Assistant Transport Manager

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Sector: Transport and Logistics
Role: Assistant
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

Job Band
Band: C
Salary Range: up to £38,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
Contract type: Permanent
Location: London Matrix Park(NW10)/Park Western(W3)
Interviews: w/c 17th March

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 the offer stage.

Introduction
The BBC is looking for an Assistant Transport Manager to join our Media Operations team. BBC Media Operations is at the heart of teams delivering incredible content across all our platforms for all audiences. Our team is responsible for the management of production services, stores, and some fleet vehicles and OB bases in England.

Responsibilities

Our small transport team is essential in ensuring that our fleet of vehicles, ranging from pool cars to our largest outside broadcast vehicles, are compliant and roadworthy while ensuring best value for licence fee payers. The key purpose of the role is to support in the forward planning and coordination of vehicle maintenance and compliance operations at our transport bases to maintain quality and standards.

1. Supporting the general administration of the BBC's fleet
2. Liaising with vehicle users, suppliers and contractors to place orders for vehicles
3. Liaising with vehicle users, suppliers and contractors to arrange the maintenance and ad hoc repairs of vehicles
4. Provide a main point of contact for all fleet related queries including triage and escalation, as required

The role will be based at one of our current London OB bases, in W3.

The ideal candidate will be proficient in Microsoft Office packages with the ability to work as part of a team and to use their own initiative and organise their own workload. Strong communication skills and excellent organisational skills, with an eye for detail and the passion to keep the show on the road, are essential.

Are you the right candidate?

To be successful in this role you will need to demonstrate a highly developed approach to managing vehicle compliance requirements within a creative and dynamic organisation. You will need to operate at a strategic level but be a hands-on problem solver when required. You will have strong influencing skills and be adept at effectively communicating complex messages at the appropriate level of detail to stakeholders at all levels. Previous experience in a transport operations environment is preferable but not essential.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. 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. Diversity matters at the BBC. 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.