Project Manager, BBC Media Action

Job specific responsibilities and accountabilities

As a member of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia projects team, work with key internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement a project/projects to agreed objectives and outcomes.

The Project Manager:

• Ensures project delivery is on time and on budget, are legally and financially compliant and in line with the BBC’s editorial standards and approaches;
• Plays a leading role in the delivery of Lifeline work to media partners and humanitarian actors in Eastern Europe;
• Liaises with donors and drafts reports to donors; manages key partner relationships; conducts and documents due diligence on relevant partners;
• Sub-contracts consultants as required for delivery of the project;
• Contributes to the articulation of a project’s theory of change and ensures that key research findings are fed into project design and delivery;
• Contributes to business development, including proactively identifying and contributing new ideas, opportunities and partnerships which fit within the portfolio;
• Complies with and ensures project compliance with BBC Media Action’s Safeguarding policy, whistleblowing policy, and staff code of conduct.

Essential skills/experience:

• Experience of managing projects to successful outcomes, including knowledge and experience of the project management cycle.
• Knowledge of the media development sector and relevance of both linear broadcast and digital media in supporting vulnerable audiences;
• Understanding of international development contexts;
• Experience in supporting capacity-strengthening activities and development processes for local media partners;
• Knowledge of current trends relating to information disorder and good practice that can strengthen digital media literacy;
• Good understanding of the different risks faced by the BBC when working in the context of Eastern Europe, as well as how to manage these risks effectively;
• Experience of developing project proposals and reporting to donors. • Experience preparing, monitoring and managing budgets;
• Strong communication skills including the ability to write well in English;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with a proven track record in forming effective relationships with a range of local and international partners;
• Ability to work remotely, including using online platforms such as Teams and Zoom to collaborate effectively;
• Excellent attention to detail;
• Experience of working with/in one or more country in Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
• Working knowledge of one or more languages relevant to our current project portfolio (Ukrainian, Georgian, Armenian, Russian, Moldovan).

Desirable skills/experience:

• Experience at developing and articulating theories of change;
• Experience identifying and engaging with potential donors, and of successfully winning new business;
• Strong technical understanding of media development and/or communications for behaviour and social change.

Other information relevant to the role:

• This post requires the right to work in the UK;
• This role is based at BBC Media Action’s London office, and will be classified as ‘agile’, which combines working from the office and at home;
• This recruitment is subject to final confirmation of expected donor funding;
• The 12 month fixed-term contract may be renewable, depending on available funding.