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Do you love getting stuck into data, working with statistics and spotting where the numbers don’t add up? Do you want to be part of a team that creates one of the most successful podcasts on BBC Sounds right now? Then joining us at Sliced Bread may be the job for you. Every week we answer listeners’ questions about what they are spending their money on…is it worth it or are they being sucked in by the hype surrounding the latest wonder products.

BBC Audio North produces a wide variety of programmes spanning pop, classical and worship music; consumer and religious journalism to documentaries, poetry and a wide range of speech in between.

Based at MediaCity UK in Salford, the department produces output for Radio 2, 3, 4, 6 Music and the World Service. Our programmes include Good Morning Sunday (R2), Young Chorister of the Year (R2), Sunday Worship (R4), Moral Maze (R4), You & Yours (R4), Pick of The Week, Radio 4 quizzes, documentaries, as well as The Verb and Saturday Breakfast for Radio 3 and Heart and Soul for World Service.

You can find out more about BBC Audio here: www.bbc.co.uk/bbcaudio/

We’re looking for an assistant producer to help us cut through research reports, simplify terminology, assess scientific claims and detect greenwashing. This role is vital in our mission to arm listeners with the information they need to make the best consumer choice.

We're looking for candidates with good analytical skills and a strong scientific background. The ideal candidate would have the ability to sift through data and create insightful briefs for the team. With audio editing capability the ideal candidate would have strong research skills.

Sliced Bread is connecting with a younger more diverse audience. Can you to help us build on that? If you have any questions before you apply then email [email protected]

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. 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.

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Contract type: 1 x FTC/Attachment 03/04/2023 - 02/04/2024
Location: MediaCity, Salford

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.