Communications Advisor - Belfast, NI - #1774496

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

DEPARTMENT: BBC Nations, BBC Corporate and Community Affairs (Northern Ireland)

LOCATION: Broadcasting House, Belfast

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £45,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Join the BBC’s Corporate Affairs team in Northern Ireland in a newly created role that’s all about community engagement. You’ll have responsibility for special BBC projects and events, helping to support the BBC’s local partnerships and stakeholder liaison. You’ll also help to facilitate our conversation with audiences about BBC Charter Review. You will work closely BBC editorial teams, promoting their work and the difference that it makes to community life and be part of UK-wide initiatives.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Corporate Affairs is a key support function within the BBC. It’s a small team with a breadth of responsibilities. This work is externally focussed and always changing. Innovation and creativity are at its core, seeking to serve BBC audiences better. And it requires flexibility, resilience and whole team effort. As a Communications Advisor you’ll be closely involved in creating big BBC moments, helping to maximise their local impact and developing your own skills and expertise.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• The development and delivery of BBC Corporate activities and events, including stakeholder engagement
• Work to support local BBC partnerships, extending their reach, impact and effectiveness
• The planning and delivery of activities linked to BBC Charter review
• The development of briefing papers on key issues affecting the BBC’s work in Northern Ireland and Corporate correspondence
• Work to support the Head of Corporate and Community Affairs with stakeholder liaison, BBC accountability and special projects
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong background in the development and delivery of events for diverse audiences
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including experience of producing concise written briefs
• A developed interest in the BBC’s work, including its output, governance and local political context
• The ability to think/work strategically, prioritising effort and resources and delivering against deadlines
• Experience in the use of digital media to promote activities and events
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Experience in dealing with audience/customer complaints
• Experience of handling FOIA requests and related issues
  
  

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.