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Job Introduction The job function is to be responsible for leading our network news team in Scotland for daily news gathering and coverage Main Responsibilities The ANE (network) will lead a team of producers and correspondents and create impact driven journalism that delivers value to all our audiences. The job will prioritise digital audiences first while ensuring we leverage our broadcast offering. The ANE needs to be a decisive figure and a great communicator who understands that people are at the core of our business. The role will require collegiate leadership skills which promote a positive culture. Are you the right candidate?

The right candidate is passionate about news and demands that our journalism is the best it can be. It requires a resilient character who is looking to modernise how we gather and produce our coverage. Those interested in applying should be creative, be organised and have experience of running teams at a national level. They should have a strong understanding of the Scottish news agenda and how we engage our audiences to turn to BBC news Scotland for their content. The candidates should be able to react to breaking news, how to deploy; whilst also having strong original story ideas. Although this a senior role within journalism- it’s more important to be a good leader who understands staff and listens as well as being decisive.

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Package Description

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• 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.