Unit Manager, BBC Sport Unit Manager, BBC Sport

BBC Sport is responsible for the coverage of all of the nation's major sporting events, as well as legendary football strands, high profile documentaries and awards ceremonies; from Wimbledon to Match of the Day. We are incredibly proud of our output and the talented staff who create it. We are now looking for a Unit Manager to work with the Editorial Leads & schedulers in Sport Productions and other key stakeholders to manage the staffing of this substantial portfolio of cross-platform output., The Unit Manager role is critical to the future success of BBC Sport. You will be responsible for day-to-day oversight, co-ordination and long-term planning of the staffing & freelance requirements in Sport Productions. This will include forward planning of all recruitment activities, EFT control as well as line management of the Senior Resource Schedulers. You will drive great collaboration with the staff schedulers currently working across other areas of BBC Sport. The Unit Manager will co-ordinate and deliver all schemes, events and outreach activities aimed at strengthening our staff base, improving diversity & inclusion and driving digital growth - working collaboratively with colleagues fulfilling similar roles across the department.

We are looking for someone who is keen to take on a leadership role in planning, organising and overseeing staffing/freelance use across Sport Productions.

• You will have excellent stakeholder management skills and be comfortable working with colleagues at different levels of seniority and in a wide range of roles.
• You will have strong project management experience with the ability to design, organise and lead on initiatives that will drive a business forward.
• You must be adaptable and comfortable in navigating organisational and cultural change.
• You will have a demonstrable working knowledge of end-to-end multi-platform production with a good level of technical understanding.
• You will have an unshakeable belief in the importance of strengthening the diversity of our workforce and making BBC Sport the best possible place to work.
• Experience of supervising or line managing staff with the ability to lead, develop and motivate team members.
• Demonstrable business and finance skills, able to create, forecast and manage resource requirements.
This is not an entry level role, we're looking for candidates with experience within the area, please review the criteria for the role before applying.

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.


• Salary: Up to £51,000 - £61,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
• Contract type: Continuing and Permanent
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.