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Working at Arqiva

Connecting people, organisations and their devices to the data, information and entertainment they need and want is an always-inspiring task. So if you’re looking for work that will develop and challenge you, Arqiva is the place.

From day one you’ll be helping to deliver content that reaches billions of eyes and ears through TV, radio and the Cloud, and manage critical data across our networks. Our engineers, technicians, customer and commercial teams come together to ensure seamless service for household names like the BBC, ITV, Sky and Thames Water.

With constant opportunities to challenge the status quo, have your ideas heard, and be recognised and rewarded for your successes, there’s nowhere better for your career to flow.

Work. Life. Smarter.

Work. Life. Smarter. is Arqiva’s commitment to a flexible and hybrid working culture for everyone, giving you the support and empowerment to work in a way that enables you to thrive in your role. Our approach is always to start with the work that needs to be done, not where, and this is achieved through our guiding principles that help us balance individual, team, and business needs.

Working flexibly can mean different things to different people, and we want everyone to get the very best out of their experience working at Arqiva. The wellbeing of our colleagues is at the heart of everything we do, therefore if you're looking for part-time, job-shares, or flexible working patterns - have a chat with us and we will do our best to make it work for everyone.

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Our culture

We believe that getting culture right helps us to deliver for our customers, enjoy our experience at work and is critical to the delivery of our strategy. With an ambitious vision, our culture goals of Accountability, One Arqiva and Curiosity outline behaviours that will help us achieve this. We recognise that culture is created by people over time and that getting it right is dependent on both individual actions and collective effort.

We've defined three culture goals for everyone at Arqiva:

  • Accountability - We will be accountable for keeping the promises we make
  • One Arqiva - We will work together as one team
  • Curiosity - We will strive to look at things differently to discover a better way
In numbers:

700

Delivering for 700+ customersaround the world

100

Over 100 qualified mental health first aiders

£132k

Impact value of £132k achieved by colleagues volunteering their time to good causes in 2023
Diversity and inclusion

Through meaningful partnerships with industry leading experts such as Tommy's and Inclusive Employers, and an open dialogue with our colleague networks, we are able to action positive change for everyone at Arqiva and ensure everyone feels represented and supported.

We also have active and thriving networks to support our colleagues. Take a look below and at our LinkedIn Life page for more details - Linkedin - Arqiva Life

Our Networks:

• Diversity Ambassadors – colleagues who have made a commitment to finding ways to make a positive impact on our culture and practices

• Eldercare – supporting our colleagues who have caring responsibilities

• Spectrum – supporting our neurodivergent colleagues and their families

• Working Families – supporting our colleagues managing work and family life

• Get Ovary It – supporting our colleagues going through menopause aswell as menopause awareness

• Inspiring Women – supporting and empowering women across Arqiva

• Pride – supporting our LGBTQ+ colleagues and allyship

• Veterans – supporting ex-service personnel and military families

• Autism Awesomes – supporting our colleagues/families affected by autism, to share experiences and ideas.

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