Job Introduction

BBC Technology and Product Groups (T&P) are the teams building the future of the BBC, delivering TV, radio and online services to millions of people worldwide every day

As well as being behind iPlayer and the News, Sports and Children’s services, T&P develops, supports and maintain the systems and infrastructure that keeps the BBC on air and are responsible for the biggest British-run digital service in the world

T&P has exciting plans in 2022 and beyond to continue to expand, along with delivering on key strategic objectives around change, diversity, inclusion, location and culture. Our Resourcing Team will play a key role in supporting these initiatives and we’re now looking for a talented Resourcing Specialist to help us deliver our ambitions.

Role Responsibility

As Resourcing Specialist, you’ll work closely with divisional leadership, HR stakeholders and resourcing colleagues as the lead on strategic recruitment plans for Technology and Product Groups in Scotland, as well as supporting colleagues in other key UK locations.

To support our growth plans you’ll identify key talent in the local market, providing ongoing mapping services and introducing prospective medium to long term talent options to the divisional Leadership

You’ll lead on resourcing initiatives to integrate with the local technology market, establishing close working links with educators, local authorities, professional technology groups, event and meet up groups and third party providers. Through this work you’ll establish BBC T&P as leading talent destinations whilst ensuring that our public service obligations to the local technology sector are fulfilled

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for a talented and highly experienced recruitment specialist with longstanding experience gained within the technology/digital sector. You’ll have led on resourcing strategies to build technology functions, with the ability to establish close working links with senior stakeholders both internally and externally

You may have built this experience in an agency, in-house or RPO environment – the key is that you can recognise great technology professionals at all levels and have the skills to acquire this talent to meet the BBC strategic objectives

Your experience will include the successful design and delivery of recruitment campaigns to build technology functions, where you've been responsible for managing the full end to end process, as well as driving the full attraction strategy through everything from social media to hosting recruitment events and attending local meet-ups

Package Description

Band: D 
Contract type: Perm
Location: Glasgow 

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ 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 situation regarding the coronavirus outbreak is developing quickly and the BBC is keen to continue to ensure the safety and wellbeing of people across the BBC, while continuing to protect our services. To reduce the risk access to BBC buildings is limited to those essential to our broadcast output. From Wednesday 18th March until further notice all assessments and interviews will be conducted remotely. For more information go to https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

Mae’r sefyllfa gyda’r coronafeirws yn datblygu’n gyflym, ac mae’r BBC yn awyddus i barhau i sicrhau diogelwch a lles pobl ar draws y BBC, gan barhau i warchod ein gwasanaethau hefyd. I leihau’r risg, dim ond y bobl sy’n hanfodol i’n hallbwn darlledu fydd yn cael mynediad i adeiladau’r BBC. O ddydd Mercher 18fed Mawrth ymlaen, bydd pob asesiad a chyfweliad yn cael ei gynnal o bell, nes rhoddir gwybod yn wahanol. I gael mwy o wybodaeth, ewch i https://www.bbc.co.uk/careers/

About the Company

We don’t 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 you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

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. 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 click here