As a
Project Manager Apprentice with the BBC Broadcast & End User team, you’ll work with experienced professionals and contribute to impactful projects. As part of your daily activities you may:
- Manage various administrative and reporting tasks to a deadline
- Communicate with stakeholders impacted by projects and provide timely updates
- Take ownership of small-scale projects and support the delivery of medium and large-scale initiatives
- Get hands-on experience in technical delivery activities
- Apply project management methods learned during your academic studies
- Learn about cutting-edge broadcast technology and the IT and network infrastructure that supports it
You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on the job at the BBC and off the job with our chosen education provider. The academic study involves attending instructor-led workshops, tutorial sessions, practical and library-based research, presentations, group work and real-world simulated projects.The apprenticeship programme is structured across 3 learning levels:
- Level 4: Covers Business Environment, Stakeholder Management, and Project Planning & Control
- Level 5: Focuses on Project Management Professionalism and Professional Development
- Level 6: Includes Programme & Portfolio Management, Project Leadership & Governance, and Change & Risk Management
The programme concludes with an integrated
End Point Assessment (EPA).During your apprenticeship, you'll work towards a BSc (Hons) Level 6 degree in Project Management, alongside earning the APM Project Management Qualification (PMQ) - a respected industry certification. Upon successful completion, you'll be eligible to apply for full membership with the Association for Project Management (APM). This qualification opens doors to roles such as Project Coordinator, Business Assistant, or Business Coordinator, both within the BBC and across other organisations.For more information on the apprenticeship standard you will be studying, please visit this link.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’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.If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply:
- Have a passion to learn more about Business Management or Project Management
- Want to work with data or with business management information on a regular basis, generating reports, analysing data or using spreadsheets. Demonstrating great attention to detail.
- Are motivated, accountable and self-driven. You should be an effective team player with the ability to communicate with various stakeholders both internally and externally
This scheme is aimed at
non-graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or have a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:
- Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2026
- Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship
- Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship
- Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation
- Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at the same or higher level
To apply for this scheme, you must also:
- Have, or expect to have, Maths and English GCSEs or National 5 (Scotland) at 9-4 (A-C) or an equivalent qualification
- Have, or expect to have, a Level 3 qualification(s), that equate to 96 UCAS points. This could be:o A Levels – 3 x Cs or above in any subjecto An Advanced apprenticeship, BTEC or NVQ will also be considered but must equate to 96 UCAS points. - UCAS points vary so please check your qualification here.
For candidates under the age of 19 years at 8th September 2026: To complete the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification. If you have not achieved these qualifications by the start of your apprenticeship, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the end of your apprenticeship when you take your end-point assessment.Here you will benefit from:• Excellent career and professional development.• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.As an Apprentice you will also receive:• An industry recognised qualification.• 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 bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.• Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.• The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation subject to eligibility.
