Journalism Researcher, Specialist Unit

Job Introduction
The World Service Specialist Unit sits within the Central Services hub and comprises a team of reporters and producers who make leading investigative, exploratory journalism that contextualises the themes and issues behind news stories and presents them in exciting ways for the audience to interact with. The team creates content around population, cyber, the environment, gender and identity, and religion.

Main Responsibilities
- Generate ideas and stories; contribute to the creative treatment of an item or programme; provide clear treatments and proposals, ensuring consistency of content, quality and style.
- Responsible for the simple operation of a variety of analogue and digital radio and TV equipment, etc.
- To work closely with the production team before, during and after the output production.
- Mentor and/coach new or junior members into the team, acting as buddy and giving direction.
- Build and maintain contact lists and databases; research and compile source data into briefs for journalists or presenters.
- Manage a range of research projects and resources.
- Identify and secure suitable guests and contributors, and brief them on arrival as requested.
- Delivering to tight deadlines while maintaining high editorial standards.
- At all times to carry out duties in accordance with the BBC health and safety policy
- Proven record of contributing ideas for programmes, items and new treatments.
- Some experience in media research in televisions, radio, print journalism or online, including the ability to identify key ideas, debates and issues within a field.
- Ability to operate basic equipment for the capture of sounds and pictures.
- Ability to work well within a team as well as on own initiative.
- Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range of people.
- Demonstrates a commitment to improving diversity in the BBC and understands how individual differences can benefit the BBC.
- Effective planning and organising skills, ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
- Proven ability to locate relevant sources of information, contributors, guests and other assets using initiative, perseverance and persuasion and an extensive contact base. Has the ability to establish rapport quickly with a wide range of people within and outside the BBC either face to face, over the telephone or in writing.
- The flexibility and adaptability to sustain performance, particularly under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities and circumstances.

**Additional skills/knowledge**

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Package Description
Band: B
Contract type: Fixed Term Full Time
Location: London

**Application process**: You will be asked to fill in a diversity questionnaire which is confidential and not seen by the hiring manager. You will then be asked to:

- upload your CV
- answer questions specific to the role
- **_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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.