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Head of Documentaries

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Working to the Director of Factual, BBC Content and supporting the BBC’s Value for All strategy, the Head of Documentaries will be responsible for growing both new and existing documentary content brands, and setting an editorial strategy that effectively drives the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain, as well as its ambitions to reach, portray and represent all the UK.

Job Responsibility:

  • Working to the Director of Factual, drive the documentary commissioning strategy, providing creative and collaborative leadership across the genre, inspiring and enabling creativity through others, and fostering an innovative approach to new content at the BBC
  • Leading a small team of high performing commissioners as well as nurturing and developing new commissioning talent
  • Collaborate with teams across the BBC to ensure strategy delivery considers a wide range of audiences, platforms, and commissioning opportunities, in particular collaborating with and commissioning in partnership with Nations
  • Mentor and coach Commissioning Editors and nurture and develop commissioning talent
  • Act as the editorial contact for suppliers and be responsible for cultivating and managing supplier relationships in line with the documentary strategy
  • Ensure commissions from suppliers are based on a sound understanding of diversity, cost, quality, rights exploitation and funding needs
  • Strong understanding of the production pipeline working with suppliers in productive collaboration to deliver projects on budget and on time for iplayer release requirements
  • Own a strong development pipeline, encouraging a risk-taking and innovative approach to ideas development which delivers against the commissioning strategy and changing audience and platform requirements
  • Manage and nurture relationships in all their diversity and be aware of new emerging talent, using own experience and gravitas to attract and develop talent, directors and producers as BBC partners
  • Ensure that content and activity complies with the BBC’s editorial standards and guidelines and other key policies and commitments

Requirements:

  • Deep expertise in the field of documentary production or commissioning, with a significant understanding of the domestic and international markets and of trends within the broadcasting industry and media sector as they apply to documentaries
  • Significant editorial leadership experience, with the ability to provide inclusive, collaborative leadership and develop high-performing teams
  • Adept at managing senior and executive level stakeholders and establishing positive and collaborative relationships across departments
  • A track record of initiating and managing successful external partnerships and of building successful relationships with both emerging and high-profile documentary talent
  • A thorough understanding of the way in which programmes are commissioned, financed and produced, with extensive experience in managing significant budgets and understanding key financial drivers
  • Broad and comprehensive understanding of the BBC’s legal and contractual agreements and regulations as they apply to programme making, broadcasting and digital media, or ability to rapidly acquire this via comparable experience
What we offer:
  • Fair pay and flexible benefits including a 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
  • Excellent career and professional development
  • Support in your working life, including flexible working

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 05, 2026

Expiration:
August 05, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
Hybrid work
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