Business Support Manager

JOB BAND: D
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT – BBC Studios, CO- SEC
LOCATION: London -TVC - The team are in the London office typically 3 days per week (Tuesday to Thursday) with some exceptions. However, we work in flexible and agile ways, which we can discuss at interview stage.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £45,000 - £50,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. Plus London Weighting Allowance £5,441. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

WE ARE BBC STUDIOS

A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.

Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Business Support Manager will play a key role in providing comprehensive administrative and business support to the Company Secretary and the wider team, enabling the Secretariat to successfully deliver on its strategic objectives and goals.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

You will be part of a highly respected team that sits at the heart of BBC Studios. You will collaborate with a broad range of knowledgeable and supportive colleagues across the organisation. You will also have the support from our Company Secretary who will prioritise your development, is focused on high quality delivery, and will coach you to be the best that you can be.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Partner with the Company Secretary to ensure the Company Secretary Team is well-organised and delivers effective governance services across BBC Commercial businesses.
• Act as the primary liaison for Commercial Board directors, particularly non-executives, ensuring smooth communication and support.
• Coordinate meetings, including scheduling Board, Committee, and Leadership sessions, booking rooms, arranging travel, and supporting administrative logistics.
• Oversee document and information management, including publishing meeting packs via Diligent Boards, maintaining the Team’s intranet site, and securely handling incoming correspondence.
• Provide comprehensive administrative and business support to the Company Secretary Team, including processing purchase orders, managing invoices, and maintaining shared calendars.
• Collaborate with the Corporate Governance Manager to maintain the corporate calendar and ensure all key dates and commitments are accurately diarised.
• Oversee and manage the Company Secretary’s diary, ensuring efficient scheduling and prioritisation of commitments.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Demonstrated experience providing support to C‑suite executives, senior leaders or similar roles.
• Strong understanding of the Company Secretary function and it's responsibilities.
• Strong diary management experience, including coordinating multiple senior management diaries.
• Proven experience working in a fast‑paced environment while consistently maintaining high levels of accuracy.
• Excellent IT skills combined with capability to manage ad hoc initiatives.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
• Highly capable of managing a diverse and demanding workload.
• Confident in learning, adopting, and leveraging new technology platforms.

DESIRED BUT NOT ESSENTIAL:

• Familiarity with Diligent Boards and Diligent Entities (or similar governance software) would be ideal.

If you can bring some of these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we would love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

NEXT STEPS

We appreciate your interest in this position and understand how important this opportunity is to you. Due to the high volume of interest we may need to close the application period earlier than anticipated. This step is necessary to ensure we can provide a high level of attention and service to all applicants. Thank you for your understanding.

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Disclaimer

This 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.