Business Advisor in London

Package Description

Band: D

Contract Type: FTC/Attachment until 31st March 2025

Location: London 

Salary: £38,000 - £46,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.

Please note that the role is hybrid and requires the successful candidate to work 3 days from London BBC buildings.

 Job Application Requirements: 

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

Working to the newly appointed Business Partner in the Production and Business Management Team, the primary objective of the role is to support the business and its key stakeholders in delivering world-beating journalism 24/7/365.

This Business Advisor role will partner with a range of editorial teams based primarily in London.

Main Responsibilities

The Business Advisor will partner closely with a range of content teams to deliver key business management activities including the implementation of strategic priorities, the monitoring of business unit financial performance, co-ordinating business planning activities, supporting policy and procedure compliance in collaboration with specialist teams and enabling the day-to-day-operations of the business

The Business Advisor will also be required to provide a number of more specialist support functions across the News Division. This may include responsibility for processing requests for accreditation, visa applications, parliamentary passes and for other administrative and secretariat duties.

The immediate priority will be to ensure the effective operation of the Business Management team in support of the News Content teams in this exceptionally busy year of elections in the UK and around the world. Ongoing, you will also work with the Business Partner and other Business Advisors to ensure that the business management services remain fit-for-purpose, continually adapting to evolving customer and business needs.

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