Alto BBC Singers (50% Job Share)

JOB DETAILS JOB DETAILSCONTRACT TYPE: Permanent 50% Job Share (17.5 hours per week)DEPARTMENT: BBC SingersLOCATION: Maida Vale Studios LondonWe offer: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.THE BBC SINGERS As a vital resource in the BBCs music output the BBC Singers hold a unique position in British musical life. Performing everything from Monteverdi to Mvula Tallis to Takemitsu their versatility is second to none.Winners of the coveted Ensemble Award at the 2024 Royal Philharmonic Society Awards the professional choirs unrivalled expertise in performing the latest contemporary scores and music from all genres of choral repertoire has brought about creative relationships with some of the most important composers and conductors of the 20th and 21st addition their flexibility and agility has seen then collaborate with artists across many genres in recent years including with Laura Mvula Katie Melua Clare Teal Abel Selaocoe Shiva Feshareki South Asian dance company Akademi world music fusion band Kabantu and with choreographer Duane Taylor and artists from East London Dance.Based at the BBCs Maida Vale Studios the BBC Singers perform all over the UK and abroad working regularly with the BBCs own orchestras as well as a number of period-instrument and contemporary music ensembles. Equally at home on the concert platform as in the recording studio this world-class ensemble is committed to sharing its enthusiasm and creative expertise through its nationwide education programme. This includes regular collaborations with schoolchildren youth choirs and the amateur choral community as well as with the professional composers singers and conductors of tomorrow.For more information visit BBC Singers – Events – BBCApplications are invited for the above part-time (50%) post of Alto. You must be a classically trained professional singer with excellent sight-reading skills and the ability to sing a wide range of music. AUDITIONS INFORMATION:1st and 2nd round auditions will take place on Monday 22nd September 2025. No other audition dates are planned for this role.ABOUT THE BBC The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.We dont 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 youve read about our values and behaviourshere.Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individuals 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 thats 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.To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC please clickhere.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 Key Skills Campaigns,Data Entry,Christmas Temporary,Advocacy,Control Engineering Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1