Senior journalist reporter – Guernsey – BBC

Job requisition ID: 55333
Closing date: 8 November 2026
Job band: D
Contract: Full-time, fixed-term contract until 8 November 2027
Department: BBC Nations, BBC Guernsey
Location: Guernsey, Channel Islands
Salary: £42,000 to £70,000, plus Channel Islands weighting of £5,319 for full-time employees, or the pro-rata equivalent for part-time employees, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Purpose of the role

Lead political coverage in one of the world’s most distinctive democracies. In Guernsey, political decisions can have an immediate and visible impact on the community, giving you a unique opportunity to hold power to account and explain the issues that matter most to islanders.

You’ll break original stories, build influential contacts and deliver insightful journalism across digital, audio, television and social media. This is an opportunity to become one of the leading political journalists in the Channel Islands.

Why join the team?

Be part of a newsroom at the heart of island life. Working with talented colleagues across platforms, you’ll help deliver journalism that informs public debate, holds power to account and makes a real difference to the community.

You’ll be trusted to pursue ambitious ideas, supported to develop your skills and given opportunities to make your mark. For the right journalist, this is a chance to do some of the most rewarding work of their career.

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 of 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.

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working in a small, multi-skilled newsroom.
• Experience of producing content for radio, television, online and social media.
• Experience of working with presenters and producers.
• Experience of covering elections, government, parliamentary proceedings or accountability reporting.
• Knowledge of Guernsey’s political institutions and current public policy issues.

For more information

Contact news editor Penny Elderfield at penny.elderfield@bbc.co.uk or senior news editor, Channel Islands, Richard Spalding at richard.spalding@bbc.co.uk.

Further information

This job description sets out the essential characteristics of the role, its principal responsibilities and the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. It is not intended to provide a complete and detailed account of every aspect of the role.

If you are offered the role, the BBC will carry out employment screening checks. These include reference and right-to-work checks and, where applicable to the role, safeguarding and adverse media or social media checks. Any offer will be conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges in line with the BBC’s recruitment policy. This allows the BBC to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose relevant information may result in the withdrawal of an offer.

For general queries, contact bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Applications cannot be accepted by CV and must be made online.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the organisation. These employees will receive priority consideration ahead of other applicants.

Priority consideration means employees seeking redeployment will have their applications considered alongside others at risk of redundancy before applicants who are not at risk are considered.