Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship - Level 6 - London - Sustainability

at  BBC

ARE YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?

We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We look for positive people who live our values and ensure our culture remains inclusive and full of opportunities. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.
Throughout the selection process, we’ll be looking for evidence of how you demonstrate each of the BBC’s values and behaviours. Our values guide everything we do. They define what you can expect from the BBC and what the BBC expects from you. Find out more about our values here.

NEXT STEPS

Don’t leave yourself thinking ‘what if?’ — this is your chance to be part of something special. Think you’re the right candidate? Click on ‘Apply Now’!
Once you’ve set up your candidate profile, you just need to complete the questions in the job specific information section on the application. We don’t require you to upload a CV or Cover Letter. We are looking for your potential to bring difference to the BBC.
If you’re eligible for the scheme, you will receive more information about the stages of the process and what to expect. A general overview of the application process can be found here.
This advert is for roles in London based office locations. Please note that you must live a commutable distance from the BBC location to which you are applying for this apprenticeship. This scheme (CMD25) is also being offered in other locations/teams, please see the corresponding adverts if you wish to apply for these locations and/or teams. Please only apply to one location or team.
Apprentices starting at BBC from September 2025 will be placed on a ‘Fixed Term’ contract. This means your contract is for the duration of your apprenticeship only. The BBC is committed to investing in new talent and as you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we will work with you to support you and offer you employability and networking training to help you secure your next role – this might be a job here at the BBC, or somewhere in the wider media industry.
Applications for this role/scheme are due to close on 28/11/2024.

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.

THE ROLE

Salary: £21,840 (+ £5,318 London Living Allowance)
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: London
An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you’ll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.
Are you motivated and want to make an impact within business teams in the BBC? Are you a self-starter? Are you good at time management? Do you want hands-on experience while studying towards a qualification? If you answered yes to these questions then there is no better time to take the first step in your career and join us on the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6).
You’ve got to be interested now, right?

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING ON THE APPRENTICESHIP?

As a Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice you will be

• Developing an understanding of organisations and how they work so you can apply your new learning in your role at the BBC.
• Exploring considerations such as external environments, organisational strategy, markets and processes and how they all work together.
• Reflecting on your experiences of business management practice to produce and apply new understanding and skills in the workplace.
• Gaining a broad range of graduate and professional skills to enhance your performance in your role and develop your career.

You will work in the Sustainability (BBC News) team. This is an opportunity to work at the very heart of BBC News as we work towards our vision to become the greenest global broadcaster. The Sustainability in News team works to deliver and support a variety of sustainability-related initiatives, supporting the delivery of the BBC’s green transition. More information on the team can be found in the placement section at the end of the job description.

WHERE COULD THE ROLE TAKE YOU?

On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to able to look for job opportunities inside or outside the BBC such as business coordinator or business advisor.
This scheme starts in September 2025, and you will be on a fixed term contract which means your contract is for the duration of the apprenticeship only. The duration of this scheme is 42 months