Reports To: Senior Producer 
Based: Kathmandu with possible travel to field locations
Reports To: Senior Producer 
Duration: Until March 2021 with possibility of extension subject to funding  

Context: 

Established in 1998, BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development charity. BBC Media  Action uses media and communications to help reduce poverty and support people in claiming their  rights, our aim is to inform, connect and empower people around the world. We do this through our  focus on health, governance and rights, resilience and humanitarian response, partnering with civil  society, local media and governments to  

• Produce creative programmes in multi-media formats which inform and engage audiences  
• Strengthen the media sector through building professional capacity and infrastructure

BBC Media Action has been working on communication for development projects in Nepal since 2007,  giving us a well-developed understanding of Nepali audiences and significant experience of producing  and evaluating media content on a range of issues to diverse target audiences. Our work in Nepal focuses  on health, governance, resilience, humanitarian preparedness and response with strong gender  commitments and focus.  

BBC Media Action is working on a project funded by FCDO titled “Supporting girls’ education and a  safe return to school through the power of media and communication”. The project aims to develop  and broadcast media content and support improved social and behaviour change communication (SBCC)  to support girls’ education; a safe home learning environment while schools are closed and a safe return  to school across communities in Nepal, providing guidance and support that would otherwise not be  available. 

We are looking for a qualified and competent individual to work on the capacity of Radio Producer for  the given project. 

“The role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children and adults. For the successful candidate,  mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct. A  police background check may form part of the recruitment process. BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance  policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.” 

Job Purpose 

Reporting to the Senior Producer, the Radio Producer will be responsible for scripting and presenting  the programme, producing reports and case studies from the field and putting forward ideas and  treatments in editorial meetings for themes to cover that directly address issues of girls’ education. The  radio producer will also be responsible for recognising the needs of the Nepali audience to use a varied  range of radio techniques to pass on information to the audience in an engaging way.  

Main Duties 

• Identify the needs of communities on girls’ education, mainly from marginalized communities by  using internal and external information coming from reliable sources including government, I/NGO,  civil society, development partners, formal research findings and local contacts
• Contribute original ideas and treatments for content during daily editorial meetings
• Conduct interviews/interactive sessions with experts and other stakeholders mainly on girls’  education and safe return to school of marginalised communities as per the direction of Senior  Producer
• Produce radio packages ready for transmission on a diverse variety of issues addressing girls’  education 
• Write the script and present the programme from the studio or out on location
• Provide training and mentoring to radio producers from community radio stations on the most  effective way of producing useful, timely and engaging information during emergency preparedness
• Ensure all content meets the required technical standards, BBC editorial policy and BBC values
• Understand and comply with the Safeguarding policy and the staff Code of Conduct
• Participate in relevant mandatory training on Safeguarding and Respect at Work
• Report any Safeguarding concerns immediately, either to the Country Director, or using the  Whistle blowing Polices
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor  

Essential skills and experience 

• Experience of producing and presenting radio programmes for Nepalese audiences
• A strong and engaging broadcasting voice
• Radio production skills, including producing editorial content, technical recording and post production skills
• A proven track record in producing engaging radio content for local audiences often for women  and marginalized communities
• Demonstrable creative ability
• Strong understanding of BBC editorial values and their application in programme making
• Ability to work on own initiative and organise time effectively within a range of often conflicting  deadlines
• The ability to forge strong working relations quickly and gain the trust of project stakeholders,  including partners
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Extensive knowledge of how social media can be used to support the goals of Milijuli Nepali
•  A good standard of written and spoken English
• Desirable skills and experience 
• Experience using media for developmental goals
• Good working knowledge of local languages

Key competencies:  

The following competencies (behaviours and characteristics) have been identified as key to success in  the job. Successful candidates are expected to demonstrate these competencies.  

• Imagination/Creative Thinking: Is able to transform creative ideas/impulses into practical  reality. Can look at existing situations and problems in novel ways and come up with creative  solutions. 
• Managing Relationships: Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a range  of people. Team working. 
• Communication: The ability to get one’s message understood clearly by adopting a range of styles,  tools and techniques appropriate to the audience and the nature of the information. 
• Analytical Thinking: Able to simplify complex problems, process projects into component parts,  explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships and construct  frameworks, for problem solving and/or development.
• Influencing and Persuading: Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince  others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement  or behaviour change. 
• Planning and Organising: Is able to think ahead in order to establish an effective and appropriate  course of action for self and others. Prioritises and plans activities taking into account all the relevant  issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resources requirements 
• Self-Development: Able to identify and apply opportunities for learning and development