Youth Development Producer - Time to Shine Leadership Programme

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  • Hybrid - a combination of home based working and a minimum of two days a week from the Rural Media office at StoryPoint, 25 West Street, Hereford, HR4 0BX

  • Fixed-term, 12 months (April 2026 to March 2027

  • 35 hours per week

  • £24,479 (UK Living Wage of £13.45 per hour). Funded by The Rank Foundation’ s Time to Shine Leadership Programme.

  • Email your CV and a short statement (this could be written, short audio or short video) in which you tell us why you’re interested in the role to info@ruralmedia.co.uk. Applications must be submitted by 12pm on 30th January 2026. 

About Time to Shine Leadership Programme

The Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine Leadership Programme (T2S) has been running for almost 15 years. Each year, Rank offers a grant to organisations to fund a full-time, paid Time to Shine candidate (known as a T2S Leader) to develop their leadership potential, skills and talent within a charity or social enterprise. The T2S Leader is employed by the charity and spends most of their time gaining valuable work experience and developing professional competency within the workplace. Around 15% of the Leader’s time will be spent away from their place of work, participating in Rank-led programme activities and events supported by the T2S Manager from their place of work. Find out more at www.rankfoundation.com/our-approach/leadership/time-to-shine.

Job Purpose

As Rural Media’s full-time Youth Development Producer, your role will be to:

  • Work with the team to coordinate and develop Rural Media’s in-house podcast productions.

  • Set up and run Rural Media’s first Youth Development Group.

  • Ensure rural young people’s lived experiences, creative ideas and stories directly inform Rural Media’s projects, programmes and productions.

This is a new entry-level role funded for 12 months. You will be supported to gain the skills needed to deliver this work. During your time in the role, you will develop professional experience in project coordination, marketing and communications, creative production (including podcasting), and youth engagement and facilitation.

You will be supported by a Time to Shine Manager, who is a member of Rural Media staff. You will also be required to attend a number of Time to Shine Programme events, including an annual conference and residentials that require overnight stays.

Application process 

Before you apply, please read the Job Description and Personal Specification and double check that you are eligible. 

If you’re unsure whether to apply, or if you need any adjustments or access, please contact Rural Media Office Manager Melanie Page (melaniep@ruralmedia.co.uk) who will be happy to help. 

When you’re ready to apply 

  • Email your CV and a short statement (this could be written, short audio or short video) in which you tell us why you’re interested in the role to info@ruralmedia.co.uk 

Applications must be submitted by 12pm on 30th January 2026. 

This role is part of the Rank Foundation’s Time to Shine Leadership Programme. You can read more about that here.  

To apply, you must be: 

  • Unemployed or underemployed, and 

  • Able to work 35 hours per week from April 2026 

What happens once you’ve applied 

  • Two members of our team will shortlist applicants 

  • If selected, you’ll be invited to an interview (online or in person)  

  • If unsuccessful, we will tell you but we won’t be able to provide you with feedback 

  • Interviews will take place between 16th-20th February 2026 in Hereford, Herefordshire, UK. We can offer interview adjustments or access support at any stage for that. 

  • In March, the Rank Foundation will be told about our chosen candidate for approval 

  • The role will start in April 2026 after final checks (references)