Certification Coordinator

Salary: £24,345 - £28,245 plus generous benefits package

We are seeking a Certification Coordinator to provide proactive administrative support to the Certification Unit team across the Film, High-end Television, Animation Television, Children’s Television and Video Games sectors.

Key Responsibilities

• To assess and analyse applications under the Cultural Tests and provide informed recommendations to the DCMS
• To advise applicants on the application procedure and supporting document requirements via email, telephone and in person
• To log and acknowledge applications and track all cases across the creative sectors
• To use and maintain the GIFTS/IGAMS database for the Certification Unit
• To provide administrative support to the Certification Unit team

You will have

• An awareness of the British creative sector certification and tax relief process and its value to the Creative Industries and wider economy
• Good understanding of the film, television and video games  production and development processes
• Demonstrable ability to work autonomously with a proactive and customer focused approach
• Experience of providing support and office management in a busy environment

In keeping with the BFI’s Diversity & Inclusion policy, and with an acknowledgement of the imbalances in representation in the film industry, we strongly encourage applications from all sectors of society to accurately reflect the local and wider demographic, and especially from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates, and those who consider themselves to be disabled. Under the BFI’s guaranteed interview scheme applicants who self-identify as BAME and/or disabled and demonstrate that they meet the minimum requirements will be invited to interview.

The role is predominantly based at Stephen Street, however, in response to the current Covid-19 pandemic all team members are currently working remotely from home until the foreseeable future.

You will enjoy benefits such as our pension scheme, excellent support for working parents, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

For further details on the position, go to the BFI website.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 1 October 2020 or earlier if sufficient numbers are received.

First interviews will be held remotely on Wednesday 14 October 2020 

The closing date for this position is 01/10/2020 at 23:59