Partnerships Manager

JOB BAND: D

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent, Full-time.

DEPARTMENT: Distribution & Business Development, BBC Chief Operating Group.

LOCATION: Office base is London Broadcasting House - London. This is a hybrid role with office working (2 days a week) and home working for the remainder

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: anticipated range £55,000 to £65,000pa (plus London Weighting £5,319pa), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

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.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

BBC Distribution & Business Development is at the heart of defining how, in a rapidly changing media landscape, audiences will be discovering and using BBC content through the next decade and developing the partnerships that ensure we deliver the best user experiences and keep the BBC innovative, prominent and available to everyone.

We are looking for a talented individual, passionate about the role of public service to join the D&BD Carriage team.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
We manage and plan the distribution of the BBC’s products and services (e.g. linear channels, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds), maintaining relationships with third party platforms and device manufactures, such as Amazon, Google, Sky, Samsung, Hisense and Spotify. Working at the intersection of media, technology, product, commercial development and strategy, this role provides an extraordinary environment in which to learn and develop your career.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• NEGOTIATING – Identifying and securing the best possible deals, with a wide degree of partner across multiple different markets
• COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS – Engage with multiple partner and stakeholder relationships to develop and promote joint approaches to secure successful distribution outcomes
• CARRIAGE STRATEGY – Developing and delivering successful approaches to the evolving challenges of media distribution
• COMMUNICATION – Articulate complex concepts with first-class presentation and writing skills
• ANALYSIS - Monitor partner performance against BBC requirements, industry standards and best practice, where necessary ensuring corrective action

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

You will:

• Be creative and analytical – with demonstrable experience of developing new approaches in emerging areas and undertaking thorough analysis to support conclusions
• Enjoy negotiating – comfortable contributing to commercial strategy and handling complex deals. This will be supported by strong interpersonal and influencing skills, able to work collaborative and develop aligned positions with diverse stakeholders across the organisation
• Be influential – possess strong inter-personal skills and will use these to build productive relationships with the BBC’s carriage partners, ensuring that the audience can enjoy BBC products and services across a diverse range of devices and platforms.
• Be expert – demonstrable ability to understand and articulate the audience, commercial, policy and financial implications of a range of carriage strategies. You will demonstrate a deep understanding of overall strategic context and will know how to exploit your personal domain knowledge.
• Be audience focussed – with a strong interest in how audiences want to discover and consume TV and radio/audio services and a desire to inspire improvement and change.

If you can bring these skills and experience, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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Disclaimer

This 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: [email protected]

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.