Partnership Manager Partnership Manager

As Partnership manager you will:

• be responsible for account managing the BBC's distribution partnerships.
• develop and implement the BBC's strategic approach to the distribution of our products and services
• be a role model for collaboration, inclusion and productivity
In D&BD, we manage and plan the distribution of the BBC's services on new and emerging digital platforms, working at the intersection of media, technology, business and strategy, providing an extraordinary environment to learn and develop your career. We ensure that the BBC's public services are innovative, prominent and available to all, now and in the future. The Carriage team manages the relationships with organisations that wish to make the BBC's products and services (e.g. BBC iPlayer and BBC Sounds) available on their devices and platforms when they are released into the UK market. We work with global technology companies (e.g. Google, Apple, Amazon) as well as pay TV platforms (e.g. Sky, Virgin, BT), TV manufacturers (e.g. LG, Samsung, Sony), audio streamers (e.g. Spotify, Deezer, TuneIn), and many more to ensure the UK audience can access the BBC effectively, the BBC can remain relevant, and our partners enjoy the full value of the organisations world class products and services.


• A track record of successfully negotiating and closing supplier/customer deals, ideally in distribution
• Demonstrable experience with contracting and working with legal teams to execute agreements
• A deep understanding of the media product environment, including testing and certification
• The ability to drive value by assessing return on investment of each deal and between deal, NEGOTIATING - Identifying and securing the best deal, whoever the partner and whatever the market.
• STRATEGY - Developing and delivering successful approaches to the evolving challenges facing media.
• MEDIA - Working across linear TV, OTT products and services, and emerging platforms such as voice and connected cars.
You will also need to demonstrate the following:
• COLLABORATIVE AND CONFIDENT - Adaptable, solutions-focused and have an inclusive mindset.
• RELISH NEGOTIATING - Enjoy complex and hard-fought deal-making and solving problems
• HAVE ENTHUSIASM AND EXPERTISE - An informed understanding of how technology is changing the media landscape and an 'audience first' mindset
• BE ABLE TO MAKE THE COMPLEX SIMPLE - Summarise complicated concepts with first-class presentation and writing skills
• HIT THE GROUND RUNNING - A self-starter with relevant experience to ensure continuity and efficiency filling this Fixed Term contract.
  
  An opportunity to shape the future of the BBC
Media companies are facing challenges and opportunities like never before. Access to content has never been more competitive. If solving these challenges at one of the world's greatest brands feels exciting then this could be the role for you. This is an opportunity to work within one of the world's leading content creators, partner with the most innovative and popular manufacturers and platforms, work with cutting-edge creatives and technologists - and help reinvent broadcasting for the next generation. From the birth of radio through TV, internet, mobile and now voice and virtual reality, the BBC has been at the forefront of broadcasting for almost 100 years. The BBC is the most popular media brand in the UK and one of the most trusted around the world - and we reach 97% of the UK every week on TV, radio and online (such as via iPlayer, the number one video-on-demand service in the country). We are looking for a talented individual passionate about the role of public service to join the Carriage team within the BBC's Distribution and & Business Development department to help build on that success. We particularly welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. It is vital the BBC reflects the audience it serves. If you need any adjustments to support you with your application please let us know., The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC for different reasons 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. We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential. 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.

Salary: £50,000 to £60,000pa, plus London Weighting (£5,319pa), 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. 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 negotiable salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym. You can find out more about working at the BBC by selecting this link to our candidate pack.