Job Introduction

Working in HR at the BBC is challenging, demanding and highly rewarding. In such a dynamic environment we pride ourselves on being central to success of the BBC’s mission to be the most creative organisation in the world.  We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced HR Business Partner to support the Head of HR Operations, BBC News, with the strategic and day to day HR operational activity across the BBC News Division. 

BBC News is a division of c7000 employees, which includes Network News, World Service Languages, World Service English, BBC Monitoring and Media Action. The vision of BBC News is to be ‘distinctive, trusted, engaging everyone, every day’ and we are currently undertaking a modernisation programme across BBC News to reflect the digital landscape in which we operate so that we remain the most important and trusted news organisation in the world.

You will bring evidence-based practice into the organisation and support organisational effectiveness by developing and implementing solutions aligned to strategy whilst role modelling great personal and team leadership. 

Role Responsibility

As a HR Business Partner you will work directly with the Head of HR Operations, BBC News; and will take a lead in implementing the HR people plan and embedding our HR Operating Model. 

Main responsibilities will be:

• Organisational Effectiveness
• Partnering with your stakeholders, within an area that is going through a significant period of transformation and modernisation
• Supporting HR projects
• Dealing with complex Employee Relations and Reward cases
• Working alongside our Trade Unions
• Partnering with, and support senior stakeholders with people plans, offering creative solutions and coaching where necessary 
• Using data and analytics to measure performance and ensure that tools and policies are aligned effectively. 
• Bring a fresh approach to deliver the HR strategy and tackling the challenges the division is facing

The Ideal Candidate

We’re looking for an experienced HR Business Partner, with a strong HR generalist track record, supporting client groups across the full spectrum of strategic and operational HR activity in a large matrix organisation.

You are able to think outside the box and come up with fresh ideas to plan and deliver the HR strategy within your division, and have significant experience managing and advising on a wide range of complex employment matters balancing business need with legal risk in a unionised environment.

You have previous experience of influencing and delivering change, and applying best practice HR within a complex environment. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills are also key to this role, alongside coaching and supporting senior stakeholders to reach the appropriate and often creative solutions and understand the impact of any decisions.

You have a good understanding of project planning and ability to deliver to timetable, with a proactive and problem solving approach,  who can build collaborative relationships with stakeholders, foster innovation, effectively working and addressing issues in a timely manner.

If this sounds like you then we'd love to hear from you!

Package Description

Band: E
Contract type: 12 month fixed term/attachment
Location: Wogan House, London

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 â€“ the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities â€“ 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.