Researcher, Teacher Engagement

JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE:
Fixed-term Contract / Attachment, Full-time (01 June 26 - 26 February 27)
DEPARTMENT:
Children's & Education, BBC Bitesize

LOCATION:

Salford - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £24,600 - £31,000 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'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.

As the BBC’s formal learning website, Bitesize helps millions of students to progress their education. Researchers are integral to the success of the teams delivering content. You will work closely with Bitesize Producers and Assistant Producers, focusing on the future of personalised learning, creating curriculum aligned questions, digital interactions, and innovative content across the web, app and email newsletters.

BBC Bitesize exists to transform lives through education. That clear vision drives everything we do. Our aims are to:

• Provide every child in the UK with a personalised learning experience through the excellent content available on BBC Bitesize.
• Support and inspire classroom learning with world‑class, curriculum‑linked programming through BBC Bitesize for Teachers.
• Address societal and educational deficits within the UK through campaigns, such as BBC Super Movers and BBC 500 Words.

• You will support the organisation and delivery of key teacher‑facing events and industry events.
• You will write copy for newsletters, source images and design the layout of these newsletters, working with the teams to ensure accuracy of copy/messaging.
• You will collate the data for all newsletters, analysing performance and sharing performance reports with the relevant teams.
• You will be part of the Bitesize team at event locations including organisation of teacher‑facing events including BETT and the Festival of Education
• You will help order merchandise, design posters, co‑ordinate registration and assist with other logistics.

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Promotional content
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  Experience of writing, scheduling and editing newsletters and other audience promotional content.
• Communication
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  Experience of working and managing relationships with internal and external teams and partners to deliver audience event projects.
• Event organisation: Experience of organising and delivering promotional events working with external providers on event management.
• Design
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  Ability to generate and design ideas for newsletters, leaflets, backdrops and promotional material.
• Audience awareness: Experience of the education marketplace and the needs of teachers, students and parents and an insight in to the digital media habits of 5‑16 year olds.

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.

This role 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.

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.

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.

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