Sustainability Coordinator

BBC; Salford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the BBC as a Sustainability Coordinator, playing a vital role in driving environmentally responsible practices within TV production. You will work closely with production teams, contribute expertise, and help shape sustainability initiatives, ensuring the BBC remains at the forefront of sustainable content creation. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact the television industry significantly, working on unscripted content and fostering a culture of sustainability across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in a TV production role.
• Proven implementation of sustainable production strategies.
• Experience with sustainability data collection including BAFTA albert.

Responsibilities

• Provide expertise in sustainable productions.
• Engage production teams to implement sustainable practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders within the BBC Content Division.

Skills

Sustainability in TV production

Engagement and inspiration

Identifying sustainability challenges

Education

Qualification in environmental sustainability discipline

Job description

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C

CONTRACT TYPE: Fixed-term Contract, Full-time until 31 March 2026

DEPARTMENT: Sustainable Production

LOCATION: Flexible UK (Salford/ London desirable) – Hybrid

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £30,000 - £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 Sustainability Coordinator will report into the Sustainability Manager (Production). This role will sit within the Content Sustainability Team, supporting commissioning teams within the BBC Content Division (responsible for the BBC’s non-News Public Service Network output). The role will also work closely with the Central Sustainability Team (which operates at BBC Group level). This role will provide subject matter expertise in sustainable productions, supporting production teams producing unscripted content, commissioned by BBC Public Service Broadcasting.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team driving meaningful change in the television industry. By joining the Content Sustainability Team, you will contribute to the BBC’s commitment to environmental responsibility and help shape the future of sustainable production practices across a wide range of unscripted content.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

• Provide subject matter expertise in sustainable productions.
• Engage and inspire production teams to implement sustainable practices.
• Support production teams producing unscripted content commissioned by BBC Public Service Broadcasting.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders within the BBC Content Division.
• Identify potential challenges for sustainability initiatives and propose practical solutions.
  
  

Essential Criteria

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Strong experience in a TV production role, or a role directly supporting TV productions, with a good understanding of sustainability in the industry.
• Proven experience of implementing sustainable production strategies and knowledge of new clean technologies.
• Experience in accurate sustainability data collection, including for the BAFTA albert carbon footprint, and familiarity with the wider BAFTA albert toolkit.
• Demonstrable experience of engaging and inspiring production teams to enact change, particularly in the face of competing priorities.
• Track record of identifying potential challenges for sustainability initiatives on production and suggesting solutions to overcome them.
  
  

Desired But Not Required

• Knowledge of and qualification in an environmental sustainability discipline.
  
  

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.