Full Time
Salford, GB, M50 2QH
Posted 2 days ago
75000 GBP / Year

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.

Job Requisition ID: 21529

Job Closing Date: 22/07/2025

Package Description

Job Reference: 21529
Band: E
Salary: Up to £75,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent role
Location: Office Base is UK flexible (London, Salford, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Belfast)

*The internal job title for this role is HR Business Partner

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.

Job Introduction

International freelancers are an integral part of the overall workforce at the BBC, contributing in on-air, off-air, and business support capacities to create world-class content.
We have an exciting opportunity to join a UK-based team, working collaboratively with business teams across the BBC as well as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in specialist teams such as Business Affairs, HR, Insurance and Tax. This role is focused on optimising our engagement with international freelancers, reviewing our ways of working, and managing risk effectively.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and are driven by the opportunity to make impactful changes on a global scale, this role is for you.

Main Responsibilities

In this key role, you’ll be responsible for:
•   Managing a team of specialists delivering an assessment service for the engagement of international freelancers.
•   Collaborating with relevant SMEs globally to assess current policies and processes related to international freelancers, identifying areas for improvement and streamlining our approach.
•   Reviewing international data insights to proactively identify risks, working closely with bookers, international bureaus, and relevant SMEs to mitigate and manage these.
•   Advocating our policies worldwide; partnering with business areas and relevant SMEs to enforce and help them understand the “why.”
•   Designing and delivering engaging training across all elements of the international freelancer engagement lifecycle, empowering stakeholders with the knowledge they need.
•   Leveraging global business insights to help drive the strategy and delivery of the service.
•   Conducting gap analysis and future planning to identify existing gaps and establish future requirements, considering strategic priorities and in-country legal requirements.
•   Working collaboratively with key stakeholders and strategic enterprise programmes globally to ensure all changes meet future organisational and legislative requirements.

Are you the right candidate

We’re looking for a dynamic leader with international experience who’s ready to grow into a new area of expertise. We want to hear from you if you have:

• People Leadership: Proven experience in managing and leading teams, with the ability to inspire and develop talent within an international context
• International Expertise: Hands-on experience in international HR or international tax and are keen to expand your expertise into new areas
• Communication Excellence: Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage successfully with a diverse array of international stakeholders
• In-depth knowledge: A robust understanding of people and/or finance processes, policies and risks specific to either employees or freelancers
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional problem-solving abilities that blend creativity with practicality to devise effective solutions
• Process Optimisation Experience: A track record of process discovery and consolidation within complex, matrixed organisations
• Change Leadership: Strong project planning, management, and delivery skills, with proven experience in driving change, implementing strategies on time, and juggling multiple priorities
• Analytical Acumen: Strong analytical capabilities to distil complex concepts into clear, actionable strategies

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.

To apply for this job please visit careers.bbc.co.uk.