The mission of the BBC Concert Orchestra is to bring inspiring musical experiences to everyone, everywhere, with the ensemble’s versatility as the key.
The Orchestra explores a wide selection of classical and contemporary music and is broadcast weekly on BBC Radio 3’s Friday Night Is Music Night. It appears regularly at the BBC Proms, at London's Southbank Centre and in Alexandra Palace Theatre, where it is Associate Orchestra. It has a partnership with the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham Royal Concert Hall. The BBC CO has close relationships with its Chief Conductor Anna-Maria Helsing, Principal Guest Conductor and Curator Edwin Outwater, Associate Conductor Jérôme Kuhn and Conductor Laureate Barry Wordsworth.
Soundtrack recordings include Blue Planet and Call the Midwife for BBC One and Isobel Waller-Bridge's score The for Charlie Mackesy’s Oscar-winning film The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse as well as new music for BBC Sounds’ Music & Meditation podcast.
Its performances for BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room Month, have featured collaborations with pop artists, including Olivia Dean, Robbie Williams and Paul Weller.
The BBC CO offers enjoyable and innovative education and community activities, and is involved in BBC Ten Pieces, the BBC Young Composer competition and the BBC Open Music programme.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The Orchestra team are seeking a dedicated and experienced orchestra administrator, with a keen eye for detail. You are the person responsible for the day-to-day administration for the orchestra team including finances, as well as supporting the Orchestra Personnel Manager with fixing. You will also be asked to run rehearsals and concerts when necessary.
Due to the nature of the role, the Orchestra Coordinator will from time to time need to travel across the UK, and work evenings and weekends as dictated by the Orchestra’s performance schedule.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:
- Values & Behaviours: Embody and promote BBC Values: Audiences, Creativity, Trust, Respect, Accountability and One BBC.
- Finance & Payments: Manage extra and deputy payments and maintain the team finance tracker and support DIB reporting for extras and deputies.
- Personnel Administration: Maintain personnel records including salaries, leave, and stepping-up arrangements and update personnel on travel expense claims.
- Operational Support & Fixing: Support the Orchestra Personnel Manager with scheduling (“fixing”), including emergency cover and occasional out-of-hours support.
- Rehearsals, Recordings & Concerts: Run orchestra rehearsals and recordings, and provide concert support as required.
- Logistics, Travel & Events: Coordinate hotel bookings, travel (rail/coach), and tour documentation and organise venue logistics including parking, security lists, and circulation of orchestra/personnel lists.
- Auditions & Instruments: Manage audition processes and support trial booking administration and oversee instrument insurance renewals and handle related queries/claims.
