Base Manager EXTEND

BBC; Eccles; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in the UK is seeking a Media Operations Base Manager to oversee the daily operations of outside broadcasts. The role includes coordinating logistics, ensuring safety compliance, and managing a diverse team. The ideal candidate will have experience in scheduling, team management, and demonstrate a focus on safety in the workplace. This position offers an up to £45,733 salary with full-time, permanent contract type.

Qualifications

• Experience in scheduling diverse teams across varying shift patterns.
• Experience supervising or managing a team.
• Demonstrable experience in a critical service delivery environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily operations of the base team and manage logistics.
• Ensure health and safety compliance.
• Build relationships with operational staff and service providers.

Skills

Scheduling experience

IT skills

Team management

Safety focus

Communication skills

Job description

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JOB Details JOB BAND : C

CONTRACT TYPE : Permanent, Full‑time.

DEPARTMENT : Technology & Media Operations Location

LOCATION : SALFORD

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE : Up to £45,733 depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

EXTEND This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You're broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long‑term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non‑apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.

The BBC are fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.

If you’d like more information on BBC Extend, please visit the BBC Extend webpage. (EXTEND code : EX2324).

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE BBC MediaOperations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences.

The Location team is responsible for resourcing and supporting outside broadcasts for Radio, News, and for Production Services who supply and support kit to self‑shooters. Our team work on some of the BBC’s highest profile events ranging from music (Glastonbury, the Proms) to Sport (Euros, Olympics) to News (coverage of the Party Conferences, elections as well as breaking News events).

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

As Base Manager for Media Operations Location you will play a key role coordinating the daily running of base operations. Helping to facilitate site safety, team engagement, clear communication, growth, and enthusiasm within the base. Ensuring team members, equipment, resources, and vehicle requirements are allocated to deliver operational and broadcast support requirements, while anticipating and addressing issues which may arise. Ensure that all building maintenance and facilities issues are dealt with promptly to ensure business continuity.

Finally, to act as the on‑site manager and deputise for the Operations Manager as and when needed.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Engage and build relationships with operational staff, internal and external service providers such as facilities management and broadcast equipment hire companies, ensure clear, timely communication and liaison with operational team, planners, Operations Managers, and other stakeholders
• Ensure health and safety practices and compliance requirements are observed and understood.
• Effectively manage and grow the team through positive leadership, carrying out Personal Development Reviews (PDRs) for direct reports where appropriate, ensure the team make best use of business systems and processes in place to provide most efficient way of working, ensuring that systems are up‑to‑date and current.
• Lead and coordinate the workload of the base team and take on the line management responsibility to manage and co‑ordinate the day‑to‑day logistics, allocation, and stores functions to ensure that the right equipment is in the right place at the right time, taking a proactive approach.
• Work closely with the Fleet and Transport Operations team to ensure vehicle and driver scheduling, is undertaken in line with all relevant vehicle, maintenance, and driver legislation.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Knowledge and experience in scheduling a diverse team across varying shift patterns, together with IT skills and the ability to use standard Office software packages.
• Experience supervising or managing a team and knowledge of related policy, practice, and procedures.
• Demonstrable experience of a similar critical service delivery environment (e.g. warehouse or hire company)
• Examples of engaging with a wider team and stakeholders and working effectively as part of a team, contributing to wider business discussions.
• Examples of focus on safety, risk management and protecting the team, operations, and public to ensure that the BBC’s reputation for safe working remains intact.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED

• Understanding of the programme making and outside broadcast environment.
• Examples of detailed planning, organisational and administration skills including manipulating, understanding, and presenting data.
• Health and safety, DSE awareness and ability to learn vehicle and driver compliance requirements.

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.