Senior Journalist Team Manager, BBC News

BBC; Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta; On-site; IDR 200.000.000 - 300.000.000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting organization based in Jakarta is looking for a Senior Journalist Team Manager. In this role, you will lead and manage a team of journalists, ensuring high editorial and production standards. You will be responsible for content creation, managing resources, and driving innovative storytelling that resonates with Indonesian audiences. Candidates must have full fluency in Bahasa Indonesia and substantial experience in broadcast journalism. This position offers the opportunity to shape impactful journalism in a dynamic multimedia environment.

Qualifications

• Fluent in Bahasa Indonesia; strong English translation skills.
• Substantial experience in broadcast journalism.
• Experience in managing teams and resources effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of journalists ensuring high editorial and production standards.
• Plan and oversee content creation and commissioning of stories.
• Ensure all output complies with BBC editorial policy.

Skills

Full fluency in Bahasa Indonesia

Strong writing and editing skills

Proven editorial judgment

Strong leadership and resource management

Ability to work collaboratively

Creative storytelling ability

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC News
LOCATION: Jakarta, Indonesia

Any offer of employment with the BBC is conditional upon you having the right to work in Indonesia.

JOB PURPOSE

As Senior Journalist Team Manager for BBC News Indonesian Service, you will lead a key area of output, ensuring editorial excellence and audience relevance. You'll oversee content creation, reporting, and production, while managing selection and compilation of material. The role involves planning and optimising resources, driving innovation, and maintaining high standards. With formal managerial responsibility, you will inspire and develop teams to deliver impactful journalism for Indonesian audiences.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

BBC World Service is a global multimedia broadcaster, reaching 468 million people weekly across TV, radio, and digital platforms. As part of BBC News, we deliver trusted journalism to audiences worldwide. BBC News Indonesian Service, based in Jakarta, is a dynamic multimedia team with a strong online and social presence. We make international news relevant for Indonesian audiences, offering you the chance to shape impactful storytelling on a global stage.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Lead and manage a team of journalists, ensuring high editorial, linguistic, and production standards across all platforms.
• Plan and oversee content creation, commissioning stories, briefing reporters, and driving innovative, multiplatform treatments.
• Ensure all output is fact‑checked, legally compliant, and aligned with BBC editorial policy, responding swiftly to breaking news.
• Represent the Indonesian Service in wider BBC editorial meetings, fostering collaboration and sharing content effectively.
• Line‑manage staff, including performance reviews, rota management, recruitment support, and deputising for the Service Editor when required.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Full fluency in Bahasa Indonesia, with strong writing and editing skills; ability to translate accurately between Bahasa and English.
• Proven editorial judgment and production expertise, underpinned by substantial broadcast journalism experience and creative storytelling ability.
• Strong leadership and resource management skills, including staff, budgets, and technical facilities, with a focus on cost‑effective output.
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams, resolve conflicts, and adapt under pressure to meet deadlines and changing priorities.
• Commitment to BBC values, including diversity, compliance with editorial policy, and understanding of health and safety in broadcasting.

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.

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