Strategy Manager

DEPARTMENT: Strategy, BBC Group Strategy and Transformation

LOCATION: London – 3 working days in the office with the remainder hybrid working

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £53,000 - £58,000pa plus London Weighting (£5,4419pa), depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience.

The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. We are happy to discuss flexible working. If you would like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there is no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

The Strategy team helps the BBC define its future and develop a plan for getting there. It acts as an independent advisor to the leadership of the BBC, enabling senior leaders to develop creative and practical ideas for how the BBC and its services should evolve. The team is part of the Group Strategy & Transformation division, with the Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer sitting on the BBC’s Executive Committee.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The Group Strategy team sits at the heart of the BBC’s decision-making process and influences the BBC’s long-term future. We are a creative, innovative team drawing on data, insight and information to help advise senior BBC leaders on how the BBC’s content and services should evolve. We help the organisation to evaluate trade-offs and choices where the answer isn’t highly obvious.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Provide in-depth research and analysis, from internal and external sources where appropriate, of financial, output, audience, scheduling, competitor, regulatory and operational considerations.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques.
• Keep up to date with developments in broadcast media and related sectors.
• Develop strategies capable of managing the threats and opportunities that such developments represent.
• Present analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders, verbally or in writing, as required.
• Ensure that such presentations are effective and persuasive through the use of a variety of techniques, for example PowerPoint and Excel software packages.
• In agreement with Heads of Strategy or Controllers of Strategy, lead projects or workstreams shaping corporate and group-level plans.
• Facilitate or manage ad-hoc project teams of senior stakeholders, ensuring that strategic issues are considered by such teams.
• Provide strategic support to senior management of sufficient sophistication to enable the BBC to maximise value for money for the benefit of the licence fee payer.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Substantial and proven experience of strategy development within a large organisation or consultancy environment, including leading and delivering strategy projects.
• Ability to anticipate the challenges and opportunities that arise from consumer market, technological changes and translate these into coherent strategy.
• Significant experience of data analysis including financial, budgeting and statistical data, with in-depth understanding of relevant tools and methodologies.
• Advanced computer aptitude, particularly with Excel and PowerPoint packages.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including report writing and editing, and the ability to write structured, insight-driven and persuasive documents.

DESIRABLE:

• Understanding of the broadcasting sector and new media developments, and sensitivity to the aims of the BBC and its unique obligations as a public service broadcaster.

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.

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.

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

This is your BBC. At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Find out more about the BBC 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 pension scheme 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.

Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategy

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.