Scheduling Coordinator, Radio 4 & Radio 4 Extra

at  BBC

PACKAGE DESCRIPTION

Job Reference: 19822
Band: B
Salary: £25,400 - £30,400 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: 12 month attachment/fixed term contract
Location: Broadcasting House, London

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.
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• 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.

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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.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

This particular Scheduling Co-ordinator role focuses on Transmission Scheduling and Delivery. Within this area, Scheduling Co-ordinators are expected to work flexibly across both of the networks we support, however this role will focus primarily on Radio 4 Extra.
The role is responsible for the preparation of the playout schedules, auditioning and scheduling programme audio, and liaising with the broader network team to resolve any issues and ensure the smooth running of the station.
You will be the first line of contact for all queries regarding transmission scheduling, inputting and maintaining information in systems and databases accurately and efficiently, providing reports where required. You’ll co-ordinate the continuous playout schedule, pulling together all content, ensuring correct timings, version control and compliance requirements are met and manage supporting programme material, ensuring that editorial guidelines and station sound requirements are followed. You will also oversee the supply of standby content or cancel content, as required and provide help to maintain ‘off schedule’ plans and support to production teams delivering content. You’ll be required to contribute ideas and suggestions to improve processes and planning for scheduling decisions and ensure colleagues in other departments are informed of team priorities, plans and content, as well as escalate or manage any content which has compliance, editorial or legal issues and work with the Schedule Managers or equivalent, to ensure revisions are replaced in a timely fashion. You will also work with other teams to support and enhance content on other platforms, where required.