Job description
The BBC World Service is a priceless asset for the UK, providing trusted and impartial news, and carrying the distinctive voice and values of this country to a global audience.
The World Service has been through an unparalleled expansion, supported by Government investment to reach millions of new audiences. But cost pressures and audience changes mean that reform is essential to ensure the World Service is equipped for a rapidly changing digital age, The way in which audiences access journalism and media is changing, fuelled by growing competition, advances in technology and societal developments. To futureproof BBC World Service, we need to transform our operational models around Output and Content, Our news editorial workflows and supporting technology systems and recruit and train teams to excel within a Digital First market.
Main ResponsibilitiesThe primary role is to engage with key stakeholders, ensuring the vision and benefits of the change is understood. They will work closely with the BBC World Service Central Project Team ensuring there is a clear understanding of what is changing, why and how the business is changing. The highly organised and self-motivated individual will carry out change impact assessments gathering training requirements for both editorial and operational teams. They will help embed the change into the business and will support them in the transition into Business as Usual (BAU).
Are you the right candidate?We are looking for a very experienced Senior Change Manager to support this high profile project in BBC News.
You will have:
- a track record implementing change on at least two significant projects
- experience working on a digital transformation project
- knowledge and understanding of a range of change management tools and techniques
- experience of stakeholder management
- project management experience
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Package DescriptionBand: D
Base: London (London Broadcasting House, W1AA)
Contract: 6 month Fixed Term Contracts
Any offer of employment with the BBC will be conditional upon you having the right to work in the UK.
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.
Job Application Requirements:
- CV
- Questionnaire with opportunity to detail your experience