Producer - Drama (Nigeria) at BBC Media Action Nigeria

BBC Media Action is the BBC’s international development organisation, and we believe in the power of media and communication for good. We work in more than 20 countries around the world, supporting the independent media essential to democracy and development. Last year, our projects and programmes reached 130 million people facing poverty, inequality and insecurity with information they could trust, helping to improve health, bridge divides, challenge prejudice, and save and change lives. We follow the editorial standards and values of the BBC, but we rely on funding from donors and partners to carry out our work.
BBC Media Action delivers a portfolio of projects in Nigeria. It seeks to expand this portfolio of work, but also to ensure that existing projects are delivered on time, on budget, to the highest standards and in accordance with BBC editorial values as well as Media Action methodologies.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Producer - Drama (Nigeria)

Location: Nigeria (Right to work in Nigeria required)
Contract: Fixed-term employment
Reports to: Head of Production
Duration: One year

Job Purpose

• The Producer will initiate and drive the entire production process of our Hausa language radio drama, creating, designing, planning, and producing the radio drama on agreed-upon themes.
• The Producer will facilitate script writing, editing, and recording of the drama, ensuring compliance with our established production processes.
• The Producer will be responsible for ensuring that the produced radio drama fulfils thematic objectives whilst having significant appeal within the target audience[s].
• The role requires collaboration with other members of the production and training department to produce high-quality radio drama.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify, organise and oversee the activities of writers, actors, directors, technical producers, assistant producers and other personnel throughout the production process for a radio drama, including contracting, logistics, scheduling, research, writing, recording, and editing.
• Conduct planning and budgeting to cover the entire process of radio drama production: pre- production, production, and post-production.
• Ensure that all scripts and recordings meet project objectives and are in line with BBC Editorial values and standards, by working with scriptwriters in developing story outlines and editing final drafts and working with actors in rehearsals and recordings.
• Coordinate and conduct research on themes and ensure all content information is accurate, clear and unambiguous across languages
• Take the lead in the organisation of writing and script editing workshops. This includes creating storylines and writing scripts in Hausa and English.
• Take the lead in the recording of the radio drama on the production set. This involves ensuring that all necessary resources for the activity are provided and collaborating with other relevant staff to ensure a smooth production process. It also involves directing the radio drama in Hausa and English.
• Work with technical producers in the post-production process of the drama and ensure that the final product is delivered within established timelines.
• Coordinate with other departments as appropriate to ensure that production outputs are meeting project objectives, drawing on research findings, informing training, and being distributed on time.
• After appropriate training, be able to use a range of audiovisual & digital equipment and information technology to research, write, assemble, edit and deliver programmes in the appropriate medium, to the highest professional standards.
• Any other tasks assigned by Media Action to achieve project and organisational objectives.

Required skills, knowledge, and experience

• Experience in producing engaging, creative content for social media, television or radio.
• Creative writing and content presentation skills in English and Hausa
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to work within established deadlines.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and experience using these skills in a media production setting.
• Evidence of imagination and an enthusiasm for generating new ideas, particularly those with the broadest possible audience appeal.
• Strong understanding of the role of communications in development.
• Demonstrable experience applying sound editorial judgement in the production of social media, television or radio content.
• Demonstrable understanding of BBC editorial values.
• Sound Editorial judgement.
• Strong attention to detail and an ability to work within established deadlines
• A self-starter excited by the potential of working in a small, dynamic and growing team.
• Sound understanding of the BBC Media Action Brand.

Application Closing Date
25th July, 2025 (5pm).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should submit their CV with cover letter (in English, PDF or Microsoft Word format) which outlines their experience and suitability for the role, and availability status 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.