BBC Assistant Editor - Africa TV - Jobs in Kenya

BBC Assistant Editor - Africa TV - Jobs in Kenya

Job Title:

TV Programmes Assistant Editor

Department:

BBC Africa

Location:

Nairobi, Kenya

Reports to:

Africa TV Programmes Editor

Context

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a
weekly global audience of 320 million.

As part of a historic and exciting expansion of BBC Africa,
the BBC World Service has launched a range of programmes and digital content that go
beyond the hard news agenda to include Discussions and Women’s programmes, Health, Sport,
Business and factual content for African audiences.

The Job

We are looking for a creative Assistant Editor to lead, inspire and manage BBC Africa teams to
produce informative and engaging TV and digital content to the highest editorial and production
standards .

Reporting to the Programmes Editor Africa TV, you will work across the weekly TV
programme portfolio to deliver original digital video content for African audiences.

You will
editorially lead BBC Africa's discussions and factual coverage, including Factfinder, The She Word,
Sport and Life Clinic to ensure the greatest impact for the BBC both internally and externally.

You
will ensure that output adheres to production budgets and delivers best possible value for money.

You will have excellent contacts and a real nose for original creative journalism and broadcast
innovation.

It's a multimedia role but substantial experience in long and short form TV programme
making is required to push the boundaries of video production. The role will work closely with BBC
editors, producers and journalists from across Africa, and globally.

It is essential you have excellent command of spoken and written English. Fluency in either Swahili
or French is desirable.

Main Duties

To editorially lead and shape the delivery of discussions and factual programmes and content
for African audiences.

To oversee and manage all aspects of production and journalism and lead on major stories.

To ensure that teams fully understand BBC Editorial Guidelines and that output adheres to
them.

To manage commissioning and production budgets effectively and seek to ensure best value
for money.

To be a key point of liaison with other BBC teams on all matters of factual content and
discussions programmes in Africa.

To create impact for Africa TV across the BBC by encouraging original journalism and
distinctive, innovative content.

To liaise with Planning and production teams to maximise roll out and impact of Africa TV
content across the BBC

To work with visual journalism and production teams to develop compelling TV and
digital formats.

To promote the sharing of ideas, material, information and contacts across African
language services and with World Service English.

To seek out opportunities for more efficient ways of working in a multiplatform and
multilingual environment.

To recruit, deploy, lead, manage, train and develop the staff.

To work with the rest of the management team to build an open, collaborative and creative
culture.

Required Skills Abilities and Experience

A demonstrable knowledge of delivering factual magazine and discussions programmes.

Excellent contacts and the ability to explain and deconstruct information for audiences.

Excellent track record of editorial leadership and delivering high impact, creative,
multiplatform video and TV content for an African audience.

Experience of leading and managing a team of journalists or content-makers.

A thorough knowledge of all the requirements of the BBC Producer Guidelines and Editorial,
Legal and Rights policies.

A high level of editorial awareness and judgement in line with BBC and News Directorate policy.

Experience of managing budgets and observing tight financial targets.

Knowledge of the African media market and the changing needs of the audience.

Establish and develop strong working relationships with colleagues in the African Service,
Global News, BBC News, and across Language hubs.

Strong planning, negotiation and

influencing skills and the ability to plan and shape coverage

Strong communication skills.

Thorough knowledge of African and international current affairs.

Strive for diversity of contributors, in terms of gender, ethnicity, disability and age.

Knowledge and practical experience of weekly and/or daily journalism.

Appreciate and demonstrate the BBC Values.

Resilience, determination, ambition, energy and enthusiasm.

Excellent command of spoken and written English.

Fluency in another African language is
desirable.

Competencies

The following competencies (behaviours and characteristics) have been identified as key to
success in the job.

Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate these competencies.

Editorial judgment - makes the right editorial and policy decisions based upon a clear understanding of the BBC’s distinctive news agenda.

Imagination / creative thinking - translates news and current affairs into high quality video and
text content through a detailed understanding of the requirements of digital and social media and
possession of the necessary writing, directing and reporting skills.

Decision Making - is ready and able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for
the consequences of the decisions made.

Planning and organising - is able to think ahead in order to establish an efficient and appropriate
course of action for self and others.

Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the
relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements.

Resilience - can maintain personal effectiveness by managing emotions in the face of pressure,
setbacks or when dealing with provocative situations.

Can demonstrate an approach to work that
is characterised by commitment, motivation and energy.

Influencing and persuading – the ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to
convince others.

Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in
agreement or behaviour change.

Managing relationships and team working - able to build and maintain effective working
relationships with a range of people.

Works cooperatively with others to be part of a team, as
opposed to working separately or competitively.

Leadership – ability to create a vision and inspire others to realise it irrespective of circumstances

Subject knowledge - demonstrates an expanding knowledge of health and lifestyle, online
editorial and technological developments and health and lifestyle trends in international news

Analytical skills - simplifies complex problems, processes or projects. Identifies casual
relationships and constructs frameworks for problem-solving and/or development.

Communication - the ability to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles,
tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information.

Developing talent and diversity - coaches others to build on strengths and improve on weakness,
gives and listens to regular, honest feedback, grows the BBC’s new leaders, recruits and develops
talent from a diverse range of backgrounds, connects with people from all parts of society

Flexibility - adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Is able
to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an
approach as the requirements of a situation change, and to change or easily accept changes in
one’s own organisation or job requirements.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified candidates should apply online by 20th July 2019

For more information and job application details, see; BBC Assistant Editor - Africa TV - Jobs in Kenya

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