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JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: BBC Music HQ
LOCATION: London Broadcasting House
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £35k- £45k depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
This role will be internally mapped as Business Coordinator.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
BBC Music is home to the UK’s most-loved music radio stations – Radios 1, 2 and 3, 6 Music, 1Xtra and Asian Network, iconic TV shows like Later… with Jools Holland, and hit podcasts including Sidetracked and The Rise and Fall of Oasis. From Glastonbury to The Proms, we bring the world’s biggest music events to life. Whether it’s live, on-demand, or behind the scenes, BBC Music is where it all happens.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Step into the spotlight with BBC Music. You’ll be part of the team that shapes unforgettable music moments across platforms like iPlayer, Sounds and more Work with passionate people based across the UK, and be part of a brand that celebrates creativity, diversity and cultural impact. This is your chance to be part of the team that defines the future of music broadcasting.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
* Communicate clearly and professionally, maintaining discretion and confidentiality at all times.
* Manage a high-volume, fast-paced diary, balancing shifting priorities to maximise time.
* Anticipate needs, resolve scheduling conflicts, and ensure forward planning is efficient and effective.
* Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, aligning diary demands with business priorities.
* Support live broadcast environments by staying calm under pressure and prioritising tasks quickly.
* Provide proactive, solutions-focused support to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
* Represent the team with professionalism, approachability, and a can-do attitude - delivering and managing travel and accommodation plans for the team, organising and running meetings and presentations, both in person and virtually and drafting the monthly newsletter and raising payments
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
* Proven experience managing a high-volume, fast-paced diary for a senior leader.
* Demonstrated ability to anticipate needs, resolve scheduling conflicts and plan ahead effectively.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a track record of handling confidential information professionally.
* Experience working in high-pressure environments, with strong prioritisation and time management skills.
* Confident in liaising with senior internal and external stakeholders, aligning diary priorities with business needs.
If you think this describes you and you are passionate about what we do in BBC Music, we would love to hear from you.
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.
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 pensionscheme 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
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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