Business Advisor - Creative Diversity in Glasgow

Job Requisition ID: 33466

Job Closing Date: 09/09/2026

Glasgow, GBR, G511DA

JOB DETAILS

• JOB BAND: D
• CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
• DEPARTMENT: BBC Creative Diversity
• LOCATION: Glasgow
• PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: up to £51,867 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

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

As part of the BBC's new Creative Diversity model, a network of Business Advisors will deliver inclusion priorities across commissioning and production. You'll provide on-the-ground project coordination and project management expertise, working closely with the Creative Diversity Leads and a team of business advisors to coordinate multiple concurrent projects across a range of workstreams.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The BBC is transforming its Talent and Inclusion team to ensure we have the right structure, skills and expertise to deliver for audiences and meet the demands of a fast-moving media market.

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role where you'll work across multiple teams and departments to coordinate complex projects that contribute to the BBC's Creative Diversity priorities. The role offers the opportunity to work with stakeholders across commissioning, production and business support functions, ensuring projects are effectively planned, managed and delivered to achieve meaningful impact.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT

• Support the planning, coordination and delivery of Creative Diversity projects and initiatives that advance the BBC's inclusion and representation objectives both on and off screen.
• Support the delivery of projects ranging from short-term initiatives to longer-term strategic priorities, working across commissioning, production, talent, training, partnerships and audience-focused initiatives.
• Coordinating stakeholders across BBC divisions and external organisations.
• Manage multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, contributing to business planning, budget monitoring and forecasting activities where required.
• Managing multiple concurrent projects and workstreams, identifying and escalating risks and creating performance updates, reporting to stakeholders as required.
• Support the evaluation of Creative Diversity initiatives, ensuring outcomes, insights and recommendations are documented and shared.
• Contribute to measuring the impact of projects and identifying opportunities for future improvement.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA

• Proven experience coordinating or managing projects or productions to successful outcomes.
• Working knowledge of the project lifecycle including a selection of appropriate methodologies and techniques for delivery.
• Understanding of the drivers of success and sources of risk for the project.
• Microsoft Office software skills and experience using data to make it meaningful for different audiences.
• Familiarity with project management tools such as Microsoft Project, Planner, Smartsheet, Asana or similar platforms.

DESIRABLE

• Experience supporting inclusion, diversity or audience-focused initiatives.
• Project Management qualification (PRINCE2, Agile, APM, MSP or equivalent).
• Demonstrable professional development with a recognised project management qualification or equal experience (e.g. PRINCE2, APMP, Agile certification).

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: bbchr@bbc.co.uk

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.

Information at a Glance

This is your BBC

At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world's best loved content, and the BBC's mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about the BBC

Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we'd be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk