Everything must change

The Times is the only paper that seems to have been briefed about the latest BBC initiative....

"Donalda MacKinnon, director of BBC Scotland, will compile recommendations to remove barriers to female advancement and report to Lord Hall of Birkenhead, the director-general, by June. She will investigate whether schemes adopted by other organisations or BBC departments should be extended throughout the corporation.

"One option could be to expand a programme in its nations and regions division that seeks to fast-track women just below management level by developing self-belief, work-life balance, personal brand and influencing skills."

Of course, Donalda couldn't do all that on her own, so we now have a job ad for a Head of Change, Culture and Progression Project. Remember, somebody at the BBC thinks about job titles. And somebody, maybe even the same person, writes this sort of job ad...

"This person will ensure that there is a defined and agreed vision, with a clear picture of the future state that ensures women at every level have the opportunity to contribute to developing a set of proposals and targets to support and enable the BBC to be one of the best organisations in the world for women to work.

"The Head of Change will ensure that the change environment is understood, the benefits are evaluated, and that effective change leadership is in place. Specifically the role will identify good practice that is already existent and will consider how it can be up-scaled and potentially applied across the organisation. They will galvanise existing BBC women’s groups alongside the wider employee base to contribute alongside considering the organisational context within which we operate to allow real and lasting change to be implemented."