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Birmingham is the new home of the BBC’s Asian Network News and we’re looking for the city’s best journalists to join us - bringing creative ideas and flair to the roles.

Asian Network News reflects the lives and concerns of young British Asians on air and via digital platforms. It puts listeners at the centre of the conversation, delivering news, current affairs and discussions aimed at 18-34 year olds from Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan heritage.

Asian Network News has built a strong reputation for delivering distinctive journalism around the BBC and beyond. It’s a vibrant, creative and ambitious workplace that uses production and writing to appeal to our unique audiences.

Think you have what it takes? Come and work with one of the best news teams in the world.

Senior Journalists help manage the news team and produce our daily news programmes. It is a role that requires leadership, excellent writing skills, editorial judgement and radio production – often making decisions under pressure.

To be successful in this role, you will need a strong understanding of the Asian Network audience and how we can best serve them. In the words of presenter, Ankur Desai, “This is the first port of call for British Asians to turn to when they want their fix of News, Sport and Entertainment – with plenty of healthy debate about issues which are at the heart of our rich and diverse communities”.

You should be able to evidence original, impact journalism where stories have reached underserved audiences – particularly on digital platforms and have the ability to use creative flair to explain stories whilst maintaining standards of accuracy and impartiality.

We are looking for someone with the ability to lead daily teams and help to build an inclusive and collaborative department - mentoring junior members of a team, giving constructive feedback to colleagues.

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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. And we promote flexible working opportunities where operational needs allow.

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Band: D

Contract: x1 9 month FTC/Attachment and x1 Permanent

Base: Birmingham

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.

Job Application Requirements:

• CV
• Questionnaire by following the process through Careers Hub

Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.