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BBC Wales’s Scheduling and Planning Team support programme output across several areas from live O.B. events, continuing News output, Studio programmes etc. You will schedule staff and freelancers within a number of departments, but not limited to, Post Production, Studio & Outside Broadcasts, Audio, TV Presentation, Technology, Sport and Marketing & Audiences.

Our experienced team of Resource Schedulers are highly valued and an integral part of the operation, ensuring programmes are staffed by the right people who have the right skills.

We are pleased to be able to advertise a continuing role for a Resource Scheduler within our Planning and Scheduling team, initially working with the Post Production Team. Through our close and creative partnership with programme teams, this position is vital to scheduling staff and resources to programmes.

Reporting to the Business Advisor, the Resource Scheduler will work closely with colleagues, scheduling a multi-skilled team in the heart of the Planning and Scheduling department. They will be responsible for making decisions and adapting to changing circumstances quickly and capably. The post holder will require a detailed understanding of the principles of scheduling, Terms and Conditions, the Working Time Directive and have excellent communication skills.

You will contribute to the smooth running of a busy operational department as well as maintaining a safe and healthy working environment at all times, escalating any issues or areas of concern.

You will work with the team, co-ordinating the daily running of the Operations department. This involves scheduling staff & technical facilities in accordance with programme requirements and conditions of service. You will provide information and support to the management team and have a competent level of skill across a range of systems.

You will be required to produce accurate schedules of work in advance aligned to Terms and Conditions and the Working Time Directive.

You will ensure the information in the scheduling system is accurate and updated within specified deadlines to allow for the production of accurate management and financial information.

Ensure that additional hours and days worked are recorded accurately on the scheduling system and have been sanctioned at the appropriate level.

Monitor the utilisation of resources and reports to ensure effective and efficient scheduling. You will run reports to ensure that information held on the system is accurate and complete, ensuring there is no missing data and/or costs to production.

Identify requirements for freelance and casual support over peak periods.

Working alongside the Business Advisor and wider Management Team, this is an opportunity to be in a key role that supports a dynamic team who are working in a fast-paced operational environment.

To undertake the role successfully, you will need to demonstrate the following key criteria:

• Excellent planning, organisational and communication skills, as well as demonstrating the ability to learn new processes quickly and efficiently.
• The ability to make best use of business systems, processes and the wider scheduling team’s skills.
• Experience of scheduling and admin systems.
• Extensive knowledge of the Working Time Directive combined with an understanding of how to schedule to specific working Terms and Conditions.
• You will be pro-active, be able to prioritise and plan activities, taking into account all the relevant issues and factors such as deadlines, staffing and resource requirements.
• Welsh speaker is desirable.

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 in the document attached below.

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, sexuality, social background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Rydym yn canolbwyntio ar fwy na’r hyn rydym yn ei wneud – mae sut rydym yn gwneud pethau’n bwysig i ni hefyd. Mae ein gwerthoedd a’n hymddygiad yn bwysig i ni. Gwnewch yn siŵr eich bod wedi darllen am ein gwerthoedd a’n hymddygiad yn y ddogfen sydd wedi ei hatodi isod.

Mae amrywiaeth yn cyfrif yn y BBC. Mae gennym amgylchedd gwaith lle yr ydym yn gwerthfawrogi ac yn parchu cyfraniad unigryw pob unigolyn, gan alluogi pob un o’n gweithwyr i ffynnu a chyflawni eu potensial yn llawn.

Rydym eisiau denu’r ystod ehangaf o bobl dalentog i fod yn rhan o’r BBC – boed hynny i gyfrannu i’n rhaglenni neu i’n hystod eang o swyddi nad ydynt yn ymwneud â chynhyrchu. Po fwyaf amrywiol yw ein gweithlu, y mwyaf y bydd modd i ni ymateb i’n cynulleidfaoedd a’u hadlewyrchu yn eu holl amrywiaeth.

Rydym wedi ymrwymo i gydraddoldeb cyfle ac yn croesawu ceisiadau gan unigolion, waeth beth fo’u hoedran, rhyw, ethnigrwydd, anabledd, rhywioldeb, cefndir cymdeithasol, crefydd a/neu gred. Ac rydym yn hyrwyddo cyfleoedd i weithio’n hyblyg pan fo anghenion gweithredol yn caniatáu hynny.

I ganfod mwy am Amrywiaeth a Chynhwysiant yn y BBC, cliciwch yma

For this role / Ar gyfer y swydd yma:

Welsh language skills are desirable / Mae sgiliau yn yr iaith Gymraeg yn ddymunol

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English. / Mae modd cyflwyno ceisiadau yn Gymraeg, ac ni fydd cais a gyflwynir yn Gymraeg yn cael ei drin yn llai ffafriol na chais a gyflwynir yn Saesneg.

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 25 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

Rydyn ni’n fodlon trafod gweithio’n hyblyg. Rhowch eich dewis o dan y cwestiwn gweithio’n hyblyg yn y cais. Does dim rhaid codi hyn ar y cam ymgeisio, ond mae croeso i chi wneud hynny os ydych chi’n dymuno. Bydd gweithio’n hyblyg yn rhan o’r drafodaeth ar y cam cynnig.

• Cyfle rhagorol i ddatblygu gyrfa – mae'r BBC yn cynnig cyfleoedd gwych i weithwyr chwilio am heriau newydd a gweithio mewn gwahanol rannau o’r sefydliad.
• Cyfleoedd di-ail i hyfforddi a datblygu – mae’r Academi fewnol yn cynnig amrywiaeth eang o gyrsiau ac ardystiadau mewnol ac allanol.
• Buddion - Rydym yn cynnig pecyn cyflog cystadleuol, wythnos waith hyblyg 35 awr er lles cydbwysedd rhwng bywyd a gwaith, a 25 diwrnod o wyliau gyda’r opsiwn i brynu 5 diwrnod ychwanegol, cynllun pensiwn wedi'i ddiffinio, a gostyngiadau ar ddeintyddiaeth, gofal iechyd, campfa a llawer mwy.