Job Description
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JOB BAND: F
CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent
DEPARTMENT: BBC Chief Operating Office - HR
LOCATION: London Broadcasting House, London / Flexible UK Location
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £110,000-£130,000, depending on relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights.
We're happy to discuss flexible working. If you'd like to, please indicate your preference in the application – though there's no obligation to do so now. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Employee Relations and Policy to join the BBC HR ER and Policy team. This strategic role will be responsible for leading the development and implementation of employee relations and policy strategies, ensuring they align with the BBC’s overall objectives, strategy and values.
YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT
* • Act as a senior member of the BBC’s ER and Policy team, providing strategic direction and support around policy, industrial and employee relations to the wider HR team and senior leadership.
• Develop and implement effective ER and policy strategies to promote a positive and productive working environment.
• Act as the senior point of contact for pan-BBC IR matters, including negotiations with trade unions and employee representatives.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on complex divisional/pan BBC IR issues.
• Foster strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including trade unions, legal advisors, and regulatory bodies.
• Monitor and analyse trends in IR and ER to proactively address potential issues and opportunities.
• Lead and support change management initiatives, ensuring effective engagement with employees and trade unions.
YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
• Proven experience in senior IR, ER and policy development, preferably within a large, complex organisation.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment law and industrial relations practices.
• Excellent negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to influence and drive change.
• Understanding the value drivers of the BBC and being commercially aware.
• Being a role model for BBC values and behaviours.
Disclaimer
This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved.
Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory.
The BBC is committed to redeploying employees seeking suitable alternative employment within the BBC 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.
Information at a Glance
This is your BBC
At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.
Find out more about the BBCLife at BBC
Here you will benefit from:
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pensionscheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• Excellent career and professional development.
• Support in your working life, including flexible working which you can discuss with us at any point during the application, selection or offer.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.
Benefits may vary if you are joining on an FTC basis.
Learn more about life at the BBC and our values in our candidate pack.
Candidate packYou belong
We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.
We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.
We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.
Find out more about diversity, inclusion and belonging in our strategy below.
Diversity, inclusion & belonging strategyDisability confident
We are a disability confident employer. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the interview process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via email and we’d be happy to discuss: reasonable.adjustments@bbc.co.uk
BBC Group and Public Services, Broadcasting House, Portland Place, London, United Kingdom, W1A 1AA. BBC Studios Distribution Limited, company no: 01420028, registered address: 1 Television Centre, 101 Wood Lane, London, United Kingdom W12 7FA.
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