CRBA Executive, Commissioning

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: Twelve-month Fixed-term Contract
DEPARTMENT: BBC Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs (CRBA)
LOCATION: potential to be based in London; Salford or Glasgow – Hybrid working with an average of 2-3 days per week in a BBC building.
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,000-£44,000pa (plus London Weighting (£5,441pa) 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. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs Executive will support the BBC’s CRBA Commissioning team in delivering programming across all platforms by securing rights, managing risks, and negotiating contracts. Working within a designated CRBA area, you will contribute to the commissioning and acquisition of content while occasionally supporting other CRBA teams to broaden expertise.

Specifically, the role is currently based in unscripted working on genres such as documentaries, specialist factual, arts, music or entertainment. We work with independent production companies to agree programme funding and contract with them to deliver a range of programming across those areas for BBC channels, iPlayer and BBC You Tube channels. We support the BBC Commissioning teams to realise creative ambition and deliver value for our audiences – problem solving along the way.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
CRBA oversees the BBC’s intellectual property, strategic and business interests through negotiation, contracting and commercial deal-making. It comprises teams embedded across Content (Television, Radio & Music, Children’s & Education, Sport), News, Technology & Product, as well as a central CRBA unit. These teams support commissioning, production and distribution of BBC services and content, working closely with Finance, HR, Legal, Editorial Policy and Strategy.

The CRBA Commissioning team is a multi-disciplinary group responsible for deal-making, contract management and risk oversight in the commissioning and acquisition of programmes for BBC channels, iPlayer, Sounds and You Tube.

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.

You will be working in the heart of the BBC with multiple internal stakeholders and key suppliers helping the BBC to deliver to audiences at a time of great change in the industry at a time the purpose and value of the BBC to the public is under the spotlight with Charter renewal. If you believe in the value of public service broadcasting – then there could not be a better place to be. Be part of the story.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As a CRBA Executive, you will:

• Draft and negotiate a wide range of contracts
• Work with diverse counterparties on complex issues
• Liaise directly with BBC commissioners
• Collaborate with a broad spectrum of producers
• Engage with other key stakeholders to ensure successful agreements

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• A good understanding of rights and the aptitude to grasp and manage complex issues, finding solutions in a timebound context
• Strong negotiation and drafting skills and experience in the world of television or streaming production, broadcast or distribution.
• Proficient at proactively managing a heavy workload to tight deadlines, balancing stakeholder demands, and assessing/escalating risks when appropriate
• Excellent communication skills for managing internal and external stakeholders, including key suppliers
• Highly motivated to drive forward deals independently as well as collaboratively, working effectively as part of a team

DESIRABLE:

• Comfortable using online tools and databases to accurately record deal progress in a timely manner
• Understanding of the importance of relevant approvals within the deal-making process, with the aptitude to efficiently incorporate them into workflow

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Close date 14 August 2026

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.

Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Recruitment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

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.

Information at a Glance

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Life at BBC

Here you will benefit from:

• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis or on an orchestra conditions contract.

Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.

Candidate pack

You belong

We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.

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Disability confident

We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk

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