, record interviews, write scripts, digital copy, and prepare bulletins exercising editorial and legal judgement targeted at a Foyle and West audience while also covering the major UK and International stories of the day.
Are you the right candidate?
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
* Experience of the production methods used in radio and digital news.
* Ability to work on News Content across Digital, Radio and TV.
* Evidence of editorial judgement to bring in and suggest original stories and ideas.
* Evidence of handling breaking news, pre-and post-production work.
* Thorough knowledge of affairs of Northern Ireland, the wider UK and the Republic of Ireland.
* Knowledge of the law as it affects journalism.
* A good knowledge of what issues are important in the North West.
* You’ll exhibit the BBC’s Values and Behaviours.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
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.
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