BBC World Service Recruitment Application Portal 2022/2023 – This is to inform the general public about ongoing job recruitments at BBC World Service for qualified and suitable candidates. Interested persons should follow the guidelines below for a successful application.
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 multi-million-pound expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service is introducing a wide range of new and exciting language and regional content to serve African and global audiences.
We are recruiting to fill the following positions below:
Job Title: Video Journalist, BBC News – Igbo Service
Job Reference: BBC/TP/590126/64509
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract/attachment.
Job Category: Journalism
Business Unit: News – WSG World Service
Introduction
- BBC World Service is an international multimedia broadcaster, part of BBC News, delivering a wide range of language and regional services and working increasingly with other parts of BBC News to serve global audiences.
- It uses multiple platforms to reach its weekly audience of 468 million globally (2020 figure), including TV, digital platforms, social media, AM, FM, shortwave, digital satellite, and cable channels.
Roles/Responsibilities
- As a Video Journalist in the Igbo Service team, you will be expected to produce, record, and edit video content with speed and utmost creativity.
- You will offer story ideas and will routinely self-shoot and edit news packages for use across multiple platforms.
Minimum Requirements
- The successful candidate will have first-class video journalism skills, with the ability to gather and prepare audio and video material for broadcast.
Competencies:
- Storytelling ability through the use of audio and video.
- Ability to spot potential newsworthy stories for use on any service
- Recognizing the distinct requirements of different types of output
- Ability to self-shoot and edit video routinely which is the main focus of the role
- Good command of spoken and written Igbo language.
Application Closing Date
29th November 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Journalist, Gist
Job Reference: BBC/TP/590126/64192
Location: Lagos
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time
Job Category: Journalism
Business Unit: News – WSG World Service
Introduction
Gist Nigeria is BBC Africa’s pioneer co-production with a dynamic team that produces stories being talked about for the social media generation. Gist Nigeria offers in-depth reporting, focusing on the stories behind the news, its impact, and how it affects the audience. It features analysis, studio discussions, and hard-hitting interviews around the key issues that matter to Nigerians and West Africa. The program also features stories covered by a selection of the BBC’s African services. We have an exciting opportunity for a Journalist with demonstrable reporting and presenting skills to join our creative and innovative team in Lagos.
Roles/Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Editor, Gist Nigeria, your role as a Journalist (Reporter / Presenter) is to provide timely, expert, and authoritative coverage of news and current affairs events for our flagship program on multi-platforms including tv, digital, and online.
- You will supply material for broadcast in fluent broadcast-standard English.
- We expect you to report and present news and current affairs in a timely, engaging manner that is suitable for our target audience.
Minimum Requirements
- The successful candidate must have a demonstrable background in a relevant journalistic role, with a first-class knowledge of news that appeals to a Nigerian audience.
- A broadcast level of English, written and spoken, is essential; knowledge of one or more of Nigeria’s main languages (Hausa, Pidgin, Yoruba, or Igbo) would be a distinct advantage.
- You will have notable experience of working across multi-platforms including TV, digital and social media.
- You will have an in-depth knowledge of news and stories related to the Nigeria and West Africa region, with a full understanding of Nigerian history, politics, and social and cultural issues.
- A thorough understanding of the latest developments in storytelling is key.
- In addition, you will have an excellent on-screen presence, an authoritative microphone voice, and the ability to communicate effectively with the target audience.
- A track record of accuracy and impartiality and sound editorial judgment is essential.
Application Closing Date
20th November 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Job Title: Journalist, BBC News – Igbo Service
Job Reference: BBC/TP/590126/64505
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Contract: Two vacancies available – 1 x Six month fixed term contract and 1 x 12-month fixed term contract
Job Category: Journalism
Business Unit: News – WSG World Service
Slot: 2
Introduction
- BBC World Service is an international multimedia broadcaster, part of BBC News, delivering a wide range of language and regional services and working increasingly with other parts of BBC News to serve global audiences.
- It uses multiple platforms to reach its weekly audience of 468 million globally (2020 figure), including TV, digital platforms, social media, AM, FM, shortwave, digital satellite, and cable channels.
Roles/Responsibilities
- As a BBC Broadcast Journalist, you will work creatively across all digital platforms – audio, video, and text – to ensure that the Igbo Service output develops and grows a distinctive character and status in its target area.
- On a daily basis, you will engage actively with the audience ensuring consistency of output. You will be required occasionally to do field reporting as required.
- Shift work will be required which will include early mornings, late nights, weekends, and public holidays.
Minimum Requirements
- The successful candidate will have some experience within a media environment. Fluent in Igbo and English (written and spoken), you will have experience in delivering creative output on online platforms.
- Knowledge of local, regional and international news and current affairs is essential.
- You will have knowledge of and recent experience of living in the target area, including a good understanding of the complexities of Nigeria.
- The ability to work under pressure and to react to breaking news is essential.
Application Closing Date
29th November 2022.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online
Click here for more information (PDF)
Note
- This role will require you to travel at short notice.
- Local terms and conditions apply.
- Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in Nigeria