Job Requisition ID: 55441

Job Closing Date: 22 November

Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: Fp
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Part-time (3 days presentation plus additional filming days)
DEPARTMENT: News & Current Affairs, Live and Daily Output
LOCATION: MediaCity, Salford

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We’re looking for an outstanding journalist and broadcaster to join the presenting team on BBC’s BAFTA-winning flagship morning programme, BBC Breakfast, the UK’s most-watched morning news programme.

This is a rare opportunity to play a leading role on the BBC’s flagship morning news programmes, combining authoritative journalism with the warmth, humanity and audience connection that define BBC Breakfast.

Working alongside Charlie Stayt, Sally Nugent and Jon Kay, you will be a highly experienced broadcaster and journalist who is a team player and able to interrogate the big stories of the day interviewing guests from across the news, politics, sport and entertainment. You will be able to smoothly switch from an interview with a senior Cabinet Minister to speaking to an inspiring individual or someone who has never been on TV before.

The successful candidate must combine the unique challenge of this key role on BBC One broadcasting to a mass mainstream audience and delivering our highest standards of public service journalism. You will be authoritative and experienced, capable of handling breaking news while also being warm, engaging and able to provide viewers with the companionship that makes BBC Breakfast part of their daily routine. You’ll be able to engage inform and entertain audiences appealing to audiences of all ages and from all backgrounds and areas across the UK.

You will bring exceptional editorial judgment, strong live broadcasting skills and a deep understanding of what matters to viewers. Above all, you’ll be trusted to inform, engage and reassure audiences during moments of national importance while helping create the distinctive tone, companionship and public value that BBC Breakfast is known for.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Based in a modern HQ at Media City in Salford, the programme combines agenda-setting journalism with stories that reflect the lives, concerns and interests of audiences across the UK.
The programme has a proud record of editorial excellence and innovation, earning recognition including BAFTA, National Television Award and Royal Television Society honours. As part of the team, you’ll help shape daily coverage, influence major editorial decisions and contribute to some of the BBC’s most important journalism.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

Present BBC Breakfast live on BBC One, delivering high-quality journalism to a large national audience.
Lead coverage of major breaking and developing stories, adapting confidently to changing editorial priorities in a live environment.
Conduct high-profile live and pre-recorded interviews with politicians, public figures, experts and contributors from across the UK and beyond.
Identify, pursue and develop news lines during interviews, providing audiences with clarity, scrutiny and understanding.
Exercise strong editorial judgment while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy, impartiality and fairness.
Presents programmes that involve significant unpredictable live content, reacting to significant/major national and or international stories as they come in, bringing together streams from multiple locations, and interviewing specialist witnesses and highly committed advocates, while continuing to always observe BBC editorial guidelines, always ensuring impartiality and balance.
Contribute meaningfully to the editorial direction of the programme, helping shape content, sequence and presentation.
Work closely with editors, producers and production teams in the planning and delivery of programme output.
Contribute to BBC News digital and social media activity, helping engage existing audiences and reach new ones.
Generate original ideas and story treatments that support BBC Breakfast’s distinctive editorial approach.
Present outside broadcasts and special events across the UK and internationally when required.
Be involved in the preparation and planning of output content meeting high journalistic standards and fully observing the BBC editorial guidelines.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

Significant experience presenting major news, current affairs or live news magazine programming at a national network level, involving a high degree of unpredictable live content.
Editorial leadership and breaking news: Demonstrable ability to lead national network coverage during breaking news and major national or international events, with strong editorial judgement and a proven track record of delivering accurate, impartial and audience-focused journalism.
Interviewing and journalistic expertise: Outstanding live interviewing skills, including the ability to challenge, scrutinise and develop lines of questioning in real time, supported by excellent knowledge of UK news, politics, public affairs, sport and popular culture.
Audience connection, trust and presentation: A strong understanding of BBC Breakfast audiences, with the ability to build audience trust and connect authentically with viewers from all backgrounds across the UK through a presentation style that combines authority, credibility, warmth and empathy, and adapts effectively to different stories, audiences and live broadcasting situations.
Multi-platform capability: Skilled at presenting across broadcast, digital and social platforms, with a proven ability to reach and engage audiences through multi-platform storytelling and digital media.
Values, behaviours and cultural leadership: Acts as a positive role model, consistently demonstrating BBC values and behaviours, building inclusive and respectful working relationships, contributing positively to team culture, and working collaboratively across editorial, production and leadership teams.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is as important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk

Use of AI: Guidance for Candidates

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We want to hear about your experiences, your skills and what motivates you. The strongest applications are the ones that reflect your own thinking, achievements and perspective. So whilst you’re welcome to use AI for support, we encourage you to make sure your application reflects your own voice and tells your story.

You will find more guidance about using AI in the recruitment process on our careers site below.

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