Journalist-Persian TV

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: We have 4 roles in total to recruit for:

• 3x Permanent, Full-time roles;
• 1 x six month Fixed-term/attachment, Full-time (running to 26 March 2027).

DEPARTMENT: News & Current Affairs, BBC World Service Group
LOCATION: London, Shift work on a rota, including overnight, early-morning and late-evening shifts.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £36,000 - £39,000pa, plus London Weighting (£5,441pa), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. 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 News Persian is one of the World Service’s largest language services, reaching an estimated weekly audience of around 25 million people in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and around the world. As the leading international broadcaster in Iran, it provides trusted, impartial news and current affairs content across television, radio and digital platforms.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC News, with a weekly global audience of 468 million, uses multiple platforms to deliver accurate, impartial news in 42 languages. As the biggest international service of BBC News, World Service is a renowned multimedia broadcaster, delivering a wide range of language and regional services and working increasingly with other parts of BBC News to serve global audiences.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Use a range of video, audio and digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver outputs in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
• May be required to present the content on radio, TV or on line. This might be live or recorded.
• To undertake pre and post production and studio work, live and pre-recorded. Translate news, prepare contents for publication on the website or social media platforms, produce text, graphics for programmes, find and coordinate guests for news programmes, booking satellite slots for live broadcast and supporting field reporters as their producers.
• Able to work in teams and shift work on a rota, including overnight, early-morning and late-evening shifts.
• Take a lead within a team setting or on delivering a specific piece of journalism or project as appropriate.
• To prioritise and plan activities taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines staffing and resources available.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Significant recent experience as a journalist, with a good knowledge of production techniques, to produce engaging packages through a range of production skills.
• Native or equivalent fluency in modern standard Farsi, with excellent spoken and written skills, and fast, accurate typing under deadline and for various output platforms.
• Full proficiency in written and spoken English, with effective communication skills.
• Proven experience in creating stories and programmes for TV, various Online and Social media platforms. You will exercise sound editorial judgment in developing story ideas and producing accurate and impartial journalism to tight deadlines. You will need strong knowledge and interest in and also developments within the Persian digital market.
• Passion for Iran, the region and international news, with deep knowledge of current affairs, history, social issues, business, arts, culture and sport. This will be supported by a strong understanding of the BBC Persian news agenda and broader awareness of BBC strategy.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

Information at a Glance

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk

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