- Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
- Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
- Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.
- Work with key internal functions such as HR, Finance and Legal to design new end to end processes or integrate new global services, with a focus on effectiveness and staff experience.
- Design and lead working sessions with stakeholders and project teams to undertake root cause problem solving, design creative solutions and build shared ownership.
- Work with stakeholders across the BBC to assess and recommend process improvements that support strategy and align with international constraints.
- Present recommendations and breakdown complex challenges using clear visual management to supports stakeholders with decision making.
- Identify where local improvement support will be required to embed process improvement changes.
- Act as a catalyst for improvement and change, diagnosing problems and building confidence in teams with the art of the possible.
- Coach and mentor functional teams where appropriate to enable further improvements.
- Provide the Project Director with clear assessments of improvements. This will include documentation of current status, risks, issues, baselines, stakeholder views and measurable benefits.
- Substantial experience in process improvement or related roles.
- Significant hands on experience in Lean, Six Sigma and other quality process improvement methodologies.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Strong communication and presentation abilities.
- Collaborative mindset to work effectively with cross-functional teams
- Understanding of organisational dynamics and business processes
- Experience of broadcasting, public service, international operations and shared service centres would be an advantage.
- Above all, passionate about delivering success for the BBC.
Lean Improvement Specialist - London, United Kingdom - BBC
Description
Package Description
Job Reference : 14566
Band : E
Salary : Up-to £70,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type : 3 x 10 Months Attachment/Fixed Term Contract
Location : Office Base is London/Flexible - This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working
The Closing date for Applications is at 23:59 on Sunday 28th April 2024
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.
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Job Introduction
Are you passionate about improving processes and driving efficiency? We are seeking experienced Lean Improvement Specialists to join our team.
The BBC is embarking on programme to introduce a set of enhanced corporate processes across our operations internationally, with the aim of building a more robust and consistent experience for our international colleagues
We are looking for an experienced Lean Improvement Specialists to work on this exciting large scale project. You will be confident and experienced in working collaboratively with functional areas to create effective end to end processes, that work together to ensure a professional operation and good experience for our staff. You will ideally have experience of processes for international operations and shared service centres.
If you thrive on problem-solving and have a passion for creating efficient, streamlined operations, this role is for you
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