Job Introduction

This exciting and diverse role will provide specialist Internal Communications and Engagement advice and activity across BBC News.

The successful candidate will work with the Head of Internal Communications and Engagement for BBC News, planning and delivering exemplary internal comms and engagement activity and  working directly with senior leaders. You will be expected to ensure the high quality delivery of engagement strategies, key announcements, internal news, change programme communications, employee updates, internal campaigns and events.

You will be an exceptional writer, an outstanding networker, and have proven strengths communicating with time poor audiences in a high pressure, fast moving environment where no two days are the same.

You will be a self starter, confident working independently to resolve complex queries, and will be responsible for continuously improving how we communicate with and engage colleagues across BBC News. You will be comfortable working across a range of projects simultaneously, and be resilient and adaptable working to urgent and changing deadlines.

Role Responsibility

• Deliver key Internal Communication and Engagement activities to support the BBC News editorial and strategic objectives - including a major modernisation and change programme, pan-BBC priorities
• Business partner for News Board members, creating and implementing strategic internal communications plans, providing sound advice, and working closely with senior leaders to get buy in for campaigns and messaging
• Own the BBC employee engagement survey in News
• Support the Director and Head of Internal Communications and Engagement in the planning and delivery of major pan-News and corporate announcements, launches, events and key channels
• Drive and oversee effective, measurable, timely and tailored delivery of internal communications campaigns, working to maximise effectiveness and audience reach across BBC News
• Own key IC&E channels across email, intranet and face to face messaging and input into their development
• Develop and manage trusted stakeholder relationships across BBC News and the BBC
• Have the ability to progress and implement multiple projects at the same time
• Act as a coach and mentor for more junior Internal Communications colleagues
• Oversee and deliver all written materials to a world class standard, ensuring the tone and messaging aligns with the overall IC&E strategy
• Support pan-BBC messages and campaigns

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Proven experience of personal involvement in the management of communications or engagement activity within a diverse organisation
• Sufficient breadth of communications experience to be able to offer advice to senior colleagues in and across BBC News
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to present clear and concise professional communications to a range of audiences within the BBC
• Strong track record in event planning and management
• Ability to analyse and contextualise complex issues, identify key points to be addressed and develop effective, practical and simple plans to resolve problems
• Confidence in using a wide range of digital and social media
• Confidence and strong track record in managing relationships with a wide range of senior stakeholders
• Excellent organisational abilities and attention to detail – ability to prioritise

Desirable

• Knowledge and/or experience of the media/broadcasting environment

Package Description

Band: D
Contract type: 2 x Continuing 
Location: London - New Broadcasting House with the base for the second role being flexible 

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/

Mae’r sefyllfa gyda’r coronafeirws yn datblygu’n gyflym, ac mae’r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau’r risg, dim ond y bobl sy’n hanfodol i’n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau’r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i 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 Date28 September, 2022