JOB DETAILS
* JOB BAND: D
* CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
* DEPARTMENT: Product Group
* LOCATION: Salford – Dock House, Newcastle – Newcastle Broadcasting Centre, Glasgow – Pacific Quay (Hybrid)
* PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £55,000 depending on relevant 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
As a Senior Data Tracking Implementation Analyst at the BBC, you will play a pivotal role in helping us collect the data we need to make data informed decisions. You will be working alongside product managers and analysts to understand their data needs and then translate them into the right structures and schemas, estimating the effort and priority of the work required. You will also work with our engineering teams to help them interpret the events correctly.
Why Join the Team
You will be part of a dynamic team that plays a pivotal role in changing the data landscape in the BBC via strategic projects and ensures data quality and consistency via the support function. This role will not purely be focused on designing or implementing schemas, this is balanced with evaluating downstream impact, validating incoming data to ensure it complies with our standards and engaging in transformational projects that improve the way we handle tracking.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
* Create, own and maintain tracking specifications for the products and features in your area by collaborating with key stakeholders in product areas
* Lead and drive the definition of tracking event schemas; conforming to a coherent event taxonomy and naming standards and conventions
* Transform business requirements to technical event specifications developed with other members of the Product Management and Analytics teams
* Own acceptance criteria, definition of done and troubleshooting of analytics related issues and provide QA sign off for tech implementation alongside product engineering teams
* Input into the strategic direction of our data tracking tools and schema evolution
Your Skills and Experience
We are looking for someone with the following skills and experience. Please do not think you have to tick all boxes, you will be working in a supportive and collaborative team, where we aim to put everyone in the condition to contribute at their best and feel that their work is useful and valued. Besides, you will find great development and learning opportunities to support your professional growth. We value diversity and are committed to be truly inclusive and a place where everyone belongs.
Essential Criteria
* Previous experience implementing data tracking or tagging in websites, web applications and/or mobile applications with a strong understanding of best practices
* Ability to accurately estimate pieces of work and dynamically prioritise based on incoming requests
* Previous experience of translating business requirements into technical/data requirements
* Ability to clearly communicate to both technical and non-technical audiences.
* Ability to collaborate effectively, working alongside other team members towards the team’s goals, mentoring and enabling others to succeed, where possible.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer
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.
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.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Find out more about the BBC
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
* Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
* Excellent career and professional development.
* Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
* A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
Candidate pack
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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