Role Responsibility

• Research and develop content ideas
• Create research briefs including research calls
• Source archive and music
• Work closely with Producers and other team members  to manage delivery of programme output
• Support the producer on studio days 
• Find new and diverse contributors representing       Scotland’s people and voices 
• Book studios internally and externally
• Use of systems such as Proteus, OneDrive, Dropbox, Teams, Call Me, Studio Bookings, VCS Dira
• Maintain an up to date diary of cultural events

The Ideal Candidate

• You are passionate about speech radio and have a keen interest in arts and entertainment content
• You are across the key cultural events and can suggest creative ways to cover them
• You are a good communicator and know how to find the best contributors including finding new diverse voices
• You are a team player with the ability to work together to provide great content for our audiences
• You have the organisational skills to deal with a wide range of subjects and contributors
• You enjoy working under pressure and can work to deadlines

Package Description

Band: B

Contract type: 6 months fixed term/attachment based on 14hrs per week

Location: The Tun, Edinburgh

Application process: You will be asked to fill in a diversity questionnaire which is confidential and not seen by the hiring manager. You will then be asked to:

• upload your CV
• complete an eligibility questionnaire
• answer questions specific to the role

For roles which are open to flexible working arrangements, should you be successful, we can discuss different options.  For more details on the BBC Flexible Working Policy visit  https://www.vercida.com/uk/features/flexible-hybrid-working-at-the-bbc 

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.

We value the benefit diversity and inclusion brings and we welcome information on any reasonable adjustment we can make to ensure you can fully participate. For example, this may be extra time for a meeting or interview, information in different format or a venue which has wheelchair access. Please contact the resourcing team resourcing@bbc.co.uk and one of our recruiters will be in touch to discuss how we can help.

The BBC D&I Plan - Diversity & Inclusion Plan - Workforce Diversity & Inclusion (bbc.co.uk)

The BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services while the coronavirus is still an issue. Until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/