Senior News Editor, South Asia Languages

As Senior News Editor, you’ll shape editorial strategy for multiple language services and influence coverage across the region.

Job Requisition ID: 34713

Job Closing Date: 5 January 2026

Delhi, IND, ND 110001
| Dhaka, BGD, 212
| Islamabad, PAK, 44000
| Kathmandu, NPL, | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, LKA,

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC World Service
LOCATION: Can be based in any South Asia country where the BBC operates including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka

Local terms and conditions apply

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

As Senior News Editor, you will be the Lead Editor for South Asia languages. You will be directly responsible for setting strategy for the Bengali, Sinhala, and Nepali services and play a pivotal role in shaping growth, optimisation, and innovation across the region.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join the BBC in South Asia and lead journalism that matters. As Senior News Editor, you’ll shape editorial strategy for multiple language services and influence coverage across the region. You’ll lead talented teams, drive digital growth and innovation, and ensure trusted, impartial news reaches millions. If you’re passionate about impactful storytelling, digital journalism, and building successful editorial partnerships then this is your opportunity to make a lasting difference with one of the world’s most respected media brands.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Line manage the Bengali, Sinhala and Nepali editors, and develop and implement growth strategies for those services along with the service editors and with audiences, growth, optimisation and strategic planning and delivery teams.
• Work with the Regional Director, and departmental experts, to develop growth strategies and best practices across the region.
• Liaise with partnerships teams on launches, projects, and strategic collaborations in the entire region.
• Be highly skilled at managing numerous and diverse senior and executive level stakeholders, often operating under tight timescales and managing competing priorities
• Set and deliver a clear editorial strategy for production and rollout of editorial content to maximize reach and impact

• You may be involved in developing and overseeing Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) journalism in the region

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Substantial experience of journalism and production, as well as proven editorial judgement and substantial experience of managing editorial and operational staff and facilities in a daily news environment.
• Expert knowledge of our audience’s needs, current market trends and challenges.
• Deep knowledge of editorial output processes across the whole of the BBC, as well as that of competitors.
• Experience of solving complex editorial and legal challenges, managing significant budgets and understanding key financial drivers.
• Experience of managing staff across locations, having nurtured talent and be internally and/or externally recognized as a promoter of diversity and inclusion

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Working knowledge of one or more South Asian languages.

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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