Talk Your Own - Senior Producer Job at BBC Media Action - Nigeria

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Job Title: Senior Producer (Talk Your Own)

Location: Abuja, Nigeria

Employer: BBC Media Action (BBC MA)

Talk Your Own is a new weekly magazine programme produced by BBC Media Action. Each programme covers governance issues in an exciting and contemporary style with the voices of those directly involved in national governance events, to provide listeners with a concise round-up of all the main governance issues and to provide a forum for listeners to hold those responsible to account.

The position is Abuja based but may involve travelling to the focal states in Nigeria. The contract duration is expected to be two years and with a start date of June 2013 and a probation period of 3 months

Responsibilities:

•   Lead and Produce Talk Your Own Programme.

•   Monitor progress of output under his/ her supervision

•   Co-ordinate and supervise the activities of Assistant Producers under his/her supervision

•   Work and deliver programmes within budget;

•   Ensure that sufficient research on themes and messages are carried out;

•   Ensure content tackled in programmes is in line with behaviour change strategies with clear messages.

•   Be responsible for drawing up a schedule for the production and delivery of assigned output in the most cost effective manner and to ensure that the schedule is complied with.

•   Be responsible for the pulling together of human and material resources for pre -production, production arid post-production stages of assigned outputs. To liaise with the Senior Production Manager in achieving this objective.

•   Liaise with the Audience Research department in drawing up questions for focus group discussions, surveys and other relevant audience research activities. And to coordinate the activities of producers in the application of the knowledge gained about audiences in programme making.

•   Be in touch with the target audience(s) of assigned understanding output; to understand the audiences' lifestyles, preferences interests and to make programmes consistent with them

•   Research, write, translate, edit or adapt stories or programme programme material; to find contributors and output interviewees as well as other sources of material and for actuality, as appropriate and to the required specification whilst maintaining professional journalistic standards of accuracy, impartiality and fair dealing and adhering to the BBC's Producers guidelines. To ensure the availability of required production facilities.

•   Be responsible for a moving story, amending and updating material as required.To able to freshen a story. To be responsible for thinking through and around editorial problems, developing realistic alternative strategies and approaches.

•   Offer ideas for items, programmes arid series. To suggest new angles on existing stories, means of moving the story on, and to put forward stories not yet covered.To understand the BBC Media Action's strategy and to suggest ideas appropriate to its distinctive style and content.

•   Liaise closely with other team members and with contributors, reporters and stringers. Where necessary to liaise with humanitarian organisations for assistance with information gathering.

Requirements:

•   Extensive production background at a senior level, preferably in the area of interactive discussion and behaviour change communication anti governance related issues.

•   Strong understanding of the role of communication in development.

•   Good grasp, understanding of and commitment to issues

•   of governance related programming.

•   Strong editorial judgement.

•   Ability to write, adapt and translate with accuracy, clarity and style appropriate to differing audiences and forms of media.

•   Ability to oversee content research and message brief design.

•   Deep understanding of the application of audience and content research into story lining.

•   Good interpersonal and time management skills.

•   Excellent creative instincts and the ability to originate new ideas,

•   Ability to work under pressure with little or no supervision and must be a self starter.

•   Good computer skills and competence and experience in using audio editing software such like adobe audition.

•   Extensive first hand experience and in depth understanding of culture of the ethnic groups in Nigeria.

•   Proven ability to analyse and critically evaluate editorial content, identifying strengths and weaknesses in programme content and driving constant improvement in output.

•   Experience in electronic media programme production especially in development issues.

•   A proven track record in the careful management of budgets.

•   Evidence of full conversance with the latest production – related technology.

•   Experience in operating effectively in difficult, political, sensitive and often fluid environments,

•   Understanding of core BBC MA values of trust, audience, quality, creativity, respect and working together.

Qualifications:

•   First degree in Mass Communication, theatre Arts, Humanities, Social or Management Sciences or in any related field.

•   Additional qualification in programme production will be an advantage.

Remuneration: N400,000.00 per month

Method of Application:

Interested candidates should apply online with their application/cover letter with an introduction and capability statement stating the capability for the job, a detailed CVs(word document please) with names and addresses of at least two professional referees (including their telephone, fax and email addresses) with the position applied for clearly stated on the application/cover letter.

Deadline: 21st May, 2013.

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