Strategic Stakeholder Engagement Advisor

BBC UK; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

25 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Healthcare discounts

Job summary

The BBC is seeking a Corporate Engagement Advisor in Salford or London, hybrid role, offering a salary of £32,500–£34,000 per year. You will build relationships with key external stakeholders and manage engagement projects, including events, to support BBC policy objectives.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate & Stakeholder Engagement, you will manage the Alumni Network and maintain stakeholder databases, ensuring accurate records and strategic engagement across sectors.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Event management

Media knowledge

Tools

CRM systems

Database management

Job description

The BBC is seeking a Corporate Engagement Advisor in Salford or London, hybrid role, offering a salary of £32,500–£34,000 per year. You will build relationships with key external stakeholders and manage engagement projects, including events, to support BBC policy objectives.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate & Stakeholder Engagement, you will manage the Alumni Network and maintain stakeholder databases, ensuring accurate records and strategic engagement across sectors.