Human Resources Business Partner

About BBC Studios

BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain’s most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we’re the home of bbc.com, the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK’s largest distributor of British content.

The Role

The HR Business Partner (HRBP) is an internal consultant providing an enabling business support role. The role may be Specialist or Generalist in nature. The HRBP is a trusted partner and has a seat at the leadership table working on medium to longer term objectives

[In Divisions]

Responsible for leading the professional area; bringing evidence-based practice into the organisation and addressing the people challenges for their area of expertise:

• Support organisation effectiveness by developing and implementing solutions aligned to strategy;
• Lead the HR vision, including role modelling great personal and team leadership and taking an active role in ensuring the HR Operating Model is embedded successfully.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Contribute to, and where accountable, define policies and processes that support the BBC and divisional strategy and objectives.
• Use and understand BBC tools and policies, engaging with divisional clients effectively to ensure their use across the organisation.
• Motivate consistency of approach across the BBC in attracting, managing and developing talent to support current and future organisational needs.
• Work closely with all BBC HR colleagues to ensure that tools and policies are aligned, enhance employee engagement and ultimately improve performance.
• Use data and analytics to measure the effectiveness of tools and policies and understand the landscape for further improvement.
• Provide specialist input across a range of HR issues (generalist/specific expertise); Design and deliver effective solutions that meet the needs of the business.
• Coach and build the capability of senior managers to anticipate and pre-empt organisational issues.
• Participate in projects, leading and promoting, as appropriate (divisional and/or pan-BBC), the BBC’s reputation as a global organisation and employer of choice.
• Keep up to date with external trends and best practice in their specialist area and HR more broadly.
• Continuously motivate improvements in tools and policies through external market trends, insight and internal best practice.
• Proactively share best practice, intelligence and potential pan-BBC activities within HR function.
• Build relationships and form alliances with external counterparts, communities of practice and stakeholders to scan for innovations and opportunities to form partnerships.
• Understand and anticipate the need for change, diagnose the underlying issues and make the case for change with stakeholders. Build frameworks to plan and manage the continuous process of change including dependencies, risk, potential scenarios ad options to mitigate.
• Be an ambassador for the function and represent the BBC HR internally and externally (as appropriate).

What Does It Take?

Essential:

• Relevant HR experience (generalist or specialist) gained in large complex commercially focused organisation(s) with multiple stakeholders (including matrix relationships).
• Relevant Global HR experience in employee relations, compensation, pay principles and benefits. Knowledge of regional nuances.
• Ability to work across international matrix organisation structures and to support managers with ensuring these work seamlessly.
• Knowledge of current thinking in HR issues and trends and evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
• Extensive experience of operating in a Business Partner model, working with local managers to create positive business outcomes.
• Able to take the initiative, originate action and be responsible for the decisions made.
• Communicates challenges and influences a variety of stakeholders effectively. Ability to present sound and well-reasoned arguments to convince others. Can draw from a range of strategies to persuade people in a way that results in agreement or behaviour change.
• Adapts and works effectively with a variety of situations, individuals or groups. Is able to understand and appreciate different perspectives on an issue, to adapt an approach as the requirements of a situation change, to change or easily accept changes in one’s own organisation or job requirements.
• Maintains a calm and effective approach when dealing with difficult situations.
• Able to simplify complex problems, processes or projects into component parts, explore and evaluate them systematically. Able to identify causal relationships and construct frameworks, for decision making and problem-solving. Transforms proposals/ideas into practical reality.
• Experience working with and implementing complex reward initiatives, such as a sales bonus scheme.
• Understand the value drivers of the BBC and is commercially aware.
• Be a good ambassador for BBC values and behaviours.

Desirable:

• MCIPD, or equivalent educational achievement (Level 7) plus experience.

Life At BBC Studios

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.

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here.

BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group’s science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.

We are proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and we strongly encourage applications from disabled people . If you meet the minimum criteria for this role and declare that you are disabled, we will ensure to advance you to the next stage (minimum criteria above).

If you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please contact us on reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk.

What will you gain from working at BBC Studios?

• Flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance
• 26 days holiday (plus an additional day 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
• Excellent career progression – access to courses, webinars, workshops and the opportunity to work in different areas of the organisation
  

Package Description

Salary: £50,490 - £80,470 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
Contract type: Permanent role