Resource Scheduler, Central Scheduling - BBC News

BBC; London; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC is seeking a Resource Scheduler for its Central Scheduling team in London. This entry-level role involves managing daily schedules for various teams, requiring exceptional organization and adaptable planning skills within a fast-paced environment. The position offers a hybrid working arrangement, acknowledging the evolving work culture.

Qualifications

• Experience in an administration role.
• Ability to deliver complex information effectively.

Responsibilities

• Ensure business workloads are met by skillful staff.
• Liaise with teams for efficient scheduling.

Skills

Exceptional organisation

Planning skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability to fast-paced environments

Communication of complex information

Job description

Resource Scheduler, Central Scheduling - BBC News

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JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: B

CONTRACT TYPE: 12 months Fixed Term Contract or Attachment, Full time

DEPARTMENT: BBC News - Central Scheduling

LOCATION: London – This is a hybrid role with an expectation that you would work from BBC London Broadcasting House regularly each week.

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: From £24,600 p.a. plus London Weighting - 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.

Interviews are expected to take place in the first week of July 2025.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

Working within a centralised team of Resource Schedulers you’ll look after the day-to-day and the forward planning of schedules for staff in a wide range of teams within BBC News.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role works across a range of journalistic teams within BBC News & Current Affairs and across teams with a range of skills and ways of working. As a member of a team of Schedulers, you will be expected to move around the structure to help support your colleagues and allow for the work to be managed fairly across the wider team and according to skills and experience.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Responsible for ensuring that the business workload is met by suitably skilled and experienced staff.
• Point of contact for queries and requests from the teams you schedule and other stakeholders.
• Liaising closely with the programme output teams, the business community and with your Senior Resource Scheduler and/or Business Advisor to ensure scheduling best practice is followed at all times in accordance with BBC Terms and Conditions and HR Policies and responsible for administering and managing all documentation associated with this process.
• Use systems such as Allocate, Teampay and Smartbook, which includes month end overtime processes, and some financial duties relating to payments for staff and freelance effort.
• Forward plan schedules and react to on-the-day changes to provide efficient staffing for required shifts, this may include contingency planning in line with programming strategy and priorities as determined with your Business Advisor.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Experience in an administration role.
• Exceptional organisation and planning skills with a high level of attention to detail.
• Experience of adopting new system workflows and carrying out business processes to a high standard.
• Experience of working flexibly in a fast paced and demanding environment and be able to respond to situations quickly to accommodate changing needs, at very short notice.
• Evidence of ability to deliver complex information in an accessible way, to a range of people.
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Experience of working in a 24/7/365 environment.
  
  

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.

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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