23 Oct
BBC
Salford
Salary: £21,840
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Salford
An apprenticeship at the BBC gives you the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re the industry leaders in early careers and are committed to your skills and talent development. As one of the world’s most creative and technologically advanced organisations for the last 100 years, an apprenticeship at the BBC means the opportunity to learn from the most respected and experienced professionals in the business.
Are you motivated and want to make an impact within business teams in the BBC? Are you a self-starter? Are you good at time management? Do you want hands-on experience while studying towards a qualification? If you answered yes to these questions then there is no better time to take the first step in your career and join us on the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (Level 6).
You’ve got to be interested now, right?
Main Responsibilities
What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?
As a Chartered Manager Degree Apprentice you will be
- Developing an understanding of organisations and how they work so you can apply your new learning in your role at the BBC.
- Exploring considerations such as external environments, organisational strategy, markets and processes and how they all work together.
- Reflecting on your experiences of business management practice to produce and apply new understanding and skills in the workplace.
- Gaining a broad range of graduate and professional skills to enhance your performance in your role and develop your career.
You will work in the Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs (CRBA) team. Commissioning & Acquisition is at the heart of the BBC.
We work with external independent production companies and BBC Studios to agree funding and contracts to deliver programming across all scripted and unscripted content. More information on the team can be found in the placement section at the end of the job description.
What will you be studying?
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job, covering areas such as operational strategy, project management and business finance. This involves studying for your BSc (Hons) degree in Management Practice and Maths and English if not previously achieved.
For more information on this apprenticeship standard, you will be studying please visit here .
Where could the role take you?
On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will be able to able to look for job opportunities inside or outside the BBC such as business coordinator or business advisor.
This scheme starts in September 2025, and you will be on a fixed term contract which means your contract is for the duration of the apprenticeship only. The duration of this scheme is 42 months
ARE YOU THE RIGHT CANDIDATE?
We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We look for positive people who live our values and ensure our culture remains inclusive and full of opportunities. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead,
we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.
Throughout the selection process, we’ll be looking for evidence of how you demonstrate each of the BBC’s values and behaviours. Our values guide everything we do. They define what you can expect from the BBC and what the BBC expects from you. Find out more about our values here.
Great Chartered Manager Degree Apprentices are those who can demonstrate they:
- Have brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving and negotiating
- Can manage multiple deadlines and demands on your time
- Have a calm and focused approach to changing circumstances
- Have a keen interest in the BBC and how people consume content,
bursting with fresh ideas to introduce new perspectives
- Are an enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working
This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you're interested in other roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at careers.bbc.co.uk or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
- Be aged 18 or over when the apprenticeship starts in September 2025
- By the start of the apprenticeship in September 2025, have lived in the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) for a minimum of 3 years.
- Be eligible to work in the UK full time for the duration of the apprenticeship contract.
- Not currently taking part in an apprenticeship scheme supported by the BBC or another organisation.
To Apply For This Scheme, You Must Also
- Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject, Business and/or Management at level 5 or higher.
- Not be currently studying toward a qualification in apprenticeship subject, Business and/or Management at level 5 or higher.
To complete the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification. If you have not achieved these qualifications by the start of your apprenticeship, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the end of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment.
What You Get
During your Apprenticeship:
- A starting salary of £21,840
- Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK)
- A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development
- Training and Mentoring by industry professionals
- A 35-hour working week, 25 days of annual leave and a defined pension scheme. Plus discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
Towards The End Of Your Apprenticeship
- An industry recognised qualification
- Lots of experience to help you seek out new challenges and work opportunities within the BBC and wider industry
- Employability and networking training to help you secure your next role
NEXT STEPS
Don’t leave yourself thinking ‘what if?’ — this is your chance to be part of something special. Think you’re the right candidate? Click on ‘Apply Now’!
Once you’ve set up your candidate profile, you just need to complete the questions in the job specific information section on the application. We don’t require you to upload a CV or Cover Letter. We are looking for your potential to bring difference to the BBC.
If you’re eligible for the scheme, you will receive more information about the stages of the process and what to expect. A general overview of the application process can be found here .
This advert is for roles in Salford based office locations. Please note that you must live a commutable distance from the BBC location to which you are applying for this apprenticeship. This scheme (CMD25) is also being offered in other locations, please see the corresponding adverts if you wish to apply for these locations. Please only apply to one location.
Apprentices starting at BBC from September 2025 will be placed on a ‘Fixed Term’ contract. This means your contract is for the duration of your apprenticeship only. The BBC is committed to investing in new talent and as you approach the end of your apprenticeship, we will work with you to support you and offer you employability and networking training to help you secure your next role – this might be a job here at the BBC, or somewhere in the wider media industry.
Applications for this role/scheme are due to close on 28/11/2024.
About The Bbc
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, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here .
Support with your application
Our ambition is that the BBC is for everyone and should include everyone. We are proud to be a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and committed to removing disability-related barriers.
We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long-term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you require reasonable adjustments for the application process or have access needs, you’d like to let us know about, please contact us here and we’d be happy to have a conversation in confidence to discuss how we can support you through the process. The job requisition ID for this role is 19319.
a Little Bit About The Placement
Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs (CRBA)
Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs (CRBA) Commissioning & Acquisition is at the heart of the BBC. We work with programme commissioners, finance, editorial policy, legal, delivery, audiences and other CRBA teams across television and audio to deliver programming for radio, linear television, BBC Sounds and BBC iPlayer. We work with external independent production companies and BBC Studios to agree funding and contracts to deliver programming across all scripted content (drama, comedy and children’s) and all unscripted content (documentaries, arts, music, current affairs, specialist factual, factual entertainment, entertainment and daytime programming) – for network and for the nations. All areas are incredibly busy.
We help manage multiple programmes all at different stages of the development, commissioning and delivery timeline – and the best bit – we get to see our efforts broadcast and see how they connect with our audiences. You will be fully emersed in this environment supporting the business affairs team's day to day who manage multiple projects, and we are always looking for opportunities to identify and seek to simplify our processes and/or make them more consistent and there may be further opportunities to be involved. If you like television, podcasts – content! – then you will enjoy seeing and learning how programmes go from an idea through to broadcast – and the more pro-active you are the more you will get out of the seat
▶️ Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship - Level 6 - Salford - Commercial, Rights & Business Affairs
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