Team Assistant – Global Events Team – BBC Studios
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.
The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.
From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.
BBC Studios Global Events Team
The BBC Studios Events team is a central function within the Communications department, working with various departments across BBC Studios. We are seeking a dynamic Team Assistant to join our busy team. Our team prides itself on being the go to in-house team for all event management needs, ensuring every aspect is carefully considered and executed to the highest standards whilst always keeping our core values of trust, commitment, and can-do attitude at the forefront of our work.
Recently awarded the ‘Best in-house Team of the Year Award’ at the ICE Awards , we are 12 event professionals with the support of our trusted network of freelancers and industry partners. Our team consists of event managers, producers, co-ordinators and freelance experts, all with years of experience in the industry. We specialise in corporate events, content launches, conferences, exhibitions, hospitality, press moments for brands and virtual events supporting business and consumer facing initiatives. Our expertise allows us to create awe-inspiring experiences for well-known and much loved global brands, such as Doctor Who, BBC Earth, Bluey, Top Gear, our recent events include Planet Earth III Launch , Bluey Big Play Gala , BBCS Showcase & Doctor Who x Toshiba Fan Event . In previous years we have supported BBC Studios Productions Events Team at The Earthshot Prize Awards and Kings Coronation Concert .
THE ROLE
We are looking for a Team Assistant who will deliver transactional services and processing activity to a fast paced Events team/function within the BBC. This generally involves providing information, managing data and executing process delivery while following clearly defined process, working primarily with the Head of Events and Senior Events Manager, Operations.
This is a business support role providing transactional and administrative assistance as part of a shared service entity or to a dedicated team/function with the BBC.
Main Responsibilities And Accountabilities Are To
- Following clearly defined processes and in line with defined SLAs provide efficient administrative assistance to team/function.
- Work in partnership with colleagues and respond to queries via all forms of communication based on readily-available data and understanding of policy and process to deliver assistance to required standards.
- Ensure that administrative processes are undertaken in line with policy.
- Provide accurate and timely responses and communication, responding to queries and requests as appropriate.
- Book travel and meeting rooms, process timesheets, accurately record annual leave requests, taking meeting minutes, ordering supplies, etc.
- Accurately maintain filing systems, ensuring confidentiality and following auditing processes.
- Use business support systems, enter data and produce good quality management information reports to schedule.
- Compile information and review documents to support monthly and annual reporting for the team to senior management.
- Respond to mail, scan/record as required, prepare correspondence and send using appropriate means to complete processes in an accurate and timely fashion.
- Responsible for raising new starter requests, as required, and coordinating team IT requests, user administration, systems access and record keeping. Working with the lead asset manager to ensure those who are joining, moving, or leaving the department are equipped appropriately with the right IT.
- Ad hoc administrative duties as required for events and colleagues including preparing NDAs, raising PO’s and emergency payments, coordinating meetings etc. where required.
- Relevant office experience demonstrating a range of administrative skills, including good telephone manner.
- Ability to use standard procedures and common sense to solve problems.
- Able to handle, resolve and escalate enquiries passing on relevant information promptly.
- Able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships and operate successfully in a team.
- Good attention to detail and able to ensure facts are correct, complete and consistent.
- Proficient computer skills with the aptitude to learn how to use required software, e.g. Monday.com, Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Teams, SAP.
- Passion and interest for events.
- An advocate of BBC values.
- Support the effective running of meetings including organizing, minute meetings, and tracking actions.
- Resilient and able to high standards – particularly when under pressure and responding quickly to changing or conflicting priorities.
- Media sector experience.
- Relevant business administration qualification.
Band: B
Salary: £24,039 - £35,256 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 - Television Centre
Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Mix of working from home plus two/three days a week in the office).
We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at Sharmin.Brennand@bbc.com with the job reference in the subject.
Benefits
We offer flexibility, competitive benefits and the opportunity to be part of the BBC's exciting mission. Some of the key benefits you’ll get from working in this role are:
Flexible/Agile working - opportunities across the business. We believe in empowering you to do your best work, so we offer support and flexibility to balance work and home. We’re happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. 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 the offer stage.
Unrivalled training and development opportunities - we operate a people-first culture and pride ourselves on your development. Our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications.
Excellent career progression - BBC Studios offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Leaders at the BBC are passionate about helping our people grow in the organisation and you will have regular sessions with your line manager to support you with your career ambitions.
Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS
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.
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.
BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.