Corporate Engagement Advisor

BBC Group and Public Services; Eccles, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

The BBC Group and Public Services is hiring a Communications Advisor for hybrid roles in Salford or London. You will join the Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement team to advocate for the BBC during Charter Review, building relationships with sectors and delivering engagement projects aligned with policy objectives.

You’ll report to the Head of Corporate & Stakeholder Engagement, managing stakeholder databases, coordinating events, and contributing to strategic briefs and communications across

Qualifications

• Experience of corporate stakeholder engagement or external relations.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communications, including drafting briefings or newsletters.
• Strong organisational skills, including organising external events.
• Knowledge of media, creative industries or related sectors.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders and opinion formers.
• Manage stakeholder engagement projects including events, screenings and roundtables.
• Update core stakeholder databases and contact lists; monitor developments in the external landscape.
• Prepare stakeholder briefings, engagement plans and background materials for senior leaders.
• Lead production of the External Affairs newsletter and other stakeholder communications.
• Manage the BBC Alumni Network, overseeing membership, communications and engagement opportunities.
• Collaborate across External Affairs and wider Policy and Public Affairs teams to meet shared objectives.

Skills

External relations

Stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal skills

Written communications

Event coordination

Job description

London, GBR, W1A 1AA
| Salford, MAN, GBR, M50 2QH

JOB DETAILS

JOB BAND: C
CONTRACT TYPE: 12 month attachment or Fixed-term contract, full-time
IN-HOUSE TITLE: Communications Advisor
DEPARTMENT: Policy and Public Affairs, BBC Group Corporate Affairs
LOCATION: Salford or London – hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £32,500 - £34,000pa, 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

Join the BBC’s Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement team at a pivotal moment for the future of the Corporation, making the case for the BBC during Charter Review and debates on the future of public service media. As a Corporate Engagement Advisor, you’ll build relationships across key sectors, identify new areas and audiences, and deliver engagement projects that advance the BBC’s policy objectives. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the most significant debates facing UK broadcasting.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate & Stakeholder Engagement, you'll help deliver the BBC's engagement with stakeholders and opinion-formers across media, academia, the cultural sector and civil society. Through events, briefings and intelligence gathering, you'll help ensure the BBC is informed by and connected to the people and organisations that shape public debate. You'll manage the BBC Alumni Network, an active community of former BBC colleagues, and keep stakeholder databases and contact lists updated that underpin engagement activity across the Corporation.

As the BBC prepares for Charter Review and continues to evolve to meet future opportunities and challenges, the role offers scope to work across a wide range of priorities and adapt to emerging organisational needs.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM

The Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement team leads the Corporation’s relationships with organisations and opinion-formers with an interest in the BBC’s role and future, from academics and campaigners to think tanks, industry bodies and cultural institutions. We work closely with senior leaders across the BBC, including the Director-General and Chair, planning engagement and providing strategic advice and briefing.

The team works across some of the BBC's most important strategic priorities, from the future of public service media and the creative industries to media literacy, technology and the impact of the BBC across the UK. Sitting within the wider Policy and Public Affairs team, we collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to strengthen understanding of the BBC’s role and value among key stakeholders and decision-makers.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

As Corporate Engagement Advisor you will:

• Help build and maintain relationships with a range of external stakeholders and opinion formers, improving the BBC’s understanding of and engagement with key audiences, and identifying new stakeholders to engage with.
• Manage stakeholder engagement projects, including events, screenings and roundtables, and support the delivery of engagement activity across the organisation.
• Update and develop the BBC's core stakeholder databases and contact lists, ensuring records remain accurate and relevant, while monitoring developments across the external landscape.
• Prepare stakeholder briefings, engagement plans and background materials for senior leaders, supporting key meetings, events and announcements.
• Lead production of the External Affairs newsletter (‘This Week, Next Week’) and other stakeholder communications.
• Manage the BBC Alumni Network, overseeing membership, communications and engagement opportunities.
• Work flexibly across the External Affairs team and wider Policy and Public Affairs team, building strong relationships with colleagues and contributing to shared objectives and wider team priorities.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Experience of corporate stakeholder engagement or external relations
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to own and lead relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including drafting briefings, newsletters or other communications.
• Strong organisational skills, including experience of organising external events
• Demonstrable knowledge of the media, creative industries or related sectors

DESIRABLE:

• Strong understanding of the UK’s political and media landscape
• Experience using stakeholder databases, CRM systems or audience management tools.
• Experience working in media, public sector, political, charity or membership organisations.

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.

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.

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• 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.

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