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BBC Education exists to transform lives through education. That clear vision drives everything we do and we lead the overall education strategy for the BBC.

Our aims are to:

• provide every child in the UK with a personalised learning experience through BBC Bitesize – which reaches 82% of secondary students and 56% of primary students each term;
• support & inspire classroom learning with world-class, curriculum linked programming through BBC Teach and Live Lessons – which is redefining schools television for the digital age;
• address societal and educational deficits within the UK through campaigns from BBC micro:bit and BBC Radio 1’s Academy to BBC Terrific Scientific

One of the 12 BBC charter commitments is to ‘Transform our education offer’. BBC Education is the driving force behind this commitment and the department is planning to produce a transformative ‘cradle to grave’ education service mapped to life-stage and based on societal need.

One of the key elements of the education service tackles literacy for the 0 – 5s. Extensive research indicates that the UK has a significant literacy problem which is rooted in a child’s early development. In areas of high social deprivation, 40-50% of children start school with a language delay.

Tiny Happy People is BBC Education’s most ambitious campaign to date with the goal of halving the language and communication deficit at the start of primary school by the end of the current BBC charter.

The Assistant Producer will originate and produce excellent content as well as create and manage key partnerships and collaborations.

This roles will contribute creative ideas, bringing highest quality content production skills which may involve research, technical operations, audio, online and interactive production activities.

• To support the development, management and creation content of a variety of platforms.
• To work effectively with other departments, suppliers & partners (internal & external) ensuring the BBC maintains excellent relationships throughout.
• To ensure all content is of a first class standard: thoroughly researched and accurate, in-keeping with audience needs and expectations.
• To ensure that output complies with BBC editorial, technical, design and accessibility standards, and that BBC Health and Safety policy is observed.
• To be technically proficient to the requirements of the role.
• Direct and coordinate resources in a busy, production environment.
• Nurture and develop junior members of the team
• To ensure BBC output reflects the needs of our audiences.
• Creative self-starter with initiative and tenacity and ability to see how their work fits in with the wider needs of department.
• To use a variety of specialist production skills in a multi-skilled environment.

• A knowledge of BBC editorial guidelines and other compliance policies, or has the desire to glean this knowledge quickly.
• Understanding of the importance of the BBC's values in accuracy and impartiality.
• Experience in creating first class content.
• Demonstrable experience of working in a broadcast or content production environment
• Familiarity with research techniques and sources for the verification of the accuracy of material.
• Experience of writing clear and concise material which may be used for briefs, scripts, or digital platforms.
• Ability to use IT proficiently, including a range of software packages.
• Experience of influencing, negotiating and communicating effectively both internally and with external agencies/partners.
• A strong communicator and ability to simplify complex problems. Proven ability to influence decision-making at all levels and experience managing commercial and contractual relationships with third party suppliers and partners.
• Effective planning and organising skills. Ability to concentrate on several areas of work at one time, prioritising, delivering consistently to deadlines and reacting positively to changes and conflicting priorities.
• Ability to prioritise a conflicting workload efficiently and to maintain standards of accuracy and attention to detail when working to deadlines or changing priorities.
• Able to use firm judgment and understanding of when to seek guidance from experts / escalate issues where appropriate
• Ability to develop creative ideas, which engage diverse audiences in a demanding creative environment.
• Demonstrable high level of creativity - able to bring fresh new approach and bring out creative ideas in others.
• Oversee and where necessary, direct the work of other resources and manage positive working relationships with staff, contributors and talent
• An up to date knowledge of the BBC's diverse audiences and their needs and expectations and use this to shape creative and engagement output.
• The ability to problem solve and suggest effective solutions.
• Awareness of financial responsibility and budgets.
• Experience of working in a production and/or campaign or event environment at Assistant Producer level
• Experience of working with and managing good relationships and partnerships within communities and a variety of external organisations that are key to reaching our audience
• Ability to generate and deliver creative, productive content ideas for multiple platforms including events, social media, online and/or broadcast that reaches our target audience
• A great understanding of how to reach our target audience
• A clear demonstrable knowledge and enthusiasm for education and the importance of language and literacy would be preferable
• Understanding and willingness to embrace sustainable working practices
• Desirable: experience with photoshop

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. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

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

Band: C
Contract type: Fixed term Full time( 9 Months)
Location: Salford

Application process: You will be asked to fill in a diversity questionnaire which is confidential and not seen by the hiring manager. You will then be asked to:

• upload your CV

• complete an eligibility questionnaire

• answer questions specific to the role

You are eligible to apply for an internal role if you are either on a BBC Continuing (Permanent) contract, a BBC Fixed Term contract or a worker contract and you have worked continuously for six months

Only internal staff are eligible to apply for the role on an attachment basis. You need to be on a continuing (permanent) or fixed-term contract. You need to have worked for the BBC for more than one year. You can find out more on our attachments page.

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.