Schemes Advisor

Package Description

Job Reference: 18200

Band: C

Location: Salford, Cardiff, Birmingham, London. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office and home working.

Contract: 1 x Fixed Term Contract/Attachment until June 2025

Salary: £27-37k pa depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. London weighting may be applicable for this role.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits – We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. 

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.

If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps – both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here. 

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Project & Production Management Schemes Advisor to be a first point of contact and manage administration of our Project & Production Management schemes delivery across the UK.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing the logistical and administrative tasks associated with the Project & Production Management Schemes’ delivery across the UK and associated activity e.g. recruitment, on-boarding, learning and training.
• Maintaining learning records and progress reports for all Project & Production Management apprentices and trainees including documenting any performance concerns.
• Be first point of contact/problem solver for learners pastoral support and advice.
• Assisting the Project & Production Management Schemes Specialist /Team to manage schemes’ requirements, liaising with internal Team Leaders and external stakeholders e.g. Education Providers.
• Acting as a point of contact/problem solver for BBC line managers who have a query about a trainee or apprentice.
• Assisting BBC Talent Acquisition and Outreach colleagues with regard to talent attraction and initiatives, recruitment and assessment.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of the Project & Production Management Scheme.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator that can influence stakeholders across different business areas. You will demonstrate examples of working at pace, showing initiative to solve complex problems by pro-actively seeking solutions. You will be well organised with developed skills in planning, time management, performance reporting etc. 

Essential: 

• Ability to manage BBC logistical, administrative systems (e.g. travel and accommodation bookings and Microsoft packages such as Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Knowledge of working with entry level talent.
• Appreciation of future workforce/technology trends in Production and skills profile of new joiners.
• Understanding the specific challenges facing people who are new to the world of work.
• Able to prioritise and complete tasks when faced with tight deadlines in fast paced environment.
• Ability to identify issues that require escalation

Desirable:

• Understanding of relevant BBC policies and procedures as they relate to developing trainees and apprentices.
• Able to build credibility with divisions and external stakeholders.
• Technical knowledge of apprenticeships.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.

Package Description

Job Reference: 18200

Band: C

Location: Salford, Cardiff, Birmingham, London. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office and home working.

Contract: 1 x Fixed Term Contract/Attachment until June 2025

Salary: £27-37k pa depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. London weighting may be applicable for this role.

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits – We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. 

If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk. For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk.

Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.

If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps – both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here. 

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Project & Production Management Schemes Advisor to be a first point of contact and manage administration of our Project & Production Management schemes delivery across the UK.

Main Responsibilities

• Managing the logistical and administrative tasks associated with the Project & Production Management Schemes’ delivery across the UK and associated activity e.g. recruitment, on-boarding, learning and training.
• Maintaining learning records and progress reports for all Project & Production Management apprentices and trainees including documenting any performance concerns.
• Be first point of contact/problem solver for learners pastoral support and advice.
• Assisting the Project & Production Management Schemes Specialist /Team to manage schemes’ requirements, liaising with internal Team Leaders and external stakeholders e.g. Education Providers.
• Acting as a point of contact/problem solver for BBC line managers who have a query about a trainee or apprentice.
• Assisting BBC Talent Acquisition and Outreach colleagues with regard to talent attraction and initiatives, recruitment and assessment.
• Contribute to the design and delivery of the Project & Production Management Scheme.

Are you the right candidate?

The successful candidate will be an effective communicator that can influence stakeholders across different business areas. You will demonstrate examples of working at pace, showing initiative to solve complex problems by pro-actively seeking solutions. You will be well organised with developed skills in planning, time management, performance reporting etc. 

Essential: 

• Ability to manage BBC logistical, administrative systems (e.g. travel and accommodation bookings and Microsoft packages such as Excel, PowerPoint etc)
• Knowledge of working with entry level talent.
• Appreciation of future workforce/technology trends in Production and skills profile of new joiners.
• Understanding the specific challenges facing people who are new to the world of work.
• Able to prioritise and complete tasks when faced with tight deadlines in fast paced environment.
• Ability to identify issues that require escalation

Desirable:

• Understanding of relevant BBC policies and procedures as they relate to developing trainees and apprentices.
• Able to build credibility with divisions and external stakeholders.
• Technical knowledge of apprenticeships.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours here.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.

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