Job Introduction
We are looking for a Team Assistant to provide part-time secretarial/administrative support to the Director, BBC Scotland and his team.
Main Responsibilities
In this role you will provide professional and confidential secretarial support to the Scotland Director's Office.
You will assist with the running and organisation of the office through tasks such as diary management, booking travel, handling incoming mail, receiving visitors, ordering hospitality, maintaining records/information, drafting correspondence and preparation of briefing documents.
In addition to the above, you may be required to provide support on projects and events as appropriate.
Are you the right candidate?
You should have prior administrative experience, the ability to handle confidential information with sensitivity and thorough knowledge of office systems and procedures. You should be adept at technology and possess excellent Microsoft Office skills including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
You should demonstrate well-developed communication and interpersonal skills in order to manage editorial and management contacts with tact and consideration (both verbally and in writing).
You should be detail-orientated and have the ability to react to constant changes in priorities by re-organising work to meet shifting deadlines and targets.
A good working knowledge of the BBC, its organisation and latest structure with a good current awareness of the media industry and a demonstrable knowledge of BBC Scotland and its output would be beneficial.
About the BBC
We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.
Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here
Package Description
Band: B
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract 21 Hours
Location: Glasgow, Pacific Quay - Option to WFH one of the three days.
We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
- Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
- Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.