People Business Partner

Workplace: ITV London, White City + Hybrid - expectation is 2 days in the office per week.

The teamITV has a collaborative, flexible and fun company culture, full of warm, brilliant people. In HR, we’re here to support and encourage that culture - partnering with teams to add real value and helping everyone reach their full potential. From recruiting the best candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds to helping them grow and develop their career at ITV - and supporting them with a range of wellbeing tools - we’re here to make sure everyone can be their best at ITV.

The roleWe’re looking for a People Business Partner to join ITV on a permanent basis, supporting our Finance division and reporting directly to our Head of People.

In this role, you’ll act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers, helping to develop and deliver strategic people plans that align with ITV’s ambitions. You’ll provide proactive, solutions-focused support across a broad range of people matters, championing inclusion, building line manager capability, and promoting a high-performance culture. You’ll also play a key role in implementing organisational change, handling employee relations issues, and driving continuous improvement across the People function.

This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and is passionate about making ITV an excellent place to work.

Some of your key day-today responsibilities will include:

Develop strong ties with Finance chiefs and overseers, offering mentorship and support

Provide expert advice and challenge to support effective people management and decision-making.

Support the delivery of ITV’s People and DandI strategies, embedding a culture of inclusion and high performance.

Partner with the Head of People to build and implement strategic people plans aligned to ITV’s “More than TV” strategy.

Lead and support organisational design initiatives, restructures, and change projects.

Handle a range of employee relations matters, including sickness absence, performance, flexible working, and informal complaints.

Identify and handle operational risks, supporting compliance with ITV People policies and legal obligations.

Provide people data insights and reporting to influence business decisions.

Support or lead on People-related projects, frameworks, and policy development.

May line handle People Managers and contribute to the development of the wider People team.

Drive continuous improvement by working with Centres of Expertise to deliver a high-quality, professional service.

Stay up to date with employment law and HR standard processes.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)...

Substantial experience in HR roles, ideally within a fast-paced, high-profile organisation

Ideally you''ll have experience in working within a HR operating model utilising Centres of Excellence

Experience of providing a proactive HR service to senior leaders

Proven expertise in UK employment regulations and HR guidelines

Significant experience of delivering operational HR in a matrix environment

Experience of working with Trade Unions and other colleague representatives

Experience of organisational complexity and a matrix structure

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)...

Experience of leading others

Ability to diagnose organisational challenges and spot opportunities

Strong communication skills, adept at translating initiatives or sophisticated issues into clear communication, adjusting the communication style as needed for the audience

Excellent collaborator management adept at building rapport and trust

Confidence to persuade and optimally question those in leadership roles

Flexible in style to accommodate a variety of personalities, with the ability to adjust approach accordingly;

Committed, resilient, proactive and conscientious;

Ability to multitask, working independently or in a team;

Confident communicator adept at staying composed in challenging situations;

Takes accountability for their decisions and actions.

Excellent personal presence and impact

Ability to handle relationships to deliver both organisational and operational impacts of case management

Strong networking and interpersonal skills that enable rapid establishment of rapport and trust with all colleagues

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