JOB DETAILS
JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time
DEPARTMENT: Talent & Inclusion
LOCATION: Any UK major BBC hub (Hybrid)
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £60,000-£80,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
We will be looking to run a two stage interview process for this role with interviews starting from Friday 28th November.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
In this new role you will support the rollout of BBC-wide strategies for leadership, performance, talent and diversity, inclusion & belonging (DIB) within the BBC’s Corporate Functions. As Business Partner, you’ll ensure group-led frameworks are embedded into divisional practices and aligned with local needs, whilst responding to the specific and nuanced divisional needs of each function.
WHY JOIN THE TEAM
The BBC is transforming its Talent and Inclusion team to ensure we have the right structure, skills, and expertise to deliver for audiences and meet the demands of a fast-moving media market. You will be part of a team that is building a high-performance, inclusive culture that supports the BBC’s Value for All strategy and wider diversity, inclusion and belonging goals.
Your Key Responsibilities And Impact
- Support the rollout and embedding of BBC leadership, performance, talent, and diversity, inclusion and belonging frameworks across the corporate functions.
- Adapt and localise group-led initiatives to reflect divisional needs, workforce demographics, and operational context.
- Collaborate with divisional HR colleagues and business managers to coordinate delivery of careers, leadership and talent programmes, contributing to the overall people plan for Corporate Functions.
- Design and deliver interventions that are specific to meet strategic people goals.
- Assist in identifying talent gaps and support the implementation of succession planning, career and development interventions.
- Contribute to the delivery of diversity, inclusion and belonging initiatives, ensuring alignment with BBC-wide goals and local relevance.
- Use workforce data and insight to support planning, reporting, and continuous improvement.
- Coordinate divisional engagement with group-led campaigns, learning offers, and programmes.
- Support the communication and promotion of leadership and inclusion initiatives across the corporate functions.
- Maintain strong working relationships with divisional stakeholders and act as a key point of contact for implementation queries.
- Ensure compliance with relevant policies and contribute to inclusive and fair people practices
Essential Criteria
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- Proven experience in HR, talent, learning, or inclusion roles within a large or complex organisation.
- Experience partnering and influencing at senior levels; ability to manage a diverse set of stakeholders.
- Demonstrable ability to manage multiple high-profile priorities and achieving impactful measures of success.
- Good understanding of performance management, leadership development, talent management, and diversity, inclusion and belonging, with experience of delivering projects across these disciplines.
- Adept in using data to support planning and reporting and ability to construct data-informed discussions and strategies.
- Clear and confident communicator with good facilitation and presentation skills.
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
For any general queries, please contact: bbchr@bbc.co.uk
Redeployment
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC and they will be given priority consideration ahead of other applicants. Priority consideration means for those employees seeking redeployment their application will be considered alongside anyone else at risk of redundancy, prior to any individuals being considered who are not at risk.
