Package Description
Job Reference: 14517
Band: D
Salary: £38,000 - £45,000 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract/Attachment until March 2025
Location: Office Base is Birmingham or Flexible, This is a hybrid role and the successful candidate will balance office working with home working
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, gym and much more.
Freelancers are eligible to apply for an internal role if they are on a Worker Contract and they have worked continuously for 6 months. If they have worked for less than 6 months continuously or have a break of 3 weeks or more between engagements, they must seek Divisional HR approval to apply for an internal role prior to submitting an application.
If they are unsure which contract they are on, they can speak to their booker or the HR BP, however if it helps - both a PAYE freelance or Modus Gross contract is considered a Worker contract and covered by the Worker terms found here.
Job Introduction
Are you passionate about navigating the complexities of international law? Do you thrive on ensuring compliance while delivering exceptional service? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you.
About Us: At the BBC, our Contingent Workforce team are a crucial part of the People Services function. We already collaborate closely with Production and Non-Production areas, ensuring that UK freelance engagements adhere to tax and employment regulations. We’re now expanding our team to support our global operations and the engagement of our international extended workforce.
Main Responsibilities
What You’ll Do: As an International Contingent Workforce Specialist, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our global freelance processes. This role will involve:
- Risk Management and Compliance: Work closely with internal stakeholders and specialist teams to navigate the intricacies of local legislation—covering tax, social security, and immigration. Your expertise will ensure smooth operations across borders.
- Process Enhancement: Review existing processes, identify gaps, and collaborate with business stakeholders to define future requirements. Your insights will drive efficiency and effectiveness.
- Optimising International Workforce: Analyse the usage of international workers within our organization. Where opportunities arise, you’ll take action to enhance their experience.
- Complex Case Support: Handle escalated cases with finesse, ensuring fair and timely resolutions.
- Global Collaboration: Join forces with our wider international project team to achieve broader objectives.
- Stakeholder Relationships: Build strong connections across the business, aligning on scope and responsibilities.
- Training and Development: Assess training needs and deliver impactful training sessions.
Are you the right Candidate?
We’re looking for someone with:
- In-Depth Knowledge: Familiarity with international tax legislation and employment law.
- Contracting Expertise: Experience managing contracts for both workers and self-employed individuals, spanning the UK and abroad.
- Process Savvy: Proficiency in process mapping, gap analysis, and documenting requirements.
- Change Experience: Proven ability to drive change within matrix organizations.
- Effective Communication: You can distil complex information into clear, concise messages that resonate with non-subject experts.
- Strong stakeholder skills: Quick at establishing and maintaining internal and external connections.
About the BBC
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.
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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.
To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here.
