Junior Delivery Manager- EXTEND
Permanent - Full Time
London, GB, W12 7FA
Job Closing Date: 07/02/2025
THE ROLE
BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.
We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.
The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.
From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.
EXTEND
This role is advertised as part of our BBC Extend programme for disabled people. To apply for this role you should identify as deaf, disabled or neurodivergent and must meet either: the definition of disability in the Equality Act (2010), or the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act (1995) if applying in Northern Ireland. You’re broadly defined as disabled under both acts if you have a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial and long-term negative or adverse effect on your ability to do normal daily activities. This definition includes both apparent and non-apparent conditions and impairments, and medical conditions such as Cancer, HIV or Multiple Sclerosis.
We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the application process, or have any questions about our BBC Extend programme, please contact the BBC Extend team at extend@bbc.co.uk.
The BBC is fully committed to providing workplace adjustments to help eliminate barriers in the workplace that disabled people face. To do this, we have our own dedicated BBC Access and Disability Service that provides assessments and support throughout employment with us. If you are successful in applying for this role and require workplace adjustments, we will work with you to get your adjustments in place.
THE ROLE
We are on an exciting journey of expanding our BBC content offerings on the bbc.com and international app to our monthly ~120m global audiences, and we are looking for a Junior Delivery Manager, keen to start your career path towards IT delivery management, to help shape and deliver this programme of work. In this role you will work closely with the Lead Delivery Manager supporting with coordination, reporting and financial forecasting and monitoring. You will become part of a strong delivery team where individual contribution and accountability is as highly valued as collaboration and creativity.
Key responsibilities:
* Overseeing and managing a wide range of administrative tasks
* Providing support in the delivery processes of products and services to achieve targeted outcomes.
* Acting as the point of contact for external suppliers and contractors and colleagues across Studios departments
* Updating financial forecasts based on information from finance and managing finance trackers, maintaining forecasts and updating actuals
* Document writing and maintenance.
* Keeping time logging system up to date
* Supporting onboarding and offboarding of new team members
* Updating and sharing status reports with the team
* Coordinating and gathering other stakeholders’ input for reporting
* Coordinating onboarding meetings for new employees and team introductions.
* Facilitating system and tool access for new starters.
* Monitoring and recording monthly working hours.
* Reviewing project Risks, Assumptions, Issues, and Dependencies register and sharing updates/reminders with contributors
* Maintain delivery momentum and makes visible blockers, risks and impediments to progress
* Managing the risk register and sending out reminders.
* Onboarding external suppliers.
* Collecting input from stakeholders on product performance.
* Creating purchase orders and processing invoices.
WHAT DOES IT TAKE?
Key Criteria
* Extensive administrative experience required, with a strong track record of managing complex tasks and projects.
* Experience working with digital platforms or IT.
* Strong experience in planning and working to tight deadlines.
* Proven experience collaborating with stakeholders, monitoring delivery progress, and addressing challenges.
* Understanding of delivery methods and an interest in learning different agile practices and approaches to team working.
* Awareness of the financial impact and able to act as a point of contact for contracted suppliers.
* Experience working in the media, digital or IT industry.
LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS
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.
The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce that represents the audiences we serve and encourages applications from candidates from any background, especially people from diverse communities. Equity of opportunity is important to us, and we endeavour to make our processes equal, fair and meritocratic for everybody.
PACKAGE DESCRIPTION
Job Reference: 21029
Band: C
Salary: £32,000 - £42,000 plus London Weighting Allowance £5,319 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Location: Office Base is London. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working.
WHAT YOU WILL GAIN WORKING AT BBC STUDIOS?
* We offer a competitive salary package
* Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
* 26 days holiday (plus an additional day 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
* Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation.
REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS
We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.
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.
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