# Political Reporter

**Company**: BBC
**Location**: Guernsey
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: fixed-term contract
**Salary**: £42,000 - £70,000 plus Channel Island weighting (£5,319 if you work full-time, or the pro-rata equivalent if you work part-time)
**Category**: Policy & Public Affairs
**Industry**: Media & Entertainment

**Apply**: https://careers.bbc.co.uk/job/Guernsey-Senior-Journalist-Reporter-Guernsey-GY2-4LA/1375624757/?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
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## Description

Lead political coverage in Guernsey, breaking original stories, building influential contacts, and delivering insightful journalism across digital, audio, TV, and social platforms.

You will be part of a newsroom that sits at the heart of island life, working with talented colleagues to deliver journalism that informs public debate, holds power to account, and makes a real difference to the community.

Key responsibilities:

- Lead BBC Guernsey's political reporting across all platforms.

- Break original stories and develop exclusive journalism.

- Provide analysis and context around key political developments.

- Build strong relationships with politicians, officials, and community leaders.

- Explain complex policies and decisions in ways that resonate with audiences.

- Work closely with colleagues across BBC Guernsey, BBC Channel Islands, and the wider BBC.

Essential criteria:

- Experience reporting on politics, public affairs, or major issues of public interest.

- A strong understanding of politics and public affairs, with the ability to quickly develop expert knowledge of Guernsey's political system and the issues affecting islanders.

- Excellent writing, interviewing, and storytelling skills.

- The ability to build and maintain a strong network of contacts.

- A commitment to holding power to account while maintaining the highest standards of accuracy and impartiality.

Desired but not required:

- Experience working in a small, multi-skilled newsroom.

- Experience producing content for radio, television, online, and social platforms.

- Experience working with presenters and producers.

- Experience covering elections, government, parliamentary proceedings, or accountability reporting.

- Knowledge of Guernsey's political institutions and current public policy issues.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary package

- Flexible 35-hour working week

- 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days

- Defined pension scheme

- Discounted dental, health care, and gym

## Skills

### Required
- politics
- public affairs
- journalism
- storytelling
- networking

### Nice to have
- radio production
- television production
- social media content creation
- elections coverage
- government reporting

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