International Extended Workforce Business Partner

Package Description

Job Reference: 21529

Band: E

Salary: Up to £65,000 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.

Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.

Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.

Benefits - We offer a negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.

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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 want to hear from you if you have:

•    People Management: Proven experience in managing and leading teams, with the ability to inspire and develop talent within an international context.

•    In-depth knowledge: A robust understanding of people and finance processes, policies, and risks specific to international freelance engagements.

•    International Legal Expertise: Hands-on experience with international tax and employment law, particularly as they relate to freelance engagements.

•    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 organizations.

•    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 distill complex concepts into clear, actionable strategies.

•    Communication Excellence: Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to engage successfully with a diverse array of international stakeholders.

About the BBC

The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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.

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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.