PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £110,000 - £165,000 (with eligibility for participation in the Company bonus scheme) depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
START DATE: End March 2026, subject to negotiation.
WE ARE BBC STUDIOS
A globally renowned media company borne of the BBC. We make and distribute the world’s most sought-after TV, audio and digital content.
Our ambition is to be the home of the most powerful, entertaining, and inspiring stories for people all around the world.
Purpose of the Role
The Head of HR role for BBCS Content Studio is responsible for developing and leading people strategies with significant organisational impact for the overall global Content Studio; providing HR expertise across a broad range of specialisms. The role is part of the BBC Studios People Leadership Team and the Content Studio Leadership Team and includes accountability for the extended workforce (i.e., freelance population) and wholly owned and majority owned labels. A critical aspect of the role is to operate with an enterprise wide mindset, actively collaborating across BBC Studios and the wider BBC to ensure alignment, share best practice, and drive cohesive and connected people strategies that support the organisation’s broader ambitions.
Your Key Responsibilities and Impact
* Develop and deliver people strategies as efficiently as possible across an international population; ensuring appropriate investment while delivering maximum value through reducing costs and identifying new ways of working to maximise return to the audience/customer.
* Lead large scale, complex functional HR change programmes, managing stakeholders within a matrix environment, to ensure successful delivery within budget and timescales.
* Develop, monitor and track financial budget for the area, measuring ROI for the department.
* As a member of the Content Studio Leadership Team, partner Senior Leaders and provide expert advice across a broad range of specialisms to handle the most complex situations, making decisions independently.
* Build effective relationships with Senior Leaders and collaborate to create an inclusive culture and an environment in which colleagues can thrive.
* Lead the performance of a team to deliver exceptional service, ensuring individuals are developed and motivated to deliver services that add value to the BBC.
* Interpret and present people data to stakeholders to offer strategic insights on trends and issues.
* Develop/manage relationships with recognised trade unions, employee representation groups, other external partners/professional organisations and networks.
* Work collaboratively across BBC HR to identify emerging themes and business critical issues that can be addressed.
* Keep up to date with external trends and best practice, sharing knowledge and best practice with colleagues.
* Be an ambassador for the function and represent BBC HR internally and externally (as appropriate).
Job Impact
Decision Making
* Develop, adapt and execute departmental plans in line with strategic plans and direction from Senior Leaders.
* Undertake a wide range of activities factoring in multiple, diverse considerations, requiring decision making, interpretative thinking and a solutions-focused approach.
Scope
* Ability to apply external sector knowledge, contextualising challenges and changes in the sector, to understand the relative positioning and strength of the BBC’s services/practices.
* Responsibility for HR delivery for a significant freelance population, including Work for Hire freelancers whilst on BBCS sites.
* Global accountability for the production labels and overall production operations (EMEA, APAC and Americas)
Strategic Impact/Influence
* As a member of the Content Studio Leadership Team and the Studios People Leadership Team, develops and leads elements of the divisional strategy, which has significant organisational impact.
Your Skills and Experience
Essential Criteria
* Requires in-depth knowledge of HR and provides expert advice to handle the most complex situations independently.
* In-depth knowledge of how the various elements of Content Studio (in-house Productions, Sales, labels/commercial subsidiaries) integrate within the wider BBC Studios and the BBC Group, including how processes and resources interact to help achieve functional/divisional targets and objectives.
* Experience in managing significant budgets and understanding key financial drivers.
* Adept at managing numerous, diverse senior and executive level stakeholders, often operating under tight timescales and managing numerous competing priorities.
* A convincing and persuasive communicator, required to modify beliefs and opinions of teams, as well as senior stakeholders, able to establish effective and collaborative relations across BBC departments, and external agencies/stakeholders where required.
* Act as the conduit to effective communication and influence across the management team.
* Experience of operating internationally across multiple geographies andat a senior level dealing with external/governmental stakeholders.
* Experience contributing to or leading organisation wide initiatives that require collaboration across BBC Studios and the wider BBC, demonstrating an enterprise mindset and an ability to work beyond immediate functional boundaries.
* Demonstrated ability to operate with an enterprise mindset, working collaboratively across multiple BBC divisions/functions to drive alignment, influence outcomes, and contribute to organisation wide objectives.
* Proven capability in shaping and scaling high performing teams during periods of rapid change, ensuring clarity of direction, resilience, and a strong culture of continuous improvement.
Desirable Criteria
* Strong awareness of the way in which programmes are commissioned, financed, produced, and distributed.
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.
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
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.
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Life at BBC Studios
* A flexible 35-hour working week with 26 days annualleave (plus bank holidays) and the option to buy anextra five days.
* Defined pension (up to 10% employer contributions).
* Caring and parenting support, 24/7 remote GP access,life assurance and accident benefit.
* BBC Studios is a world leader in operating sustainably both on and off screen. Find out more about BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets here .
* Career development in a values-led purpose-driven culture.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
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
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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