Roles and responsibilities
- Reporting to the BBC’s Chief People Officer, Sarah leads the People and Organisational Development teams within BBC Group HR.
- Sarah is responsible for the design and delivery of HR strategy, policy, processes and initiatives to support individuals and teams to drive BBC strategy, whilst delivering an excellent employee experience.
- People and Organisational Development teams work on: talent acquisition including recruitment, employer brand and outreach; the BBC Academy, for staff training, leadership development, coaching, mentoring and apprenticeships; performance management; talent and succession; career development and culture and values.
Biography
Prior to working at the BBC, during a span of 12 years, Sarah held a number of positions in global companies in the FMCG beauty sector, including Vice President of Global Talent for Coty and International Director for Learning and Talent at L’Oréal. During this time Sarah was responsible for strategy relating to different aspects of HR and employee experience such as talent acquisition, induction, performance management, leadership development, talent, learning, culture, D&I and internal communications. The first 11 years of Sarah’s career was spent working in the charity sector across a number of roles focused on staff training, leadership development and culture.
Annual remuneration (as at July 2024)
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£185,000 - £189,999
Expenses and central bookings
Expenses are costs incurred by BBC staff on behalf of the BBC and claimed through the BBC's expenses system.
Central bookings are costs incurred on behalf of the BBC and booked through the BBC's central bookings system. Both expenses and central bookings are published every three months.
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- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q2 2023-24
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q3 2023-24
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q2 2023-24
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q2 2023-24
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q1 2023-24
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q1 2023-24
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q4 2022-23
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q4 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q3 2022-23
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q3 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q2 2022-23
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q2 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q1 2022-23
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q1 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q4 2021-22
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q4 2021-22
- Sarah Burns had no expenses paid in Q3 2021-22
- Sarah Burns' central bookings Q3 2021-22
Gifts and Hospitality Register
Gifts and hospitality may only be accepted in line with BBC policy. Information about gifts and hospitality is published every three months.
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- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2023-24
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2023-24
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2023-24
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q2 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q1 2022-23
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q4 2021-22
- Sarah Burns had no gifts or hospitality to declare in Q3 2021-22
Declaration of personal interests
Staff must make a declaration of their personal and business interests, including any memberships or directorships of public or industry bodies, and any shareholdings, as well as any interests that their immediate families may also have.
A summary is published where there is something to declare and where there is nothing to declare. Occasionally an individual will have something to declare but due to the personal nature of the declaration we do not publish details as to do so would breach the General Data Protection Regulation.
This information is published annually, although if any amendments are made during the year an updated summary will be published if necessary as soon as it is available.