Competitive salary range of £24,039 - £31,500 per annum based on skills and experience.
Excellent career progression opportunities within the BBC, allowing for new challenges and varied experiences.
Access to unrivalled training and development through the BBC's in-house Academy, including numerous courses and certifications.
Flexible working arrangements supporting work-life balance with a standard 35-hour work week.
Generous benefits package including 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an additional 5 days, as well as a defined pension scheme.
Meaningful role within a prestigious organization, supporting high-profile broadcasting teams such as Radio 4 and the Speech Digital team.
Opportunity to work with diverse teams and stakeholders, enhancing skills in communication and collaboration.
Join the BBC as a Team Assistant in London!
Are you a detail-oriented professional looking for a rewarding role in a dynamic environment? The BBC is seeking a proactive Team Assistant to provide crucial support to our vibrant Speech team, which includes the renowned Radio 4 and Radio 4 Extra. In this role, you'll manage diaries, organise meetings, handle travel arrangements, and ensure effective financial tracking—all while fostering connections across various teams. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who excels at juggling multiple tasks and enjoys collaborating with diverse groups of people.
We understand the importance of flexibility and work-life balance, which is why we offer a competitive salary between £24,039 and £31,500, along with a flexible 35-hour working week and generous annual leave. At the BBC, you’ll find excellent training opportunities and a supportive environment where your professional growth is nurtured. Join us in shaping exceptional content and take your career to the next level—apply now before 23:59 on 27th March 2025!
Competitive salary range of £24,039 - £31,500 per annum based on skills and experience.
Excellent career progression opportunities within the BBC, allowing for new challenges and varied experiences.
Access to unrivalled training and development through the BBC's in-house Academy, including numerous courses and certifications.
Flexible working arrangements supporting work-life balance with a standard 35-hour work week.
Generous benefits package including 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an additional 5 days, as well as a defined pension scheme.
Meaningful role within a prestigious organization, supporting high-profile broadcasting teams such as Radio 4 and the Speech Digital team.
Opportunity to work with diverse teams and stakeholders, enhancing skills in communication and collaboration.
Package Description
Job Reference: 022167
Band: B
Salary: £24,£31,500 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London
The closing date for application is 23:59 on Thursday 27th March 2025.
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.
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
About BBC Speech
Speech joins together Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and speech podcasting. It is split between bases in London and Salford. This role would be based in the London office, working with Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra and the Speech Digital team.
Radio 4 is unique in the breadth and quality of its informative, educational and entertaining programming. Every day, on air and online, Radio 4 has more original content than any other broadcaster in the world. Its authoritative news and current affairs journalism is complemented by programmes exploring every aspect of life, through regular strands, one-off commissions, special seasons and digital-first or digital-only content. Radio 4 Extra is the principal outlet for the BBC's archive of speech entertainment, including comedy, drama and readings. Every day, on air and online, through imaginative scheduling and crafted use of the archive, it offers the listeners a unique mix of content. Our Digital team support all our programmes and non broadcast speech podcasts to enable them to shine in the on demand space and drive listening through BBC Sounds.
About The Administration Team
The Admin team sits at the heart of the London Speech team. We provide support for commissioning, finance and IT, and manage ad hoc projects, events and diaries.
This role is key to the smooth running of the team, working closely with the senior Speech management team to ensure they have the support they need to do their work efficiently.
Main Responsibilities
BBC Speech is looking for a dynamic and engaged Team Assistant to support the team, covering a variety of tasks.
You will ensure the team is able to work as effectively as possible, including handling their diaries and booking meetings. You will raise purchase orders and work with a variety of IT systems to ensure everyone has the information they need. You will also take on a variety of other tasks to support the wider Speech team as needed.
We’re looking for someone who actively seeks to resolve issues, enjoys working with a wide variety of people across the organisation, at all levels, and has the confidence to work with a wide variety of IT systems.
As part of our team is Salford based, there may also be trips to Salford or to other BBC bases when needed.
Specific Responsibilities
Support the Speech leadership team:
Job Reference: 022167
Band: B
Salary: £24,£31,500 per annum, depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: London
The closing date for application is 23:59 on Thursday 27th March 2025.
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.
- 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, gym and much more .
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
About BBC Speech
Speech joins together Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra, 5 Live, 5 Sports Extra and speech podcasting. It is split between bases in London and Salford. This role would be based in the London office, working with Radio 4, Radio 4 Extra and the Speech Digital team.
Radio 4 is unique in the breadth and quality of its informative, educational and entertaining programming. Every day, on air and online, Radio 4 has more original content than any other broadcaster in the world. Its authoritative news and current affairs journalism is complemented by programmes exploring every aspect of life, through regular strands, one-off commissions, special seasons and digital-first or digital-only content. Radio 4 Extra is the principal outlet for the BBC's archive of speech entertainment, including comedy, drama and readings. Every day, on air and online, through imaginative scheduling and crafted use of the archive, it offers the listeners a unique mix of content. Our Digital team support all our programmes and non broadcast speech podcasts to enable them to shine in the on demand space and drive listening through BBC Sounds.
About The Administration Team
The Admin team sits at the heart of the London Speech team. We provide support for commissioning, finance and IT, and manage ad hoc projects, events and diaries.
This role is key to the smooth running of the team, working closely with the senior Speech management team to ensure they have the support they need to do their work efficiently.
Main Responsibilities
BBC Speech is looking for a dynamic and engaged Team Assistant to support the team, covering a variety of tasks.
You will ensure the team is able to work as effectively as possible, including handling their diaries and booking meetings. You will raise purchase orders and work with a variety of IT systems to ensure everyone has the information they need. You will also take on a variety of other tasks to support the wider Speech team as needed.
We’re looking for someone who actively seeks to resolve issues, enjoys working with a wide variety of people across the organisation, at all levels, and has the confidence to work with a wide variety of IT systems.
As part of our team is Salford based, there may also be trips to Salford or to other BBC bases when needed.
Specific Responsibilities
Support the Speech leadership team:
- Manage diaries for members of the senior team, as required
- Book travel and accommodation
- Organise meetings; potentially take minutes and follow up on actions
- Raise purchase orders and assist with financial tracking
- Help organise team events and socials
- Help organise the Radio 4 commissioning round
- Maintain our office spaces in London
- Keep email distribution lists up to date
- Look for opportunities to improve admin processes within the team
- Ad hoc activities such as: booking couriers, ordering stationery & equipment, managing IT assets, collating information requests
- Highly organised and effective at prioritising a wide range of tasks.
- Experience of managing multiple diaries and the schedules of senior leadership roles (Band F and above).
- Able to work with multiple key stakeholders/managers.
- Able to build good working relationships with people at all levels in different parts of the business, internal and external.
- Experience of financial management systems (e.g. Ariba, SAP).
- Experience of office software packages (in particular Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
- Strong communication skills.
- Able to spot potential issues in advance and work to resolve them (e.g. diary issues).
- Able to get up to speed quickly with new tools and systems and use a variety of methods to do this.
- Determined, resilient, enthusiastic, approachable, helpful, flexible.
- Experience of handling sensitive data, and keeping information confidential where needed.
- Ability to use own initiative with minimal supervision and deal with routine queries as they arise, escalating to others as necessary.
- Track record of attention to detail and accuracy.
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