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Package Description

Job Reference: 17781

Band: C

Location: Salford or London (Hybrid - the successful candidate will balance home and office working)

Contract: Fixed Term Contract / Attachment till 30/06/25

Salary: £27,600 - £34,650 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. London Weighting may be applicable for this role.

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 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. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the [email protected].  For any general queries, please contact: [email protected].

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 support the team in our external communications function.

Main Responsibilities

• To devise, deliver and implement BBC Children in Need media and PR campaigns to raise the charity’s profile and increase engagement
• To lead team in identifying opportunities to raise awareness of our work and align to the daily news agenda
• To lead team to identify key opportunities to  raise awareness of the challenges and barriers facing children and young people
• To work with the team to develop insight-driven PR opportunities and contribute to reputation building activity within the charity/funding sector
• To compile and disseminate BBC Children in Need press materials with accuracy and attention to detail
• To support the PR & Comms Lead in delivering a proactive and reactive press function for BBC Children in Need – including managing, preparing for and supporting on issues and reputational risks as required
• To plan, coordinate and deliver press and PR events including photoshoots, visits and launches
• 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
• Deputise for PR & Comms Lead as required

Are you the right Candidate?

We are seeking a Senior Press Officer with the following experience:

• Experience of successfully developing and delivering external communication campaigns
• Experience of delivering and supporting on corporate communications
• Strong crisis communication experience
• Good journalist contacts across the national, consumer and trade media
• A proactive self-starter with an ability to generate high quality, creative ideas
• Experience/knowledge of the charity sector would be advantageous
• Strong interpersonal and team working skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Considerable copywriting experience
• 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.

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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.