Fund Coordinator (Unscripted)

ScreenSkills is the industry-led skills body for the screen industries - film, television (including children's, unscripted and high-end), VFX, animation and games. We are supporting the continued growth and future innovation across the whole of the UK by investing in the skilled and inclusive workforce who are critical to the global success of the screen sector.

The Fund Coordinator (Unscripted) is a new role which will have responsibility for supporting the Head of Unscripted and Children’s TV and the wider Unscripted TV team. This includes diary management, scheduling Council, Steering Group and Working Groups meeting, taking minutes, and issuing meeting related paperwork. In addition, the role will support delivery of the online short courses by scheduling Zooms, providing technical support for each session, adding training instances on the website, raising POs, and issuing any training related paperwork before and after the training etc. This role will also include providing coordination and support for Unscripted Fund (USF) team events including those aimed at regional industry groups, and the identification and support of new trainers.

Key responsibilities:

• Scheduling Zoom meetings for all online training
• Zoom hosting and providing tech support for online training as required - including sharing presentations, clips, creating breakout rooms etc
• Sending training materials to all participants
• Adding training information to the website
• Raising purchase orders
• Booking British Sign Language interpreters
• Sending out monthly feedback to all short course trainers
• Organising Council, Working group and Steering group meetings
• Minute taking, collating reports and paperwork related to Fund reporting
• Managing diary for the Head of Unscripted and Children’s TV
• Answering queries in the USF inbox
• Managing the USF contacts in HubSpot
• Managing USF training e-mailing list
• Booking and arranging travel and hotels
• Supporting the USF team’s work with new trainers, particularly in the nations and regions
• Sending out the monthly USF newsletter
• Manage the ScreenSkills wide Trainer Provider database, adding new companies and tracking consent forms
• With support from the Head of Unscripted and Children’s TV, contact Children’s TV companies about the Fund, raise invoices for contributions to the Children’s TV Skills Fund and monitor payments

Contract: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

Salary: £26,000 - £28,000 per annum depending on experience

Reports to: Head of Unscripted and Children’s TV with dotted line reporting to Senior Learning and Development Manager

Location: ScreenSkills London/Hybrid (min 2 day a week in the office)

Please use the following link to access the full Fund Coordinator (Unscripted) job description: https://www.screenskills.com/jobs/fund-coordinator-unscripted/

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Essential:

• Excellent organisation and administration skills
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise several competing demands
• Excellent knowledge of Zoom functionalities
• Good understanding of the admin functions of the ScreenSkills platform
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Maintain confidentiality, in particular when handling financial sensitive documents

Preferred:

• Some knowledge of the Unscripted sectors would be an advantage
• Keen for occasional travel and overnight stays as it may be involved, but notice will be given.

ScreenSkills offers benefits including: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• EAP - Access to financial, physical and mental wellbeing support
• Access to Reward Gateway – popular retailer discounts
• Season Ticket Loan
• Eye Care scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Life Assurance
• Modern and sophisticated office space in Central London

ScreenSkills Job application form: https://eu1.documents.adobe.com/public/esignWidget?wid=CBFCIBAA3AAABLblqZhCv5S8qGpz_NKB5_ClkrmXVAETVCvVRcTx8cf-C7MypWmrctPv7f-G4X73HAksIzRQ%2A

To apply: Please submit a CV and cover letter, or ScreenSkills job application form and CV to [email protected]. Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

Closing Date: 19th September

Interviews: Approx. w/c 22nd September

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application & selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments approach. So, we encourage you to get in touch with us if you require anything [email protected].

Equal opportunities and diversity monitoring form (optional): https://forms.office.com/e/acndq9hsnY

In the last two years we have helped 48,447 people across: eLearning, training, events, mentoring, bursaries and stepping up programmes such as Trainee Finder, that’s why having diverse talents and being an organisation where colleagues feel included is crucial to us. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering after a career break, women, people who are LGBTQ+, minority ethnic people, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, from a less advantaged socio-economic background as well as any other under-represented group.