Overview
JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: FTC 05/05/2026 - 29/01/2027
Location: Salford
DEPARTMENT: Children\'s and Education
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000 - £55,000 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 would 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
BBC Education exists to transform lives through learning and education. That clear vision drives everything we do as we lead the overall education strategy for the BBC. BBC Children\'s and Education is looking for an experienced Producer to lead a team taking the Bitesize Careers Tour onto the road to deliver careers advice and inspiration to an estimated 110,000 secondary school pupils. In partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, the tour will visit over 100 schools across the UK from September to February. Each visit will involve delivering 4 x hour long careers sessions, led by BBC host and a panel of engaging guests from a variety of industries and job roles who will aim to change perceptions, inspire ambition and highlight a variety of career pathways. The Careers Tour is closely linked to the Bitesize Careers site. BBC Bitesize Careers
Why join the team
As a producer you will be able to deepen your experience in managing a large team, organise complex logistics within budget, as well as using your collaboration skills to ensure our partnership with the Gatsby Charitable Trust is a success. In addition you will have the opportunity to create an inclusive team culture enabling the team to thrive and deliver a highly engaging tour to secondary school students across the country.
Your key responsibilities and impact
The successful candidate will be responsible for the following:
* The overall scheduling and delivery of the Bitesize Careers Tour in secondary schools across the UK.
* Day-to-day management of a large team on location and in the office.
* Provide the editorial vision of the tour and have the ability to plan ahead for all likely eventualities and suggest/implement solutions to logistical and editorial problems.
* Work closely with our partner, the Gatsby Charitable Foundation ensuring all deliverables are met and partnership is a success.
* Although this is a more office-based role, you will be required to travel on location too, including working away from home for a number of weeks.
* Work closely with the Careers website team to ensure messaging is correct and help raise awareness of the site amongst teachers, students and parents.
* Commission updated Careers Tour introduction film.
Note: Therefore, the successful candidate must hold a UK driving licence. It also requires a relevant DBS check to be undertaken by the BBC at the appropriate level, at the point of offer of a contract of employment.
Your skills and experience
Essential Criteria:
* Extensive experience in delivering large scale events.
* Demonstrable experience of commissioning and creating content for a teenage audience, including films.
* Experience of managing a large team ensuring they successfully deliver a project, including line managing, performance management and motivating teams to work collaboratively.
* Extensive experience of influencing and managing relationships with external partners and stakeholders.
* Extensive experience of working with children, safeguarding and health and safety.
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
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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 or on orchestra conditions contract.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our 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.
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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 at BBC dot co dot uk
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