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Company:	BBC
Industry:	Cool Jobs Broadcasting / Radio Film / TV / Modeling Media / Journalism / Publishing
Job Type:	Full Time
Country:	United Kingdom
State/Province:	Any
City:	Salford
Post Date:	04/29/2024 09:07 PM
Package Description Job Reference: 14862 Band: C Salary: £27,300 - £34,277 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract: Fixed Term Contract/Attachment till 29/05/2025 Location: Salford or London 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- 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 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. Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application. If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here . Job Introduction BBC Children in Need believe every child and young person deserves the opportunity to thrive and be the best they can be. The charity funds local charities and projects working with children and young people facing disadvantage in communities across the UK. We are seeking a Senior Press Officer to join the PR & Talent team and contribute to our external communications strategy. Main Responsibilities To build, enhance and protect the charity's reputation through external communications To devise, deliver and implement BBC Children in Need media and PR campaigns to raise the charity's profile and increase engagement To support team in identifying opportunities to raise awareness of our work and align to the daily news agenda Drive the charity's ongoing talent strategy alongside the Celebrity Liaison Manager Identify key opportunities to raise awareness of the challenges and barriers facing children and young people To develop insight-driven PR opportunities and contribute to reputation building activity within the charity/funding sector To collaborate with colleagues and departments across BBC Children in Need and the wider BBC to plan and deliver PR campaigns and activities in support of the charity, including Appeal related programming and campaigns to support our partnerships To work closely with colleagues in the Nations and Regions to raise awareness of the charity's funding across the UK To lead a proactive and reactive press function for BBC Children in Need To monitor and advise on issues/reputational risks which have the potential to negatively impact the charity and prepare for/manage issues as required Are you the right Candidate? We are seeking a Senior Press Officer with the following experience: Demonstrable experience of successfully developing and delivering external communication campaigns Experience/knowledge of generating publicity and profile within the third sector that affects positive change Good journalist contacts across the national, consumer and trade media A proactive self-starter with an ability to generate high quality, creative ideas Demonstrable copywriting experience Experience of entertainment/TV/broadcast publicity Excellent crisis communication experience Excellent interpersonal and team working skills Excellent communication skills Excellent organisational and time management skills Strong influencing and negotiating skills. 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. 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. 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. Read about them here 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. To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here .

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