Senior Head of Communications

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time 
DEPARTMENT: Press and Local 
LOCATION: London
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £95,000 - £105,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary 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 Senior Head of Communications for Corporate and Local, you will be responsible for running the BBC’s Corporate Press Office and Local teams.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

At a key moment for the BBC, with the process for a new Royal Charter underway, you will be at the centre of the BBC’s corporate storytelling, working with and advising senior leadership and liaising with key media contacts as a senior spokesperson.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Manage the seven-day-a-week press office operation.


• Manage and oversee the BBC Local media team.


• Act as a key point of referral for complex, sensitive, and high-risk enquiries.


• Provide strategic advice to the BBC’s senior and executive leadership.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Proven track record and experience at a senior level within communications, in a complex and fast-paced environment.


• Strong evidence of creative achievement, showing ideas, clear thinking and problem solving.


• Demonstrable success in leading, motivating, and developing a team.


• High level of interpersonal skills, with the credibility and influence to advise senior leaders and engage confidently with external stakeholders.


• Proven high-level understanding of communications thinking, practices, and techniques, including audience reach and social media.

Being a leader at the BBC means putting the organisation’s interest, goals and values first, ahead of individual team or function needs. The characteristics of an enterprise leader are: Focuses on outcomes over activity, adapts quickly, and simplifies complexity. They balance short-term actions with long-term impact, take full accountability for actions and decision-making, and prioritise capability development to create teams fit for the future.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.