Senior Strategy Manager

BBC Studios Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - GBP 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent public service broadcaster in London seeks a Senior Strategy Manager to influence strategic projects and advise senior leaders. The role involves autonomous project leadership, stakeholder engagement, and data-driven decision-making amidst industry trends. Ideal candidates will possess substantial experience in strategy development and strong communication skills. This position offers a competitive salary and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible working hours

Annual leave options

Defined pension scheme

Health care and gym discounts

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in strategy development within a large organization.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and influence decision-making.
• Experience in writing structured and persuasive documents.

Responsibilities

• Lead specific project work autonomously.
• Influence strategic decision-making at a senior level.
• Develop strategies based on media industry trends.

Skills

Data analysis

Strategic advising

Stakeholder engagement

Diplomacy and empathy

Tools

Spreadsheet packages

Presentation packages

Job description

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

PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £65,000 - £75,000 inclusive of London weighting 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 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:

Senior Strategy Managers

• Be accountable for the performance and delivery of specific project work, with autonomy to deliver the work with minimum supervision and when required with the support from Strategy Managers and others.
• Facilitate and lead ad-hoc cross-functional project teams of senior stakeholders
• Influence strategic and policy decision making at a senior level including as appropriate the development of new services.
• 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 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 the analysis and recommendations to senior stakeholders, verbally or in writing, as required. To ensure that such presentations are effective and persuasive through the use of a variety of techniques, for example, by using computer graphics to represent the findings of research.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues within the Division and across pan-BBC teams, building effective working relationships to produce joint recommendations with colleagues on policies, strategic issues and new initiatives.

Your skills and experience

Essential criteria:

With substantial and proven experience of strategy development within a large organisation or consultancy environment, including leading and delivering major strategy projects, you will be able to:

• advise senior leaders on strategic issues and liaise with a wide range of senior stakeholders, building confidence and influencing decision-making
• identify potential strategic opportunities or challenges; anticipate challenges and opportunities that arise from consumer, market and technology changes and translate these into coherent strategy
• exercise diplomacy and empathy in engaging with diverse stakeholders with different objectives
• demonstrate substantial experience of data analysis including performance, financial and statistical data, with a good knowledge of relevant tools and methodologies; sound computer aptitude, particularly with spreadsheet packages and presentation packages; and strong report writing and editing skills
• write structured, insight driven and persuasive documents.

Desirable:

• You will have a good understanding of the streaming and digital media industries, and sensitivity to the aims of the BBC and its unique obligations as a public service broadcaster.

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.

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.

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: [e-mail]

BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.