HR Business Partner

JOB BAND: E
CONTRACT TYPE: Full-time / Fixed-term 12 months
DEPARTMENT: BBC HR
LOCATION: Salford or London - Hybrid
PROPOSED SALARY RANGE: £60,000 - £75,000 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

Join the BBC’s Corporate Functions HR team, partnering with BBC Media Operations, the team that keep the BBC on-air and broadcasting 24/7. You’ll play a key role in shaping people strategies, navigating complex employee relations, and driving cultural change in a fast-paced operational environment with skilled and committed teams.

WHY JOIN THE TEAM
As a Human Resources Business Partner, you’ll play a pivotal role in a collaborative Leadership Team, supporting the BBC’s mission through meaningful, high-impact work. You’ll partner with senior leaders to tackle real-time challenges and shape long-term strategic change. From driving organisational transformation to enabling high-performing teams, your work will be varied and rewarding. We’re looking for someone with strong relationship skills, strategic insight, and hands-on HR expertise to help shape the BBC’s future.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPACT:

• Change Driver: Hands-on experience leading or supporting big change or transformation projects.
• HR Know-How: Strong background as an HR Business Partner, with deep knowledge of organisational design, talent management, and employee engagement strategies.
• Strategic Communication: Skilled in building trusted relationships, influencing senior leaders, and navigating complex stakeholder dynamics to support sound decision-making
• Thriving in ambiguity: Comfortable operating in uncertain environments, demonstrating sound judgment and agility when making decisions without clear-cut answers.
• Organisational Awareness: Able to connect the dots across the business, applying a broad understanding of organisational priorities to shape impactful HR solutions
• Trust Builder: Quickly earns the confidence of teams and individuals, fostering strong partnerships and credibility across the organisation.
• Prioritisation and Delivery: Capable of managing multiple projects and competing priorities effectively, ensuring high-quality outcomes without compromising timelines.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA:

• Proven experience as an HR Business Partner or in a senior HR advisory role
• Strong relationship-building and influencing skills with senior stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to lead and support organisational change
• Sound knowledge of employment law and HR best practices
• A people-first mindset with a focus on inclusion, wellbeing, and development

DESIRED BUT NOT REQUIRED:

• Experience in a large, complex, or unionised organisation
• CIPD qualification or equivalent
• Experience supporting creative or media teams
• Familiarity with agile or matrixed working environments
• Data-driven approach to HR decision-making
• Coaching or facilitation skills

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply.

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Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges, in line with our Contracts of Employment policy. This allows us to discuss any support you may need and assess any risks. Failure to disclose may result in the withdrawal of your offer.

Disclaimer

This 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.

For any general queries, please contact: [email protected]

Redeployment

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.