Job Introduction

BBC Content encompasses all of the BBC's network TV and Radio output and brings world-class creativity to our screens through some of the BBC's biggest brands. The division brings together channels and commissioning with TV and Digital production to provide the best television and online content, wherever and whenever audiences want it. Under Charlotte Moore's leadership (as Chief Content Officer) we’re ensuring the widest possible audience can access distinctive, world-beating content across our services.

Working in HR at the BBC is challenging and highly rewarding. In such a dynamic environment we pride ourselves on being central to the success of the BBC’s mission to be the most creative organisation in the world. We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to work within BBC Content. Partnering within our TV and iplayer commissioning teams.

We’re looking for a world-class Senior HR Business Partner to help us position BBC Content for the future.  

The TV market is highly creative and competitive, and you’ll be pivotal in helping the leadership team to attract, retain and develop exceptional people through a time of change and opportunity. 

And we’re just as committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming working culture, where everyone is able to be their authentic self and is supported to do their best work. You’ll be fully committed to this aim and eager to play your part.

Role Responsibility

• Contribute to, and where accountable, define policies and processes that support the BBC and Content HR strategy and objectives
• Use and understand BBC tools and policies, engaging with divisional clients effectively to ensure their use across the organisation
• Support TV in in attracting, managing and developing talent to support current and future organisational needs
• Work closely with all BBC HR colleagues to ensure that tools and policies are aligned, enhance employee engagement and ultimately improve performance
• Use data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of tools and policies; understand the landscape for further improvement
• Provide specialist input across a range of HR issues (generalist/specific expertise); design and deliver solutions that meet the needs of the business
• Coach and develop the capability of senior managers to anticipate and pre-empt organisational issues
• Participate in projects, leading and promoting the BBC’s reputation as a leading organisation and employer of choice
• Keep up-to-date with external trends and best practice in the areas of expertise and HR more broadly
• Continuously implement improvements in tools and policies through external market trends, insight and internal best practice
• Proactively share best practice, intelligence within HR
• Establish relationships and form alliances with external counterparts and stakeholders to look for innovations and opportunities to form partnerships
• Understand and anticipate the need for change, identify the underlying issues and make the case for change with stakeholders
• Create frameworks to plan and manage the continuous process of change including dependencies, risk, potential scenarios and options to mitigate
• Be an ambassador for the function and represent BBC HR internally and externally (as appropriate)

The Ideal Candidate

We're looking for someone who has experience of working in a fast paced, agile environment and who has strong connections with the market, keeping up to date with current trends across the sector. You'll also possess the following:     

• Extensive HR experience (generalist or specialist) gained in a large complex organisation(s) with multiple stakeholders (including matrix relationships)
• You will ideally have previous experience of operating at a Senior Business Partner level, working with senior stakeholders to create positive business outcomes
• You will ideally have experience working in the broadcasting or wider media industry
• Knowledge of current thinking in HR issues and trends; evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• A passion for and experience in talent attraction, and culture change is desirable
• Relevant experience of participating on business boards which govern strategy and decision making
• Ability to take the initiative and be responsible for the decisions made
• Communicates, challenges and influences a variety of stakeholders effectively
• Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others and able to draw on a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change
• Adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Is able to understand and appreciate different and opposing perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change and to change or easily accept changes in one’s own organisation or job requirements
• Creates strategic partnerships both within and outside of the BBC
• Effective in the face of pressure, set-backs or when dealing with difficult or sensitive situations
• Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts then explore and evaluate them systematically
• Transforms proposals/ideas into practical reality
• Personally resilient.  Able to deal with disputes and ethical dilemmas.  Represents and promotes the reputation of HR and takes accountability for the actions of the HR team
• Understands the value drivers of the BBC and is commercially astute

If the above sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!  

Package Description

Band: F
Contract type: Continuing
Location: London - Wogan House

Interviews will be taking place w/c 4th April

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

About the Company

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here