BBC Studios Event Security Manager

BBC Group and Public Services; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

35-hour work week

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Job summary

The BBC Group and Public Services seeks a SSR Specialist to lead proportionate, risk-based security for BBC Studios events, facilities and operations. You will act as a subject matter expert in protective security, advising senior leaders and ensuring regulatory compliance.

You will drive security planning, risk assessments and stakeholder collaboration, while supporting incident management and resilience initiatives in a dynamic, high-profile environment.

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering security within major events, corporate, media or complex operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of protective security, physical security, counter-terrorism principles and risk management.
• Experience providing strategic security advice to senior leaders and operational stakeholders.
• Proven ability to assess security risks and implement practical, proportionate mitigations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and incident management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead security planning and delivery for BBC Studios events, productions, facilities and operational activities.
• Provide specialist advice on protective security, physical security, counter-terrorism and security risk management.
• Ensure compliance with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act and other relevant legislation and standards.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, emergency services and security partners.
• Lead security assurance, risk assessment and continuous improvement activities across BBC Studios operations.
• Support incident management, crisis response and organisational resilience initiatives

Skills

Security planning

Protective security

Risk management

Stakeholder management

Incident management

Education

Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness

CPP/CSyP/CSMP

Job description

London, GBR, W1A 1AA
| Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time

IN-HOUSE TITLE: SSR Specialist

DEPARTMENT: Corporate Security, BBC Quality Risk and Assurance

LOCATION: London-based with UK-wide travel – some Hybrid working

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £56,000 - £64,000pa 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 Security Specialist (Events and Operations) leads the delivery of proportionate, risk-based security across BBC Studios events, productions, facilities and business operations. Acting as the subject matter expert for event and protective security, the role provides strategic advice, ensures compliance with legislative requirements, including the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, and helps protect BBC Studios' people, assets, reputation and commercial interests.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an opportunity to shape security across some of the UK's most recognised media, entertainment and live event activities. Working with senior leaders, production teams and external partners, you will influence strategic decision-making, drive security innovation and play a key role in protecting people, audiences, talent and business operations in a dynamic and high-profile environment.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Lead security planning and delivery for BBC Studios events, productions, facilities and operational activities.
• Provide specialist advice on protective security, physical security, counter-terrorism and security risk management.
• Ensure compliance with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act and other relevant legislation and standards.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholders, law enforcement, emergency services and security partners.
• Lead security assurance, risk assessment and continuous improvement activities across BBC Studios operations.
• Support incident management, crisis response and organisational resilience initiatives

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Significant experience delivering security within major events, corporate, media or complex operational environments.
• Strong knowledge of protective security, physical security, counter-terrorism principles and risk management.
• Experience providing strategic security advice to senior leaders and operational stakeholders.
• Proven ability to assess security risks and implement practical, proportionate mitigations.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and incident management skills.

DESIRABLE

• Experience preparing for or implementing requirements under the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (Martyn's Law).
• Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness qualification
• Experience within media, broadcasting, entertainment, live events or hospitality sectors.
• Experience supporting international operations and geographically dispersed teams.
• Relevant professional security qualification (CPP, CSyP, CSMP or equivalent), along with Membership of a recognised professional security body.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we'd love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

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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 or on an orchestra conditions contract.

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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.

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Disability confident

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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.