Business Coordinator, BBC Sounds

The Bbc; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization is seeking a Business Coordinator to support team initiatives and manage freelance bookings. The ideal candidate has experience in business support, strong organizational skills, and proficiency in tools like Smartbook and Ariba. This role offers flexible working options and the chance to grow within the BBC's dynamic environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Professional development opportunities

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Health care and gym discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in business support with a focus on coordination tasks.
• Strong organizational skills for managing budgets and bookings.
• Ability to respond to ad hoc requests efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Book freelancers and determine contract types using Smartbook.
• Raise payments using the Ariba system and manage invoices.
• Maintain budget tracking and log costs accurately.
• Coordinate starter and leaver processes for smooth transitions.
• Provide office support and manage equipment issues.
• Organize staff events and respond to business support queries.

Skills

Business support experience

Strong communication skills

Experience with Excel

Team coordination

Tools

Smartbook

Ariba

Job description

Overview

Salford may be required to meet with team members based there.

Proposed salary range: £30,000 - £40,000 pro rata depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Interviews are likely to be held on Thursday 9th October. 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.

Job purpose: Are you passionate about supporting teams to get things done and experienced in business support? As a Business Coordinator you play a vital role in enabling Sounds teams to deliver content and projects to help grow our digital audio listening. You will book new freelancers, raise payments, help new starters and organise team initiatives. It’s a great fit for someone with strong experience in a range of business activities who enjoys responding to different ad hoc requests to enable the smooth running of the department.

Why join the team: This role joins a small business team at the centre of Sounds, so it is a fantastic opportunity to apply your existing business skills to a new area and support one of the BBC\'s priority goals to grow digital audiences. You will be in a position to get to know the whole operation and explore areas of interest. Development of our staff, flexible working and valuing each other\'s contributions are important for our team culture.

Your key responsibilities and impact

• Book freelancers using Smartbook (the BBC\'s freelance booking system), including determining the correct contract type to use
• Raise payments including purchase orders via Ariba system and chase up invoices
• Maintain accurate information for the team, including logging costs on Excel budget tracker
• Lead coordination of our starters and leavers process to ensure people start in Sounds smoothly
• Office support in London including logging issues with equipment/furniture; receiving or sending equipment out to staff via Post room
• Support with ad hoc staff events and team initiatives
• Respond to ad hoc business support queries, proactively tracking down the solution

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.

Learn more

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our 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 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. 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.

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Life at the 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.

What you’ll 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