Senior Content Producer (Religion) (9367)

Band: D
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Cardiff

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.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh and any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the management team for the national English language radio station for Wales - BBC Radio Wales. An ideal role for someone looking for leadership, editorial experience and progression.

BBC Radio Wales produces 140 hours of output a week, from production bases across Wales, with a broad range of content - including News, Politics, Sport, Entertainment, Comedy and Music.  The religious programmes department at Radio Wales produces a range of pre-recorded and live programmes across Radio Wales and Radio 4. The department is responsible for some 300 broadcasts per year.
 

At BBC Radio Wales, we’re passionate about creating radio which sits at the heart of Welsh life.  We entertain our listeners while informing and educating them – but we want to go further than that: we’ll surprise our audience, delight them – not just sometimes, but every day. We’re the home of a diverse range of programmes and presenters.  We’re warm, we’re welcoming, and hearing from and interacting with our listeners is an essential part of our daily output - because BBC Radio Wales is somewhere our audience calls home.

This hands-on role will oversee all Radio Wales and Radio 4 religious output, lead on compliance and editorial guidance for the productions and be part of a strong management team leading on station strategy. You’ll also lead on presenter development, holding regular feedback sessions and fostering potential new on-air talent. 

You’ll be an experienced radio professional, with extensive Theology knowledge, demonstrating a strong interest in and high level of knowledge of religion of the industry on air and technically, be proficient in working with Christian music, with a wide-ranging knowledge of hymns and worship music and strong Editorial and Leadership qualities.

You’ll have sound creative and editorial judgement and be able to demonstrate the ability to oversee and exec-produce internal and external production teams. Working closely with the Editor of Radio Wales and Sport, the Managing Editor, and the Production Manager, you’ll shape and deliver content in line with station editorial priorities and the BBC’s policies and guidelines.

You’ll have the ability to engage and inspire  in-house programme-making teams, providing editorial leadership and guidance. Well organised and a strong communicator and planner, you’ll be confident leading change and delivering efficiency.

You’ll be a leader who has successfully developed creative partnerships and influenced key business stakeholders. The successful candidate will join the BBC Radio Wales Management Team to support the wider operation of the station.
 

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

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, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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