Job Requisition ID: 25009
Job Closing Date: 14 AUGUST 2025
JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: B
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Pensions
LOCATION: Cardiff - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £26,000 - £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
The P&BC provides in-house administration services to the Trustee of the BBC Pension Scheme, one of the UK's largest occupational pension schemes, with around 50,000 members and over £14 billion in assets. The Scheme is managed independently of the BBC by a Trustee Board and specialist Executive team. The P&BC also supports other BBC pension arrangements, including LifePlan (administered by Aviva) and the NEST scheme. Following new regulatory guidance from the Pensions Regulator, a new risk management framework is being rolled out across the Scheme. You'll play a key role in supporting this work.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We're looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Team Assistant to join the Risk & Governance Team within the BBC Pension and Benefits Centre (P&BC) in Cardiff. This is a fantastic entry point into the world of risk management, offering full training and development. Whether you're early in your career, returning after a break, or seeking a career change, we welcome individuals with the right mindset, aptitude, and a willingness to learn. This is a hybrid role, and you will be required to be in the Cardiff office 1-2 days each week with the rest of the time spent working at home.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
• Supporting the Risk & Governance Manager with risk and control reviews
• Collating and analysing data, including Key Risk Indicators (KRIs)
• Producing reports - presenting findings clearly and accurately
• Assisting with incident/risk event investigations and root cause analysis
• Coordinating document reviews and maintaining risk systems
• Acting as a risk ambassador across the team
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
• Experienced in pensions, other financial services, or working in a regulated environment
• Organised with the ability to prioritise own workload effectively and can manage activities and conflicting demands to ensure that tight deadlines are met.
• Able to communicate effectively and work well with a range of people at all levels.
• Curious and eager to learn and develop risk management skills / experience and possess strong attention to detail.
• Able to use their own initiative with minimal supervision and deal with routine queries as they arise, escalating to others, as necessary.
• Proficient in computer skills with strong experience of office software packages (i.e. Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.).
• Able to research, gather, analyse, collate, and present information clearly.
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.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
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.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Find out more about the BBC
Life at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
Candidate pack
You belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy
Disability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
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