Senior Learning Advisor

BBC Group and Public Services; London; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC seeks a Senior Learning Advisor to enhance leadership development by managing logistics and resources effectively. This role involves working with a range of stakeholders to deliver high-quality training and support the BBC’s strategic ambitions in a flexible work environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

25 days annual leave with options to buy more

Defined pension scheme

Discounted dental and health care

Career and professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in managing complex projects with attention to detail.
• Proficient in negotiating and influencing diverse groups.
• Able to work to a budget and manage financial data.

Responsibilities

• Manage logistics and scheduling for the Leadership Development Portfolio.
• Set up courses on the Learning Management System.
• Ensure seamless operation of leadership programmes and handle budgeting.

Skills

Communication

Organizational skills

Project management

Interpersonal skills

Negotiation

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

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CONTRACT TYPE: 12 Month Fixed Term Contract, Full Time

LOCATION: Flexible (London or Birmingham preferable)

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £29,300 - £39,000 per annum 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

Are you ready to be at the heart of culture change in the BBC?

This is a unique opportunity to help the BBC Academy shape and deliver its response to the BBC’s workplace Culture Review.

In partnership with our approved suppliers the BBC Academy helps managers explore what it means to be an Enterprise Leader, supporting their learning with a range of development opportunities.

You’ll play a key operational role within the BBC’s Leadership Development team, working at pace to ensure that all managers develop the skills, knowledge and mindset to lead themselves, their teams and the BBC.

You’ll be working with leaders at all levels across the BBC, supporting them to reach their potential and deliver the BBC’s strategic and cultural ambitions.

As aSenior Learning Advisor,you'll be the maestro behind the scenes, ensuring leadership programmes and resources are scheduled and coordinated seamlessly, all while keeping an eye on costs. You'll be the captain of efficiency, ensuring that every task aligns perfectly with our goals.

The BBC Academy mission is clear: to empower people to do their best work, to foster an environment where talent flourishes, and to shape the future of media and beyond. As a Senior Learning Advisor you’ll be driven and inspired by this sense of purpose.

Collaboration and enterprise thinking is at the heart of our success. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow and thrive together.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This role supports the delivery of the BBC’s Leadership Development Portfolio and internal events by managing logistics, scheduling, and communications. Responsibilities include setting up courses on the Learning Management System, coordinating virtual and in-person sessions, handling supplier payments, and providing on-site support. The role requires budget tracking and ensuring a seamless experience for trainers and participants.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• You will need excellent communication skills and be able to work well as part of a team to deliver a high level of customer service.
• You will need experience of managing conflicting priorities and juggling workload, planning and organising, working to tight deadlines and showing attention to detail.
• It’s essential to build excellent relationships with Trainers, Training Managers, stakeholders and other colleagues within the Academy and wider business.
• It is important to identify opportunities for collaboration and to ensure that resources are used efficiently, whilst still meeting the training need.
• You will need to be able to influence and negotiate effectively with key colleagues, customers and stakeholders (both internal and external) and to proactively identify problems and find efficient, creative solutions to business challenges.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience in planning and organising multiple complex projects with attention to detail, to tight deadlines, often with conflicting priorities and under pressure.
• Influence and negotiate effectively across a large and varied group including with senior managers.
• Work to a budget and understand financial data.
• Utilise well-developed communication and interpersonal skills orally and in writing, to suit different audiences.
• Demonstrate IT literacy and experience working with business systems and a good knowledge of Outlook, Word and Excel.

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED :

• Demonstrate knowledge of learning/HR systems and processes such as Success Factors and SAP reporting.

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.

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.

Information at a Glance

This is your 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.

Find out more about the BBC

Life at BBC

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.

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

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 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.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

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: [e-mail]

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.