Business Analyst with AI Apprenticeship - Level 4 - Belfast

Business Analyst with AI Apprenticeship - Level 4 - Belfast
Job Requisition ID: 31777
Job Closing Date: 13 November 2025

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 18 months

Department: Audience Services, BBC Public Service

Location: Belfast - Broadcasting House

Salary: £22,950

COULD A BBC APPRENTICESHIP BE THE NEXT ROLE FOR YOU?

Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick start your career in a job you'll love. We're committed to your skills and talent development. You'll learn on the job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

WHY JOIN THIS SCHEME?

Are you as excited by the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) as we are? Would you like to help the BBC better serve our audiences? If the answer to both questions is 'yes' read on! Whether they're watching on BBC iPlayer or listening on BBC Sounds, audiences are at the heart of the BBC.

That's why we're looking for someone who wants to help us embrace the power of AI to serve them even better. Is that you?

To find out more about the schemes we offer, you can register to join one of our webinars here.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM?

As a Business Analyst with AI (BAI26) apprentice at the BBC, you'll join a supportive, forward thinking team where your work has real impact. Beyond daily tasks, you'll grow through a mix of hands on projects and dedicated study, earning an industry recognised qualification.

You'll be part of a culture that values curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, helping to shape the future of media while building a strong foundation for your corporate career.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

As a Business Analyst with AI apprentice, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute - you will:

• Learn how to use AI to support improvements in business processes and assess the impact.
• Discover how the BBC is developing AI driven business solutions within an ethical framework.
• Develop your knowledge of AI tools and take on more responsibility as you develop new skills.
• Contribute to AI projects as part of an inclusive and supportive audience services team where everyone is valued.

You'll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. This means you'll spend at least one day a week studying for your L4 Business Analyst Apprenticeship with Corndel, in partnership with Imperial College, London:

• AI enabled business transformation processes.
• Ethical AI decision making.
• Stakeholder engagement.
• Solution assessment.
• Business case development.
• Project Management.
• Strategic AI implementation to create business value.

For more information on the apprenticeship standard you will be studying, please visit this link.

YOUR SKILLS AND ELIGIBILITY

We're interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We're not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply:

• Interested in business transformation and continuous improvement.
• Enjoy working with audience data.
• Excited about embracing the latest AI tools to transform working practices.
• Have great organisational skills and enjoy problem solving.
• Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time.
• Have a keen interest in the BBC and the technologies it employs to serve its audiences better.
• Are an enthusiastic self starter who enjoys working as part of a team.

This scheme is aimed at non graduates. If you have a degree and you're interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at theBBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2026.
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.
• Be legally eligible to work full time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship.
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation.
• Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at the same or higher level.

To apply for this scheme, you must also:

• Have maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or equivalent qualification.

READY TO APPLY?

Don't leave yourself wondering "what if?" this could be your chance to be part of something exciting. See yourself thriving in this role? Just click 'Apply Now'!

You'll create a candidate profile and answer a few questions - no CV or cover letter needed.

If you're eligible, we'll guide you through the next steps of the process and what to expect.

You'll need to live within a commutable distance of where this role is based. Interested in a different location? Check out our other adverts - but please only apply to one.

This is a fixed term apprenticeship - your contract lasts for the duration of the scheme. Once completed, you'll be supported with career development, employability training, and networking opportunities to help you take your next step - whether that's at the BBC or elsewhere in the industry.

Disclaimer

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.

Our apprenticeship roles are also subject to you having the required qualifications that we have deemed to be necessary for your role and the requirement of the training provider for your scheme. The offer would be subject to you undergoing and meeting the requirements of a skill scan process with the BBC nominated training provider to determine your eligibility.

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.

Life at BBC

• Excellent career and professional development.
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35 hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• A values based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

As an Apprentice you will also receive:

• An industry recognised qualification.
• Industry leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK).
• A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
• Training and Mentoring by industry professionals.
• A bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.
• Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.
• The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation subject to eligibility.

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio economic background, religion and/or belief.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Disability confident

We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the recruitment process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via the early careers recruitment contact form and we'd be happy to discuss how we can support you through the process.

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