BBC Recruitment 2025-2026 | Application Form, Dates & Requirements
We are pleased to inform you about the BBC Recruitment 2025-2026 | Application Form, Dates & Requirements
BBC Recruitment Kenya 2025-2026
Yes, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC recruitment) is currently receiving applications from suitably qualified candidates in Kenya via the online recruitment portal www.careers.bbc.co.uk.
General Requirements for BBC Recruitment 2025-2026
- The candidate applying must be a Kenya citizen
- He or she must have an acceptable means of identification a National ID or passport
- Candidate should have a Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in relevant field of study
- Applicant should be proficient in computer skills
- Applicant should demonstrate results in work performance
- Candidate applying should possess, analytical, communication, strategic and innovative thinking, interpersonal, the ability to mobilize resources, and negotiation skills
- Applicant should have a criminal record-free background
- Applicant should fulfill the Chapter size (6) constitution by possessing the following documents;
- Kenya Revenue Authority (Tax Compliance Certificate);
- Higher Education Loans Board (HELB Clearance Certificate);
- Criminal Investigations Department (Certificate of Good Conduct);
- An approved Credit Reference Bureau (CRB Report);
- Ethics and Anticorruption Commission (Dully filled and completed first schedule (s.13) and self-declaration form stamped by the EACC.
BBC Kenya Job Vacancies 2025-2026
- Digital Producer, Sport – East Africa (Senior Journalist)
- Digital journalist
- Reporter, Security – East Africa (Senior Journalist)
- Journalist, Swahili TV
- Journalist, East Africa
Digital Producer, Sport – East Africa (Senior Journalist)
The BBC World Service is undergoing a significant strategic review to become a digital-first operation that provides distinctive and original content.
In line with this strategy, we are establishing digital production hubs to produce high-impact, original journalism for our audiences across the globe.
We are looking for a talented and motivated digital producer to research, storyboard, report, present, write, translate, edit, and adapt sports news stories or program material for various audiences and platforms.
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Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- The Senior Journalist (Digital Producer) will generate new and creative treatments for digital and social platforms, particularly in text and video.
- Present engagingly for news and current affairs websites and social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok.
- Use editorial judgment, creativity, and flair to make original and compelling visual content and also produce interesting graphics sequences.
- Use knowledge of social and other trends to make informed decisions on upcoming stories.
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
- A proven track record of creative digital storytelling delivered to deadline.
- Have an accomplished presentation style for digital platforms, which is fluent, engages the viewer, and reflects the BBC values.
- Extensive knowledge of a variety of sports and issues impacting the industry and sports personalities on the continent
- Proven ability to use data analytic tools across BBC digital platforms and relevant social media platforms, to take editorial decisions and understand audience behavior in the target market.
- Ability to push BBC News content on social media and engage with audiences according to the BBC editorial guidelines.
- Demonstrable up-to-date knowledge of the competition and mass media markets in which BBC News operates.
Digital Journalist – Nairobi
The BBC is an international multimedia broadcaster on radio, TV, online, and social networks with a weekly global audience of 320 million.
The BBC has a major hub based in Nairobi, covering East Africa and across the continent. This includes an editorial, digital innovation team in Nairobi that has the mandate to create innovative and engaging digital content for African and global audiences.
We are looking for an experienced Journalist to help build on the success of the digital news desk.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- A Journalist on the BBC Digital News team will be expected to write sharp news stories or produce timely digital videos – with rigor, context, and flair.
- Tasks could range from jumping on breaking news to chasing leads and interviews to moving a story on to researching and writing a sidebar.
- Journalists will monitor social media, search trends, and audience data and use that to improve our storytelling and help us reach new audiences.
- Journalists will be expected to contribute ideas in editorial meetings around the most useful and creative approaches to our big stories, including the best formats and visual treatments.
- A key part of the role will be to work closely with BBC colleagues across Africa to ensure the best of their radio, TV, and online content is prominent on the news website and relevant social media platforms.
Knowledge, Skills, Training & Experience
The successful candidate must have:
- Recent experience in producing accurate, engaging, and fast-paced news for digital audiences
- A track record of generating original ideas and chasing leads to produce impactful stories
- Strong writing skills
- A proven understanding of African news, current affairs, and social media
- Familiarity with using social media, search, and audience data to improve storytelling and broaden coverage.
- The ability to come up with angles and approaches to the big stories of the day that will help us reach new and diverse audiences
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BBC Recruitment Portal
How to Apply for BBC Recruitment 2025-2026
- Go to the application portal www.careers.bbc.co.uk
- Select the position you wish to apply for
- Create and verify an account on the on-the-job portal
- Login and carefully fill out the online application form
- Upload all the required academic and professional documents
- Proofread your application to avoid corrections
- Then submit