Resource Scheduler Programme Scheduling Permanent - Full Time Belfast, GB, BT2 8HQ BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST Job Closing Date: 3/2/2025 THE ROLE Package Description Job ID : 20941 Band : B Location : Belfast - Broadcasting House - This is a hybrid role, and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working Role Type : 2 x Continuing Roles Salary : £25,300 - £30,400 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. 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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the For any general queries, please contact: Job Introduction BBC News Northern Ireland provides breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus coverage on topical issues across all platforms for local audiences and beyond. The Belfast and Foyle newsrooms are supported by a team who are responsible for staff rotas, leave management and the payment of contributors. This team is crucial for the smooth operation of the department, on a daily and longer term basis. We're looking for people who are passionate about working with others and who love being organised, and keeping on top of your workload. The purpose of the role within the BBC is to support the allocation of staff and resources to programmes and various editorial responsibilities, making use of complex business systems. Working within a central, professional, team of Resource Schedulers you'll look after the day-to-day schedules. This role works across a range of journalistic teams with a range of skills and ways of working. Ideally, you will be experienced in working to tight deadlines in a 24/7/365 environment, adapting to last minute changes to ensure the right staff are delivered to the right areas at the right time. Main Responsibilities As a Resource Scheduler you will oversee the day-to-day and the forward planning of staff schedules across a variety of teams. You will be responsible for ensuring that the business workload is met by suitably skilled and experienced staff and will be a point of contact for queries and requests from the teams you schedule and other stakeholders. You will carry this out in accordance with BBC Terms and Conditions and HR Policies, liaising closely with the project teams, the business community and with your Scheduling colleagues to ensure scheduling best practice is followed at all times. You will also be responsible for administering and managing all documentation associated with this process. Finally, you will 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 line manager. Are you the right candidate? You will have exceptional organisation and planning skills and have a very high level of attention to detail. You will have experience of adopting new system workflows and carrying out business processes to a high standard. You will also need to be a first-class communicator, capable of delivering complex information in an accessible way, to a range of people. You will be resilient and have the ability to remain calm and composed under pressure. You will be able to work pragmatically and independently, resolving issues and finding solutions in a creative and timely manner. Finally, you will have the ability to work flexibly, in a fast-paced and demanding environment and be able to respond to situations quickly to accommodate changing needs, at very short notice. Experience of using WorkPlace would be advantageous. About the BBC The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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. 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 here. 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. 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. WHY JOIN US FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Resource Scheduler Programme Scheduling Permanent - Full Time Belfast, GB, BT2 8HQ BBC PUBLIC SERVICE B'CAST Job Closing Date: 3/2/2025 THE ROLE Package Description Job ID : 20941 Band : B Location : Belfast - Broadcasting House - This is a hybrid role, and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working Role Type : 2 x Continuing Roles Salary : £25,300 - £30,400 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. 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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process please contact the For any general queries, please contact: Job Introduction BBC News Northern Ireland provides breaking news, analysis, features and debate plus coverage on topical issues across all platforms for local audiences and beyond. The Belfast and Foyle newsrooms are supported by a team who are responsible for staff rotas, leave management and the payment of contributors. This team is crucial for the smooth operation of the department, on a daily and longer term basis. We're looking for people who are passionate about working with others and who love being organised, and keeping on top of your workload. The purpose of the role within the BBC is to support the allocation of staff and resources to programmes and various editorial responsibilities, making use of complex business systems. Working within a central, professional, team of Resource Schedulers you'll look after the day-to-day schedules. This role works across a range of journalistic teams with a range of skills and ways of working. Ideally, you will be experienced in working to tight deadlines in a 24/7/365 environment, adapting to last minute changes to ensure the right staff are delivered to the right areas at the right time. Main Responsibilities As a Resource Scheduler you will oversee the day-to-day and the forward planning of staff schedules across a variety of teams. You will be responsible for ensuring that the business workload is met by suitably skilled and experienced staff and will be a point of contact for queries and requests from the teams you schedule and other stakeholders. You will carry this out in accordance with BBC Terms and Conditions and HR Policies, liaising closely with the project teams, the business community and with your Scheduling colleagues to ensure scheduling best practice is followed at all times. You will also be responsible for administering and managing all documentation associated with this process. Finally, you will 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 line manager. Are you the right candidate? You will have exceptional organisation and planning skills and have a very high level of attention to detail. You will have experience of adopting new system workflows and carrying out business processes to a high standard. You will also need to be a first-class communicator, capable of delivering complex information in an accessible way, to a range of people. You will be resilient and have the ability to remain calm and composed under pressure. You will be able to work pragmatically and independently, resolving issues and finding solutions in a creative and timely manner. Finally, you will have the ability to work flexibly, in a fast-paced and demanding environment and be able to respond to situations quickly to accommodate changing needs, at very short notice. Experience of using WorkPlace would be advantageous. About the BBC The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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. 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 here. 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. 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. INCLUSION