Job Introduction

This is an opportunity to lead TV Licensing’s communication team. You will be in charge of planning, delivery and evaluation across proactive and reactive media, social media and stakeholder relations.

You’ll play a key role in supporting a broad network of stakeholders across the UK, managing our reputation and explaining how effective collection of the Licence Fee supports the BBC’s world-class programmes and services.

Role Responsibility

• You’ll lead the outputs of the TV Licensing communications team in all areas of proactive, reactive, digital media relations and stakeholder relations
• You’ll provide strategic handling advice to senior managers and stakeholders within TV Licensing and work closely with all elements of the BBC communications team to help communicate the value of the Licence Fee
• You’ll build relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure you keep across business developments and ensure your team can communicate complex topics in a clear and concise way, to a range of audiences
• You’ll provide day-to-day direction on tasks and campaigns for a team of senior communications managers, provide best practice advice and support the team’s career development
• You’ll set and maintain high standards for your team and the wider communications team, including through the drafting of written briefings, press releases, blogs and articles

The Ideal Candidate

• You’ll have substantial experience in media and stakeholder relations, preferably within a high-profile organisation in a fast-paced environment and working to tight deadlines
• You’ll be able to demonstrate expertise in strategic media planning and evaluation, you’ll have led large-scale PR/comms campaigns and/or stakeholder programmes and have strong proactive and reactive media relations and crisis management skills
• You’ll have excellent written skills and extensive experience of briefing senior stakeholders and journalists on complex issues
• You’ll have a proven track record of management and leadership

Package Description

Band: E
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London- New Broadcasting House

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

The situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

About the Company

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

Closing Date03 October, 2022