Permanent - Full Time
Location: London, GB, W1A 1AA
Job Closing Date: 29/01/25
THE ROLE
The BBC’s Charter, which gives us our right to exist, is being reviewed. We’re recruiting a Policy Advisor in our BBC Policy team to help lead and develop our policy priorities ahead of Charter Review. This role will report into a senior policy advisor and have the opportunity to work on exciting projects with real impact and influence over senior level decision making.
Our team is the guardian of the BBC’s understanding of its regulatory and public policy environment. It manages the BBC’s relationship with key external stakeholders and leads the development of public policy positions. The Policy team provides high level policy support to key BBC projects and supports the development of the BBC’s policies and strategies, to promote the BBC’s interests at a time of rapid change in technology, consumer behaviour and regulation.
Main Responsibilities
As Policy Advisor, you’ll be supporting the BBC’s Charter and broader public policy activities. You will help ensure the BBC Board, Executive Committee and Senior Leaders are properly informed on key policy issues as they prepare for Charter Review and start engagement with DCMS and wider stakeholders. This includes drafting high quality reports and submissions/response to UK Government, Ofcom and EU institutions as appropriate, and briefing documents for BBC senior management. Keeping on top of media and news sector related policy initiatives in the UK and EU, and advising the BBC on implications.
This is a role with real impact, working with and influencing at the most senior levels of the organisation, co-ordinating BBC policy development and advocacy on all issues that span UK and international political bodies.
Are you the right candidate?
This is an exciting role, so we’re looking for someone with experience of working in a similar or related field within industry, the government or a professional consultancy. Someone with a proven ability to evaluate complex policy options and propose effective solutions, offering the right balance of creativity and pragmatism, with the confidence and resilience to challenge assumptions.
This role requires the ability to communicate ideas and information clearly, succinctly and with self-assurance to both internal and external contacts at senior levels, both verbally and in writing. Building effective relationships and having impact and influence across senior internal and external stakeholders. A strong interest in and understanding of social, economic and regulatory issues affecting the media and communications sector.
Package Description
Band: D
Contract type: Permanent
Location: Office base for this role is London (London Broadcasting House). This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.
Salary: anticipated range £40,000 - £50,000pa (plus London Weighting £5,319pa if London based), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
* Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
* Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
* Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.
About the BBC
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants.
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 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.
DISCLAIMER
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
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