Head of People

The Role

The team

ITV has a collaborative, flexible and fun company culture, full of warm, brilliant people, 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 role

As the Head of People, you will serve as a trusted advisor on all matters related to people, supporting key, defined business areas.

The Head of People will provide comprehensive, efficient and effective senior level business partnering through coaching, problem resolution and case management, as well as supporting and promoting wider ITV initiatives, to make ITV a great place to work.

Collaborating with the broader People Business Partner teams, you will work closely with the CofE’s to focus on areas such as resourcing, talent management, succession planning, learning & development, as well as reward, recognition, and engagement strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure that the teams are structured in the right way. Lead the senior team in delivering organisational design, structural/cultural change and continuous improvement.
• Proactively manage the talent agenda across a diverse range of stakeholders including attraction, diversity, development and retention.
• Partner with the various management teams on high-level employment issues to include employee and industrial relations, performance management and talent.
• Take the lead in managing and executing our performance management processes at ITV
• Promote smart working within the teams in order to meet ITV’s objective of being the most flexible employer in media
• Effectively motivate, develop and People Managers, supporting their development and encouraging a positive working environment.
• Use experience and knowledge of the ever changing legislative framework to influence People policy development.
• Partner with the Centres of Expertise to ensure all activity is embedded in the business teams e.g., smart working, IR35, benchmarking.
• Advise on UK and European Employment law and case law developments, assessing the implications for ITV.
• Contribute and influence the Group Resourcing and Developing processes by assessing and designing needs, delivering learning programmes and evaluating outcomes in order to meet business objectives.
• Maintain a positive ER climate through an open working environment by providing advice and guidance to managers and staff on People issues and working collaboratively with all stakeholders.
• Contribute in the HR functions quality and continuous improvement initiatives to support the delivery of a high quality and professional People service.
• Contribute to the Group People team performance and the People support to ITV by undertaking HR project work as required

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

● CIPD qualified or proven and demonstrable senior level generalist HR experience

● Significant senior level HR generalist experience, preferably in a fast paced, high profile organisation

● Experience of providing a proactive HR service to senior commercial and creative leaders

● Able to diagnose organisational challenges and identify opportunities

● Strong knowledge and understanding of UK employment law and HR best practice initiatives

● Significant experience of delivering operational HR in a matrix environment

● Effective communication skills, with the ability to translate initiatives or complex issues into clear communication, adapting the communication style as appropriate for the audience

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

● Able to influence and appropriately challenge senior managers/leaders

● Strong networking and interpersonal skills with the ability to quickly build rapport and trust with all colleagues

● Creative approach to problem solving

● Commercial awareness and curiosity about the broader business

● Flexible in style; ability to accommodate a variety of different attitudes and adjust their approach accordingly