Safety Advisor

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JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month FTC, beginning November 2025
DEPARTMENT: Safety, Security and Resilience
LOCATION: this role can be based in any of the following bases London/Birmingham/Cardiff/Salford Glasgow with some flexibility - i.e. hybrid working
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £35,000-£45,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. The successful candidate that is London based will also receive £5,319 London Weighting allowance.

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.

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PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The BBC SSR (Safety, Security and Resilience) Group exists to help get programmes made for TV, Radio and On-Line: by finding safe and healthy ways to enable the creation of the distinctive and world-class content that our audiences demand; by ensuring that our people, productions and premises remain safe, secure and on air. The SSR Group is made up of specialists in Corporate Security, Investigations, Safety, Safeguarding, High Risk Safety, Facilities Management and Business Resilience and Continuity.

This SSR Advisor role will be part of the BBC Safety team, responsible for providing specialist and operational health and safety support across the BBC as a second line function.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As an SSR Advisor in the Safety team, you will:

• establish effective professional relationships with key operational contacts and senior managers across the divisions and teams you advise.
• identify ways of meeting the business/production/facilities requirements, whilst ensuring health and safety requirements are met.
  encourage a culture of continuous improvement in safety performance by pro-active coaching of staff and seeking assurance in various areas of the business.
• deliver training on risk assessment and other core safety topics as directed and support the development and review of training courses/materials.
• provide excellent advisory services as part of the Safety Advice Line and the Out Of Hours service.
• be aligned with the BBCs values, demonstrating the energy and passion to achieve company objectives.
• keep up to date with regulatory and industry updates, along with own CPD to remain current and up to date in the profession.
• work to the SSR Safety Manager to respond to projects and tasks, including writing guidance when required.
• will investigate and report on incidents.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Relevant Safety Qualification (NCRQ/NEBOSH/MSc/EHO)
• Relevant professional level (e.g. have or working towards CMIOSH, CEnvH)
• Demonstrable experience of delivering safety advisory.
• Demonstrable experience of undertaking safety assurance.
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and influencing skills.
• Experience of effectively managing projects with stakeholders.
• A fantastic team player: BBC Safety work as a team to support and enable the whole organisation.
• Excellent writing, reporting and data literacy skills.

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Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment 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.

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.

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 pensionscheme 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.

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:

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