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Job Requisition ID: 46667
Job Closing Date: 28 Jun 2026
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JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: BBC Safety
LOCATION: Hybrid: to be based at one of the Tier 1 offices (London, Cardiff, Birmingham, Salford, Glasgow, Belfast). Some travel required to event/production/office sites.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £43,000- £47,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
Provide expert safety advice across the BBC, supporting teams to manage risk effectively in a fast-paced and creative environment. As a Safety Advisor, you will enable productions and business areas to meet their safety responsibilities, ensuring compliance with legislation while delivering practical, proportionate guidance that supports safe and successful delivery.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
Join a collaborative and supportive safety team working across one of the most diverse organisations in the UK. You’ll gain exposure to a wide range of environments, from offices to live productions, while developing your expertise. The team values continuous improvement, flexibility and shared learning, giving you the opportunity to influence how safety is delivered and grow your career in a dynamic setting.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
1. Provide high-quality safety advice through the Safety Advice Line and wider advisory services
2. Support productions and business teams to identify risks and implement effective, proportionate controls
3. Ensure compliance with safety legislation and internal policies across operational activities
4. Support incident investigations, identifying root causes and driving timely improvements
5. Use safety data and insight to support better decision making and continuous improvement
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:
1. NEBOSH Diploma, or equivalent health and safety qualification
2. Strong working knowledge of UK health and safety legislation and risk management principles
3. Experience delivering practical health and safety advice within a complex organisation
4. Ability to use safety data and develop clear, proportionate and workable solutions
5. Strong communication, influencing and training delivery skills across a wide range of stakeholders
6. Excellent comprehension ability to read and understand policies/guidelines etc
7. Excellent Microsoft365 skills (e.g. Planner, MS Teams meetings, Co-Pilot)
DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:
1. Chartered Membership of IOSH (CMIOSH)
2. Experience supporting media, production or events-based environments
3. Experience in incident investigation and causation analysis
4. Strong planning, organisational and time management skills
5. Ability to interpret and use safety data to drive improvement
6. recognised training qualification (e.g. Train the Trainer)
If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.
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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.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.
For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]
We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered. Please click on the APPLY NOW button to proceed with your application.
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Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.
