Recruitment at BBC Media Action

The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million. As part of an historic multi-million pound expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service is introducing a wide range of new and exciting language and regional content to serve African and global audiences.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Producer (Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria (Right to work in Nigeria required)
Contract: Fixed-term employment
Duration: Two years and 6 months
Reports to: Head of Production

Job purpose

• The BBC Media Action office in Nigeria is looking for a Senior Producer responsible for multimedia production activities in a multi-component Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programme focused on reproductive health and child spacing in Northern Nigeria.
• The Senior Producer will utilise their editorial expertise, programme production experience, and ability to oversee production activities to ensure the quality and alignment of media outputs with the overall project objectives.
• The Senior Producer will collaborate with colleagues across the production and training department to deliver high-quality audio, visual and digital outputs that fulfil thematic objectives while maximising relevance and appeal among target audiences.
• The role is responsible for initiating and driving the full production lifecycle — from concept development through to final delivery — ensuring strong editorial quality, strategic alignment, and audience impact.
• In addition, the Senior Producer will provide strategic oversight of digital and multimedia production, including line management of the Digital Producer and Assistant Producer (Multimedia), ensuring that all digital outputs, such as short-form video, social media content, interactive formats and web-native storytelling, are platform-optimised, audience-responsive, data-informed and fully aligned with overall campaign objectives.
• The role reports to the Head of Production and will work closely with other producers.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the supervision of the Head of Production and Training, lead the end-to-end design, planning, budgeting and delivery of radio, television and digital outputs from concept development through production and post-production, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.
• Supervise and provide editorial oversight to production teams, including producers, writers, contributors and technical staff, across all stages of pitching, scripting, recording, filming and editing.
• Direct studio and field recordings, ensuring smooth production workflows and effective coordination of logistics and resources.
• Line manage and provide technical oversight to the Digital Producer and Assistant Producer (Multimedia), ensuring strong integration between broadcast and digital outputs.
• Lead digital-first content strategy and oversee platform optimisation, using audience insights and analytics to strengthen engagement and behavioural impact.
• Collaborate closely with strategy, research and SBC teams to translate behavioural objectives into compelling multimedia content with measurable impact.
• Monitor content performance and recommend adaptive improvements to maximise reach, engagement and effectiveness across platforms.
• Ensure effective digital production workflows, compliance, safeguarding and data protection across all multimedia outputs.
• Support the ongoing development of creative and editorial capacity within the team.
• Any other tasks assigned by Media Action to achieve project and organisational objectives.

Required Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Proven experience producing engaging and creative content across radio, television and digital platforms.
• Demonstrable experience leading production or multimedia teams, including providing editorial
• oversight and managing digital or social media outputs.
• Strong editorial judgement, with a clear understanding of BBC editorial values and standards.
• Creative writing skills in English and Hausa, with the ability to develop ideas that resonate with broad and diverse audiences.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience working collaboratively in a media production environment.
• Good understanding of the role of communications in development and behaviour change programming.
• Experience using digital insights and analytics to inform content refinement and audience engagement.
• Working knowledge of multimedia production tools and workflows.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.
• Understanding of safeguarding, consent and risk management considerations in media production.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2026; 5:00pm.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter (in English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role, and availability status, by email to: hr.recruitment@ng.bbcmediaaction.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Only applicants with a separate cover letter will be considered.
• Please do not send certificates or other attachments.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
• This role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children, youth, and adults.
• For the successful candidate, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct.
• BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.
• A police background check may form part of the recruitment process.

  The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million. As part of an historic multi-million pound expansion of BBC Africa, the BBC World Service is introducing a wide range of new and exciting language and regional content to serve African and global audiences.

  We are recruiting to fill the position below:

  Job Title: Senior Producer (Nigeria)

  Location: Nigeria (Right to work in Nigeria required)
  Contract: Fixed-term employment
  Duration: Two years and 6 months
  Reports to: Head of Production

  Job purpose

  • The BBC Media Action office in Nigeria is looking for a Senior Producer responsible for multimedia production activities in a multi-component Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programme focused on reproductive health and child spacing in Northern Nigeria.
  • The Senior Producer will utilise their editorial expertise, programme production experience, and ability to oversee production activities to ensure the quality and alignment of media outputs with the overall project objectives.
  • The Senior Producer will collaborate with colleagues across the production and training department to deliver high-quality audio, visual and digital outputs that fulfil thematic objectives while maximising relevance and appeal among target audiences.
  • The role is responsible for initiating and driving the full production lifecycle — from concept development through to final delivery — ensuring strong editorial quality, strategic alignment, and audience impact.
  • In addition, the Senior Producer will provide strategic oversight of digital and multimedia production, including line management of the Digital Producer and Assistant Producer (Multimedia), ensuring that all digital outputs, such as short-form video, social media content, interactive formats and web-native storytelling, are platform-optimised, audience-responsive, data-informed and fully aligned with overall campaign objectives.
  • The role reports to the Head of Production and will work closely with other producers.

  Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Under the supervision of the Head of Production and Training, lead the end-to-end design, planning, budgeting and delivery of radio, television and digital outputs from concept development through production and post-production, ensuring timely, high-quality delivery.
  • Supervise and provide editorial oversight to production teams, including producers, writers, contributors and technical staff, across all stages of pitching, scripting, recording, filming and editing.
  • Direct studio and field recordings, ensuring smooth production workflows and effective coordination of logistics and resources.
  • Line manage and provide technical oversight to the Digital Producer and Assistant Producer (Multimedia), ensuring strong integration between broadcast and digital outputs.
  • Lead digital-first content strategy and oversee platform optimisation, using audience insights and analytics to strengthen engagement and behavioural impact.
  • Collaborate closely with strategy, research and SBC teams to translate behavioural objectives into compelling multimedia content with measurable impact.
  • Monitor content performance and recommend adaptive improvements to maximise reach, engagement and effectiveness across platforms.
  • Ensure effective digital production workflows, compliance, safeguarding and data protection across all multimedia outputs.
  • Support the ongoing development of creative and editorial capacity within the team.
  • Any other tasks assigned by Media Action to achieve project and organisational objectives.

  Required Skills, Knowledge, and Experience

  • Proven experience producing engaging and creative content across radio, television and digital platforms.
  • Demonstrable experience leading production or multimedia teams, including providing editorial
  • oversight and managing digital or social media outputs.
  • Strong editorial judgement, with a clear understanding of BBC editorial values and standards.
  • Creative writing skills in English and Hausa, with the ability to develop ideas that resonate with broad and diverse audiences.
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience working collaboratively in a media production environment.
  • Good understanding of the role of communications in development and behaviour change programming.
  • Experience using digital insights and analytics to inform content refinement and audience engagement.
  • Working knowledge of multimedia production tools and workflows.
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple deadlines effectively.
  • Understanding of safeguarding, consent and risk management considerations in media production.

  Application Closing Date
  13th March, 2026; 5:00pm.

  How to Apply
  Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter (in English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role, and availability status, by email to: hr.recruitment@ng.bbcmediaaction.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.

  Note

  • Only applicants with a separate cover letter will be considered.
  • Please do not send certificates or other attachments.
  • Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
  • This role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children, youth, and adults.
  • For the successful candidate, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct.
  • BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.
  • A police background check may form part of the recruitment process.

Job Title: Senior Finance Officer (Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria (Right to work in Nigeria required)
Contract: Fixed-term employment
Reports to: Finance Manager
Duration: Two years

Job purpose

• The BBC Media Action office in Nigeria is seeking a Senior Finance Officer to oversee finance and accounting functions in a multimedia production for a multi-component Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programme focused on reproductive health and child spacing in Northern Nigeria.
• The Senior Finance Officer will utilise their accounting experience to manage the project’s finances, including budgets, statutory compliance, financial reports, and challenge numbers, and to support the project’s financial management.
• The role reports to the Finance Manager and will work closely with other departments and project partners.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Ensure that sound financial methodology and high-quality accounting and reporting are firmly embedded throughout the project delivery.
• Deliver effective financial management, control and advisory support to optimise project performance.
• Ensures the provision of a full range of payment services is available while maintaining a reliable control environment and ensuring the most effective use of these systems and processes.
• Ensure the production of robust, timely and accurate financial information that takes into account risk levels and identifies mitigation as appropriate.Project the financial implications of forecasts and reforecast budgets accordingly.
• Hold budget holders accountable for financial performance.
• Provide financial information to relevant stakeholders and ensure that all statutory reporting obligations are met.
• Provide support in the delivery of value for money and efficiency in the short-term financial issues
• Ensure effective governance, risk management and internal compliance processes and controls are followed in project spend.
• Lead on audit liaison and assist with departmental deliverables, including audit reporting, follow-up of audit actions and resource planning.
• Stay informed and ensure compliance with changes in corporate governance and statutory requirements.
• Improve efficiency and controls of financial processes, methodologies and environments.
• Provide technical accounting and financial reporting.

Required skills, knowledge, and experience

• Professional accounting qualification: ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Experience of supporting the delivery of effective financial systems and controls.
• Experience of working with financial accounting systems and the ability to understand, interpret and communicate complex financial data to a range of audiences.
• Understanding of safeguarding, consent and risk management considerations in media production.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2026; 5:00pm.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter (in English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role, and availability status, by email to: hr.recruitment@ng.bbcmediaaction.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Only applicants with a separate cover letter will be considered.
• Please do not send certificates or other attachments.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
• This role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children, youth, and adults.
• For the successful candidate, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct.
• BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.
• A police background check may form part of the recruitment process.

