Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £21,840

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.

We’re looking for people who are passionate about working with others and who have a natural talent for connecting with colleagues. If that’s you and you’d love to learn how Human Resources, Recruitment and Workforce Planning, along with all other HR-related functions work in a creative media organisation, then the Level 3 HR Support apprenticeship at the BBC is the next step you need into your future career.

The role will enable you to deliver administrative and advisory services and processing activity to the BBC workforce including providing information, managing data and completing process delivery. Further, the role advises the workforce based on information received, knowledge of policy and process; understands issues and manages them accordingly. To find more about the teams you could be working in read the “A Little More About The Placements” section at the bottom of this page.

You’ve got to be interested now, right?

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

What will you be doing on the apprenticeship?

As a HR Support Apprentice you will have the opportunity to join an exciting BBC team while developing your skills in areas like:

• Attention to detail
• Effective administrative skills
• Working with data
• Problem solving
• Teamwork
• Managing HR information and systems
• Dealing with confidential information
• Interpersonal and Communication Skills

What will you be studying?

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. Alongside your on-the-job experience, you’ll study for your HR Support Level 3 apprenticeship qualification. The programme consists of online teaching, coaching and workplace development.

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’ll be well equipped to apply for a role as a HR coordinator, advisor or administrator. This scheme will provide you with a good foundation for a successful career in any element of HR including Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition and General HR.

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 18 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 HR Support Apprentices are those who can demonstrate they: 

• Can understand and address colleague needs
• Are passionate about making a difference to an individual’s experience in the workplace
• Can work in a fast-paced, energetic environment
• Can understand how to handle, resolve and escalate enquiries; passes on information promptly
• Can be flexible, willing and pragmatic when providing assistance within the wider operational environment
• Are assured in dealing with the full range of business users, via multiple communication channels

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in graduate 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:

• Have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or equivalent qualification.  If you have not achieved English and Maths at Level 2 by the start of your apprenticeship you will be required to achieve this, before the end of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment.
• Not already have a Level 3 or higher qualification in Human Resources, Recruitment, or a similar discipline.

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

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