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BBC Content is responsible for commissioning, producing, scheduling and broadcasting content across all our channels and iPlayer. We are currently looking for an exceptional Personal Assistant to join the Factual Commissioning team. You will be playing a vital role within the business, assisting our teams to deliver outstanding content that strives to enrich the lives of our audience and fulfils the BBC’s original purpose to inform, educate and entertain.

Supporting multiple stakeholders, you will provide professional and well organised administrative and PA support at a senior level in BBC Content. You’ll act as the first point of contact for senior managers, creating a positive impression for both internal and external contacts.

You will be managing complex diaries, assisting managers in making each day as effective as possible and ensuring that they are fully prepared for their meetings. You’ll also be required to contribute to ad hoc projects as necessary and to proactively assist managers in meeting their business objectives.

You will act as a key champion of change in the division, demonstrating a proactive approach including exploring how new technology and ways of working can contribute to team and divisional objectives. You’ll be a key part of a cohesive and supportive team of PAs and Team Assistants in Television, working collaboratively to ensure that the needs of the business are supported.

We are looking for someone who has substantial secretarial and administrative experience at a senior level with demonstrable experience of managing a constantly changing diary. You will have excellent IT skills and sound communication skills to handle the different stakeholders. You will have previous experience of maintaining office and administrative systems as well as developing new ones. You will be comfortable in working in a changing environment with multiple demands on your time, therefore the ability to prioritise tasks accordingly is a must.

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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.

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Band: B
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (6 months.)
Location: 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.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of 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.