Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage Ofcom’s TV and radio data collection from industry stakeholders (public service broadcasters, multichannel services, and radio broadcasters) with careful attention to detail and strong stakeholder management.
• Analyse large datasets to monitor TV industry trends and assess broadcasters’ compliance with quotas.
• Source, analyse and interpret first- and third-party market data, ensuring that relevant insights and trends are understood and used to inform Ofcom’s projects and reports.
• Contribute industry analysis for Ofcom’s flagship reports (e.g. Media Nations and BBC Annual Report).
• Engage with a wide range of Ofcom projects and reports to ensure our policy work is evidence-based and reflects the latest industry developments.
• Present analysis in a clear, concise, and easily accessible way using graphs, charts, well-written text and presentations to senior internal audiences.
• Contribute to Ofcom’s content policy priorities as outlined in Ofcom’s Plan of Work and 3-year plan.
• Work flexibly with your manager to provide relevant support to other emerging data collection and analysis needs across the team’s programmes of work.

The skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need for success

• Data collection and analysis: ability to collect, quality assure, analyse and produce insights from medium-sized datasets using Microsoft Excel and preferably other software (e.g. Power BI, AI tools).
• Media industry knowledge: interest in the TV and radio industries, including knowledge of key companies and emerging market developments.
• Generating insights: use of evidence-driven methods to gather insights and make well-founded decisions based on thorough analysis.
• Executing Plans: organising tasks and setting clear goals, managing resources wisely while considering progress.
• Harmonising work: working effectively with others, creating an honest team environment and sharing valuable information and resources.
• Forming relationships: build and nurture positive relationships with people inside and outside the organisation.
• Articulating ideas: ability to express ideas, thoughts, and information in a clear and concise manner, ensuring messages are understood by everyone.

Inclusive hiring at Ofcom

At Ofcom, our mission is clear: to make communications work for everyone. To achieve that, our people must reflect the diversity of the UK, in background, identity and experience.

We believe innovation thrives when difference is valued and everyone feels empowered to contribute their ideas and perspectives. That’s why we welcome colleagues of all ethnicities and races, sexes, genders and gender identities, sexual orientations, ages, faiths and beliefs, and those with apparent and non‑apparent disabilities. We value socio‑economic diversity, life experience and neurodiversity too. Whether you’re a carer, a parent, a veteran, or re‑entering work after time away, your voice and perspective matter here.

Flexibility is at the heart of how we work because we want you to thrive in a way that suits you best. Most roles can therefore be adapted for part‑time hours, job shares, or other flexible arrangements. Learn more about our Rewards, Benefits and Wellbeing on our careers page.

Our recruitment process is intentionally designed to be open and accessible. If you need adjustments, information in a different format or an alternative way to apply, contact us at resourcing@ofcom.org.uk or 0330 912 1378.

As a proud Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for a role. You can read more about this commitment here.

Whoever you are, whatever your story, you belong at Ofcom.