Production Management Assistant, BBC Sport, Extend Production Management Assistant, BBC Sport, Extend

Reporting to a Production Manager, the successful candidate will provide logistical and administration support to a production team on one or more productions and platforms, ensuring delivery on time and within budget. You'll work in partnership with production co-ordinators and other production management assistants, as well as editorial colleagues, to assist administratively in accordance with the demands of an ever changing broadcasting environment. The role will be predominantly office based but depending on the production may involve studio or location work. The Production Management Assistant may be expected to work some weekends depending on the sporting events calendar. In some PMA roles, regular weekend working will be required. The successful candidate must be able to work well on their own initiative and be confident about when to refer up. The Production Management Assistant will be liaising with a wide range of people involved in the production and must be able to problem solve and communicate effectively. There may be an element of diary management which will involve having good communication skills and being able to work well with a wide cross section of people. They must be able to problem solve and communicate effectively. Attention to detail is a must in the production management assistant role as you will be delivering high quality production planning documents. The successful candidate could be working with a variety of detailed ongoing continuous output schedules, arranging complex travel and logistical requirements for a production team. helping with facility & technical staffing bookings, logging all costs/spend accurately, assisting with Post Production Paperwork and managing high volumes of personal and sensitive data. From a sustainability point of view the role will involve encouraging best practice on energy use within the team and reporting on our Carbon emissions via the Albert portal.

An interest and understanding of the variety of content produced across BBC Sport will be of benefit. You will have a high attention to detail, the ability to prioritise and multi-task. Diary management and experience of working within large teams would also be beneficial. You will have experience of working in production (across TV, Radio, Digital or News). We are currently working to a hybrid working model where you would be expected to be based in the Salford office at least two to three days a week in addition to any work needed on location.

From the World Cups to the Olympics, whether it's Premier League football, the FA Cups, Wimbledon or International Cricket, BBC Sport is at the heart of the world's major sporting events. Our teams help make sure that every day, throughout the year our audiences are served with the sporting stories that matter as well as providing world class coverage of the events themselves. The unrivalled reach of our services, our extensive cross-platform offer and the strength of our brand & reputation are what distinguishes BBC Sport from the chasing pack., 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.

• 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, gym and much more.