A diverse workforce

The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. We recognise that in order to achieve this we need to create a working environment that enables all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. We value and respect every individual's unique contribution to the BBC and try to ensure that no one group or individual is unlawfully disadvantaged.

An objective in our Diversity Strategy is to: "advance equal opportunities to diversify and develop our workforce and our senior leaders so that they better reflect our audiences."

Relocating a series of our programming activity including BBC Sport, Children’s, Radio 5Live, BBC Learning and BBC Manchester to a new state of the art broadcasting facility in Salford has given us a unique opportunity to diversify the workforce based at that site. 

The BBC manages a number of initiatives to support our aspirations in this area. Examples include Extend, our paid work placement scheme for talented disabled people, our Journalism Trainee Scheme, Journalism Talent Pool and the Production Talent Pool.

The BBC also takes an active role in a number of the national programmes run across the private and public sectors designed to promote diversity by bringing organisations together to share good practice and to evaluate progress. The BBC is a member of the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) which also run an annual mentoring scheme. We also support BECTU's Move On Up.

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 the wide range of non-production roles that the BBC relies on to deliver its programming.

To find out about any opportunities to work for the BBC visit the BBC's Careers site.

The BBC provides an end to end service for disabled staff to ensure that they are able to take a full part in their role at work. Our Access Service conducts access assessments, arranges any adjustments that are required and assists with securing government funding through Access to Work.

Everyone at the BBC has a role in promoting diversity on and off screen and air. A new online diversity course has been developed for all new staff members. It's designed to raise awareness about diversity, why it matters to our programming and our work environment and what steps individuals can take to make a difference.

BBC Vision developed their Vision 20:20 sessions which are designed to engage everyone in the division in a conversation about diversity and what it means to us as a creative organisation, and to their own role.