Business Coordinator

BBC; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in the United Kingdom is looking for a Business Coordinator to assist the Digital Portfolio Director. The role involves coordinating meetings, providing administrative support, and contributing to a high-performance culture. Ideal candidates will have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, along with proven administrative experience. This position offers a salary range of £35,000-£40,000.

Qualifications

• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of working with people at all levels.
• Proven experience in administrative support and business co-ordination with good attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills including diary management, travel booking, meeting support.

Responsibilities

• Support the Digital Portfolio Director in HQ operations.
• Coordinate meetings, including planning, agendas, and minutes.
• Provide administrative support and manage competing priorities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Administrative support

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Teams

Smartbook

Job description

Overview

JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term, Full-time /Attachment, Full-time (12 months)
DEPARTMENT: Digital Portfolio
LOCATION: UK BBC Bases (London or Salford)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £35,000- £40,000 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 Business Coordinator will play a key role in enabling the smooth and effective operation of the Digital Portfolio HQ team. Supporting the Digital Portfolio Director and senior leadership, this role ensures the development, coordination and delivery of essential business activities that underpin the success of digital teams reaching over 20 million people every month.

Why Join the Team

You’ll be an essential part of a passionate, collaborative team in an environment which creates lots of opportunities for growth. You’ll be helping to align priorities, streamline operations, support decision-making, communicate brilliantly and foster an inclusive, high-performance culture.

The Digital Portfolio brings together multiple teams. Your work will support the creation and curation of content; the development and growth of digital services; and the digital transformation of the BBC. You be the spark that helps us all be our best and part of a wider community of Business Co-Ordinators across the BBC.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Support the Digital Portfolio Director in the best-in-class operation of their HQ
• Coordinate meetings and ad hoc team events, including planning, agendas, minutes, and follow ups
• Provide comprehensive administrative and operational support to the Director and provide ad hoc support to their team
• Raise payments including purchase orders and chase up invoices
• Devise, deliver and optimise the business rhythm of the HQ
• Support the implementation of strategic priorities by collating information
• Proactively contribute to the development of an inclusive, high-performance culture

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Thrives on helping leaders and teams do their best work.
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of working with people at all levels
• Proven experience in administrative support and business co-ordination with good attention to detail
• Strong communication skills, diary management, travel booking, meeting support, document writing and problem solving
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

Desired But Not Essential

DESIRED BUT NOT ESSENTIAL

• Interest in digital media and how digital teams work
• Experience of working in a digital, media or cultural organisation
• Experience of handling sensitive data
• Experience of booking freelancers and providing budget overviews
• Sap, Teams and Smartbook experience would be an advantage.

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: [e-mail]

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.