Business Advisor, Production & Business Management - BBC News (Job Ref: 18870) Business Advisor, Production & Business Management - BBC News (Job Ref: 18870)

Working to the 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., 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.

• Demonstrable experience of providing administration and business management support in a business unit of similar complexity across a range of teams, ideally with knowledge and experience of establishing and improving the performance of business critical processes.
• Good financial acumen with the ability to and experience of producing management information, producing budgets, headcount forecasts and supporting business planning, building and revising forecasts and manage variances in a timely manner.
• Experience of leading a support team, managing a busy workload with conflicting priorities and tight deadlines and demonstrable ability to handle confidential information with tact and sensitivity.
• Experience of building and maintaining good working relationships with stakeholders and professional support functions and the ability to demonstrate effective influencing skills.
• Strong computer skills with strong experience of office software packages (i.e. Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and other specialist reporting and business management tools.
• Flexible can-do approach, able to work with limited supervision, using own initiative to resolve problems and with excellent communications skills to support the business effectively and to continually adapt to evolving editorial, audience and market demands.
• Project management skills with an ability to improve organisational effectiveness and support a culture of continuous improvement.
  
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Salary: £38,000 - £48,000 plus London Weighting - depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2025. Location: London - Please note that the role is hybrid and requires the successful candidate to work 3 days from London Broadcasting House (W12). 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