We are looking for a Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs Executive to join the BBC Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs (CRBA) Commissioning team. CRBA manages and connects the BBC's Intellectual Property, strategic and business interests through expert negotiation, contracting and commercial deal-making. It is comprised of multiple business teams embedded in Content (including Television, Radio & Music, Children's & Education, Sport), News, Technology & Product, plus a central CRBA team. The teams share many common business activities key to the commissioning, production and distribution of the BBC's services and content. Also, the teams work with the BBC's professional services including Finance, HR, Legal, Editorial Policy and Strategy. The CRBA Commissioning team is a multi-disciplinary team, responsible for the business deal making and ongoing management of contracts and risk involved in the commissioning and acquisition of programmes for the BBC channels, iPlayer and Sounds. This is an exciting opportunity at a pivotal time for the BBC. You will be instrumental in helping the BBC to deliver its programming to BBC audiences across all of the BBC's distribution platforms, securing rights and managing risks across the portfolio of programmes. Although you will be assigned to a particular CRBA area and workload, from time to time you may be required to work in other areas of CRBA to broaden knowledge, skills and experience. All CRBA colleagues are 'agile workers' and our expectation is that they will work an average of 2-3 days per week in BBC buildings., As a CRBA Executive, you will draft and negotiate a range of contracts with a variety of counter parties dealing with complex issues and liaising with BBC commissioners and a wide variety of producers and other key stakeholders.
* a good understanding of rights and an aptitude to grasp & manage complex issues & find solutions in a timebound context
* good negotiation skills and strong drafting skills to be deployed across a range of contracts with a variety of counterparties
* proficient at proactively managing a heavy workload to tight deadlines, efficiently balancing competing stakeholder demands & assessing & escalating risks when appropriate
* strong communication skills for managing internal & external stakeholders, including key suppliers
* highly motivated to drive forward deals independently as well as collaboratively, including working as part of a team
* comfortable using online tools & databases to accurately record deal progress in a timely manner
* an understanding of the importance of relevant approvals within the deal making process and the aptitude to efficiently incorporate them within the work flow
The following are desirable: legally qualified
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. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below. 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.
Package Description Band: C Contract type: Permanent Location: London/Glasgow. This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working, with 2-3 days in the office Salary: £32,000-£44,000 (plus London Weighting £5,319pa if London based), 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. 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 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 competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days annual leave (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. 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. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. 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.