Various examples of BFBS career paths, radio presenting, camera operators and learning.

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Our Values and Culture

Trust, quality, innovation, and going the extra mile underpin our mission to entertain, inform, connect and champion the armed forces, their families and veterans.

Our audiences trust what we say and the quality of what we deliver. We take this responsibility seriously so are committed to excellence, and to developing the knowledge and expertise of our people.

We are a modern, vibrant and forward-focused organisation, with a rich heritage of entertaining and informing the armed forces, connecting them with loved ones when they’re far from home.

Our People

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Who works at BFBS?

  • Experienced journalists
  • Award-winning video producers
  • Creative digital storytellers
  • Gifted radio presenters
  • Technologists and engineers who deliver media content securely in remote locations across the globe
  • Talented people in finance, marketing & communications, TV & cinema production, events, project management, HR, IT and product development

Our backgrounds, skills and experience are truly diverse. But we all share a passion for what we do and a genuine commitment to the well-being of the UK armed forces community.

Our Career Paths

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Mikaela Harley - Acting head of Communications

Mikaela Harley

Head of Communications

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Kiara Valentine

Kiara Valentine

Social Media Manager

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Darren Coventry

Darren Coventry

Digital Video Producer & Co-Chair of our Armed Forces Network

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Chris Whitehead

Chris Whitehead

News Editor & Co-Chair of our Belonging Network 

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Kim Nguyen

Kim Nguyen

 Curriculum Manager, BFBS Academy

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Vanessa Tarrier

Vanessa Tarrier

Broadcast Engineer

Wellbeing, Diversity and Inclusion

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The wellbeing of all our colleagues is at the heart of everything we do. In addition to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, we have a dedicated Wellbeing & Community Coordinator, a team of Mental Health First Aiders and a pledge to the Mindful Employer Charter to demonstrate our active commitment to supporting the mental health of our colleagues.

Our Wellbeing Network is our most established group and is led by our colleagues. Its role is to champion conversations about and support the emotional and physical wellbeing of all staff across the company.

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We attract talented people from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. We strive to create an inclusive and collaborative working environment where everyone can contribute, develop and be themselves. Our other colleague-led networks - Belonging, Women's, Armed Forces and Greener - ensure everyone has a voice.

Benefits

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25 Days' Annual Leave (Rising to 27 after 3 years) plus bank holidays

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Flexible working in most roles

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Free, secure parking on most sites

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Free shuttle taxi from Gerrards Cross station, morning and evening

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Group Personal Pension Scheme

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Comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, including 24/7 Helpline, app and online portal to support colleagues in the UK and overseas

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Subsidised Private Medical

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Company Sickness Pay

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Life Assurance (4 x Basic Salary)

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Free Refreshments

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Colleague Networks (Wellbeing, Green, Belonging, Women's, Armed Forces)

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Online Training platform with access to 1000’s of training courses, both professional and personal

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Employee Benefits Hub to access discounts across a range of online and high street brands

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Access to free 24 hour virtual GP service for you and your family

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Family Friendly Policies - Includes enhanced pay for maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay (if eligible)

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Electric Vehicle Scheme (via salary sacrifice)

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Cycle to Work Scheme (via salary sacrifice)

Working with the Armed Forces

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We are truly invested in, and are a vital part of, the ‘military family’. Entertaining, informing, connecting and championing them is at the core of everything we do.

Some of us are ex-forces and current reservists. We are proud to have received the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Gold award, recognising our commitment to the Armed Forces community. Irrespective of our individual backgrounds, we are driven to meet the needs of all our audiences and colleagues.

From the morale of the Armed Forces, to the confidence of veterans retraining for civvy street, from charities struggling to communicate from disaster zones, to curious civilians interested in the work of our armed forces BFBS is at the heart of it.

What Our People Say

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