Business & Resource Scheduling Coord

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: 1 x Attachment / Fixed-term Contract (12 months), Full-time until 31/08/2027, 1 x Attachment / Fixed-term Contract (6 months), Full-Time until 01/01/2027, 1 x Attachment / Fixed-term Contract (12 months), Part-time (17.5 hours per week) until 31/08/2027

DEPARTMENT: BBC Local, Business, Management & Administration

LOCATION: England - Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: Up to £30,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Local Business & Operations Team is recruiting three Business & Resource Scheduling Coordinators to support teams across BBC Local.

Reporting to the Business Advisor, these roles sit within a wider Business Management and Administration team. They involve scheduling resources, coordinating contracts in line with operational requirements, terms and conditions, and business objectives, and providing broad business support.

We seek organised, proactive individuals with strong communication and problem-solving skills, who can thrive in fast-paced environments. Attention to detail, excellent planning and organisational ability, and experience using scheduling systems are essential.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

Join a dedicated team at the heart of BBC Local, supporting content makers and business operations across 39 locations. With over 690 years of collective experience, we’re trusted advisors and problem-solvers, handling scheduling, compliance, freelance engagement, IT, fleet, events, and leadership support. We’re a collaborative, close-knit community where your expertise is valued and development supported. If you're passionate about operational excellence and want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Manage staff resource scheduling in line with operational requirements and terms of condition, ensuring accurate and timely processing of rotas, timesheets, leave, and staffing records.
• Act as the first point of contact for routine scheduling queries, working closely with colleagues and escalating issues where necessary. Liaise with scheduling colleagues, production, and project teams to plan forward resourcing and meet future staffing needs.
• Be proactive in contributing to the cost effective use of resources, including managing overtime, freelance, and casual staff, and ensuring all additional hours are accurately recorded and approved.
• Ensure staff utilisation is effectively managed in line with contractual hours, supporting cost-efficient scheduling and optimal resource allocation.
• Collaborate with key functional teams such as Payments & Purchasing and Business Logistics to maintain accurate data, enabling workflows and effective operational delivery.

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Sound knowledge and experience of a resource scheduling system together with well-developed IT skills.
• Excellent organisation and planning skills with the ability to assess programme and staffing priorities; to act with minimum supervision and deal with conflicting demands in a busy environment to meet deadlines.
• Has a high standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to deal discreetly and tactfully with members of staff, ensuring that the BBC Respect at Work policy is adhered to at all times.
• Excellent knowledge of or ability to learn the BBC’s terms and conditions and policies to enable support of Resource Scheduling.

Desired But Not Required

• Experience user of Microsoft Office products, including Excel, Teams and Outlook.
• Experience of working in a programme making environment, good general knowledge of programme making techniques and detailed knowledge of techniques related to own area of responsibility.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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.

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.

Redeployment

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.