Job Introduction

The BBC Sport team are currently recruiting for an experienced Business Affairs Assistant.

• To provide contract administration and team management services to Sport Business Affairs team

• To undertake contract negotiations as directed

• To maintain effective relationships with external organisations and across the BBC.

Main Responsibilities

• Contract administration and team management: To provide highly effective and efficient contract / legal / business affairs administration and team management support to the legal and business affairs team including but not limited to undertaking ad-hoc project instruction from Business Affairs Executive(s) and the department’s management team.
• Administration and maintaining records: To perform necessary department

administration relating to contracts and business affairs documentation ensuring the maintenance of data integrity to the highest standards, accurate up-to-date record keeping and reporting. To process timely contractual payments within the financial authority of this post.

• Systems: To use ACON, Smartbook and other systems as required to manage up-to-date information and to produce contractual documentation.
• Business process: To be familiar with all relevant BBC business processes (including internal referral and approval frameworks) to help the business affairs team ensure that all rights and business affairs and contract management processes are followed.
• External third party relationships: To act as a point of contact and maintain excellent relations with all external parties dealings, including dealing with all routine queries effectively and efficiently. Liaising with suppliers to ensure timely delivery of contractual paperwork.
• Internal BBC relationships: To build and maintain effective working relationships with BBC Group including Commissioning, Editorial Policy, Finance, BBC CRBA teams and BBC legal division to ensure maximum creative and business synergies.

Are you the right candidate?

• Knowledge of BBC rights policies and strategies. Some understanding of rights issues relating to media activity.
• An understanding of programme making and deal making across both in house and/ or independent programmes.
• Some experience of setting up and maintaining appropriate administration systems.
• Proven experience of working in a highly efficient and proactive manner.
• Knowledge and understanding (or the ability to acquire such) of BBC Business Affairs contracting systems & processes
• Knowledge of the BBC Sports department and their product

About the BBC

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We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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Package Description

Band: B
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Location: Salford

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (1 of which is a corporation day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.