The successful candidate will join the BBC Policy team and work in a high-profile role focused on an engaging and exciting subject area relevant to the whole of the UK public and people across the globe.
The team is focused on the upcoming BBC Charter Review, which sets the framework for the BBC for the future, whilst ensuring its independence from Government. Audience viewing habits are rapidly changing, with people increasingly turning to social media and online platforms for content. The Charter Review is a rare opportunity to look at the role of the BBC in this context, including its responsibilities both to audiences and the wider media industry, and how it is regulated.
This is an area of significant political interest and you’ll be developing policy on specific topics to support advice going to Ministers and senior officials. You’ll hone your advisory skills and take the lead, ensuring decisions are made and driving the process to get there. You’ll utilise existing analytical and policy-making skills, working closely with those across other teams such as analysts, legal advisers, and other policy leads to ensure we have a BBC that is able to benefit from the opportunities and meet the challenges of the future.
The role is likely to include elements of the following:
* Leading on the development, design and implementation of policy to inform decision-making.
* Building relationships with a range of stakeholders internal and external to government.
* Drafting advice and briefings for ministers and senior officials on high-profile BBC policy issues.
Person specification
The ideal candidate will have the following key skills and experience:
Essential criteria:
* A proven ability to take on and proactively lead on particularly complex and contentious policy questions that require consideration of the bigger picture. You should be comfortable driving thinking, analysis, and assessment of different options and providing recommendations to support effective strategic decision-making by senior stakeholders.
* Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to succinctly explain complex and/or technical issues to diverse stakeholders.
* A team player, able to build strong relationships with colleagues and stakeholders from different backgrounds and disciplines to deliver common goals.
* Able to proactively and autonomously prioritise your time and that of others to deliver shared team goals in a time-pressured environment.
Desirable criteria:
* Experience working on complex policy issues.
* Knowledge of working with lawyers and analysts in a policy-making environment.
* Knowledge or interest in working on media policy.
If you do not hold this knowledge, please do not be deterred from applying for the role.
We are running an information session where prospective applicants can find out more about the role. This will be hosted by Charlotte Evans, and will take place on:
* Monday 31st March, 1500-1530
The session will be an opportunity to hear more about the role, the team, and wider directorate and the department. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions.
Please register for this through our advert post latest by 30th March and you will be sent an invitation.
Please note that the session will not focus on the DCMS recruitment process - please direct any queries that you have on this topic (timelines, reasonable adjustments, onboarding etc) to recruitment.team@dcms.gov.uk.
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