Job Title: Partnership Manager (Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria (Right to work in Nigeria required)
Contract: Fixed-term employment
Duration: Two years and 6 months
Reports to: Project Director

Job purpose

• The BBC Media Action office in Nigeria is seeking a Partnership Manager to oversee partnership management in a multimedia production for a multi-component Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) programme focused on reproductive health and child spacing in Northern Nigeria.
• The Partnership Manager will utilise their experience to manage the various stakeholders that will be involved in the project delivery.
• The Partnership Manager will coordinate and liaise directly with the partners and ensure alignment in the various project activities overseen by each partner.
• The role reports to the Project Director and will work closely with other partners.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage existing relationships, develop new partnerships, and oversee the integration and execution of partnership strategies.
• Maintain an up-to-date overview of partner roles, interdependencies, and touchpoints across project phases to support effective sequencing, risk management, and delivery planning.
• Coordinate partner inputs for donor engagement processes, including progress updates, learning reviews, and audit or due diligence requirements, in close collaboration with Production, M&E and Finance teams.
• Serve as the first point of escalation for partnership-related risks or underperformance, identifying issues early and working with the Project Director to resolve them.
• Ensure partners’ activities build up to and enhance the project’s visibility.
• Develop a system of storing, distributing and managing the contents produced as part of theproject deliverables
• Monitor and ensure that activity timelines are being followed and respond to any adjustments that might be needed including budget.
• Regularly outline and share the steps, timeline, and responsibilities needed to complete each project activity.
• Foster collaboration among the partners by scheduling and managing periodic meetings and workshops between the implementing partners
• Ensure all partners comply with BBC Media Action policies and donor requirements, including safeguarding, editorial standards, data protection, branding usage, and contractual obligations, and support partners to understand and meet these requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Any other tasks assigned by the BBC Media Action to achieve project and organisational objectives.

Required skills, Knowledge, and Experience

• Good negotiation skills.
• Sound knowledge of the media sector
• Experience in partnership management and business development
• Knowledgeable in English and Hausa language.
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Supervisory experience and ability to motivate different stakeholders
• Strong understanding of business operations and financial management.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2026; 5:00pm.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV with a cover letter (in English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role, and availability status, by email to: hr.recruitment@ng.bbcmediaaction.org using the job title as the subject of the mail.

Note

• Only applicants with a separate cover letter will be considered.
• Please do not send certificates or other attachments.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be notified
• This role may involve working with groups of vulnerable children, youth, and adults.
• For the successful candidate, mandatory training will be provided on BBC Media Action’s safeguarding policy and staff code of conduct.
• BBC Media Action operates a zero-tolerance policy concerning all forms of abuse and exploitation of vulnerable people.
• A police background check may form part of the recruitment process.

Job Title: Partnership Manager, West Africa 

Location: Lagos
Job Band: D
Contract Type: Permanent, Full-time
Department: BBC World Service

Purpose of The Role

• World Service Partnerships is responsible for securing and developing media partnerships that help deliver a substantial proportion of BBC News’s reach globally.
• As a key market facing team, we play an important role in providing insights into the latest media market developments and distribution opportunities for BBC World Service English and Language Services.

Why Join the Team

• As the Partnerships Manager for Anglophone West Africa, you will be responsible for leading BBC World Service’s partnership activity in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and The Gambia, and other countries as required.

Your Key Responsibilities and Impact

• Develop and deliver a coherent partnerships strategy for exploiting market opportunities, including the identification of appropriate targets to meet the organisations growth plans.
• Understand and disseminate key market changes, highlighting the activities of competitors to relevant staff in the region.
• Work with BBC Lawyers to lead contract negotiations, coupled with implementing a systematic pricing policy and to maintain appropriate information systems reporting on performance targets.
• Work effectively with World Service English and Language Services, Marketing, Strategic Planning and Delivery, Business Operations, Audience Insights & Distribution to ensure that broadcast and digital partners receive the best possible service.
• You are expected to travel extensively across the region and will be required to recruit and manage staff as part of your responsibilities.

Your Skills and Experience
essential criteria:

• A strong understanding of the West African media landscape, including the regulatory environment and distribution systems, and a clear sense of how these are likely to develop, to help maximise weekly audience reach.
• Demonstrable experience in a partnerships environment alongside strong commercial judgement and the ability to achieve measurable outcomes.
• Substantial experience in sales techniques including negotiating, influencing and networking skills.
• Knowledge of financial management and the ability to create and implement partnership plans.
• Fluent in English, with fluency in Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, or Hausa considered an added advantage.

Application Closing Date
26th February 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should
Click here to apply online