Production Contracts Co-Ordinator, EastEnders

Job description

With over 350 hours of in-house output a year, BBC Drama Production is making some of the most original, diverse and highly acclaimed television. These range from continuing drama such as EastEnders, Holby City, Casualty and Doctors, to series and serials such as Silent Witness, Luther and Musketeers to name just a few. EastEnders is the multi award winning soap broadcast four times a week on BBC ONE.  It currently ranks as one of the most watched TV dramas in the UK tackling many controversial and taboo issues previously unseen on television in the UK. Through great storylines and attention to detail the show manages to successfully balance gritty realism with high drama and entertainment to keep its millions of dedicated viewers coming back for more, on-screen and on-line, every week.Role ResponsibilityAs a Production and contracts coordinator your duties will vary; you will be raising SAP requisitions for freelance crew contracts including Design, Props, Costume, Make-Up and logging all contracts onto an Eastenders Access Database ensuring everything is kept up to date. You will be responsible for the payment of the Main cast children, SA children, chaperones and tutor, dealing with all related queries from parents, agents, chaperones and post production. It will be very important for you to cover child licensing procedures when necessary. You should ensure all EastEnders production staff and freelancers meet BBC mandatory safety training policy including DSE, Data Protection and Safe Management of Productions. Overall production responsibilities will be vast; from booking hotels and processing purchase orders to logging and tracking expenditure, liaising with the Production accountant to ensure it stays within budget. You will also be liaising with WorkPlace and Interserve on behalf of production with regard to any onsite building works. A key responsibility will be to ensure that all cast complete and return a Statement of Health form so that they are fully covered.The Ideal CandidateThe ideal candidate will have excellent inter-personal and organisational skills to provide great support. They will have a working knowledge and experience BBC SAP systems particularly Smartbook. Having some experience or knowledge of Continuing Drama would be advantageous. As you will be dealing with a lot of different queries around contracts you should have an understanding of freelance crew contracts. An awareness of the child licensing procedure would be desirable.Package DescriptionGrade 5P Based: London Fixed Term Contract / Attachment 12 months  **Please note this role is for no longer for Part Time hours** About the CompanyWe don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are very important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. You’ll be asked questions relating to them as part of your application for this role.