People Director 12 Month FTC

Your Role:You will coach and partner with Executive teams and senior leaders across News Broadcasting The Sun and Technology to co-develop and implement people strategies in support of the business-unit strategy. aligned with business goals. Leading a team of HR Business Partners youll oversee initiatives across employee engagement talent management acquisition and retention wellbeing Diversity organisational design and change management. Balancing strategic and operational priorities youll foster an environment that drives business and People team performance. Reporting to the CPO youll own the People Plan for your departments and sit on both the relevant business SLTs and the People SLT.

This role reports to the CPO and is responsible for overseeing the People Plan and strategy for your department(s). It sits on the relevant business area Senior Leadership Teams (SLT) as well as the People SLT.

Key objectives:

• Lead and inspire a high-performing team of HR Business Partners ensuring exceptional delivery of People activities and continuous improvement.

• Enhance colleague experience engagement wellbeing and inclusion

• Oversee and deliver workforce planning organisational design change management and skills gap mitigation projects.

• Work collaboratively with HR centres of expertise and legal teams

• Drive talent attraction onboarding retention reward and recognition strategies.

• Take a data-led commercial approach to the development and delivery of People Plans provide data-driven insights and expert advice to support business outcomes.

• Build strong partnerships across the business and coach senior leaders and their teams offering honest and actionable advice and counsel.

• Positively and actively contribute to the People Leadership Team supporting and constructively challenging to ensure the whole function is the best it can be and delivers for the business and its colleagues

• Lead support and participant in global and local projects

What were looking for from you:

• People Expertise: Proven success in delivering strategic People initiatives with both generalist and specialist experience.

• Business Acumen: Strong strategic thinking problem-solving project management and risk mitigation skills.

• Commercial Mindset: Aligning people strategies with commercial objectives understanding market trends and developing talent that contributes directly to revenue growth and profitability.

• Relationship Management: Skilled in collaboration networking and influencing within complex matrix environments.

• Data-Driven: Ability to analyse interpret and present data to drive informed decisions and positive outcomes.

• Talent Management: Expertise in strategic talent management organisational design change management and colleague experience.

• Agility and Resilience: Innovative solution-oriented with strong prioritisation delegation and organisational skills.

• Leadership: Experience in motivating managing and developing high-performing teams.

• Collaboration: Team-oriented mindset with a focus on partnership and cooperation.

We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland our newsbrands include The Times The Sunday Times The Sun The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT Times Radio talkRADIO and Virgin Radio UK and we have market-leading local radio stations across 2022 we launched TalkTV a major new TV channel available to everyone across the UK delivering a schedule of news current affairs entertainment and sport with Piers Morgan in a primetime evening show. Our world-famous brands provide news analysis opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning digital and print audio and video events and experiences our brands are home to a plurality of opinion representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.

At News UK we embrace a hybrid work model currently requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office. This approach fosters collaboration innovation and team spirit within our workspace. Certain roles may necessitate additional in-office days; please discuss this with your recruiter for specific requirements.

Life at News

Driven by passion guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.

We represent reflect and reach the nation telling the stories that matter most. To ensure these stories resonate with as broad an audience as possible it is essential that our organisation reflects the diversity of the people we reach. Whether through age gender ethnicity disability social class or sexuality we are committed to representing the rich variety of voices that make up our society. And we champion a culture where everyone has the opportunity to contribute and thrive as we continue to innovate and drive long term sustainable growth. This is done through our Diversity Strategy.

At News UK we take pride in our exceptional employee-led networks that bring together individuals with shared interests and create a vibrant sense of community. We believe our networks play a vital role in fostering a collaborative and supportive work culture at News UK. Groups that we support include the African & Caribbean Network Parents and Carers and LGBTQ group News Is Out and the Apprentice Society.

Benefits

Some of our benefits include:

• Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions

• Discounted gym memberships free ClassPass at Home weekly in person/ virtual exercise classes

• Bikes for Work and Electric Car scheme

• Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books

• Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks

• Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities

• Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP physio/massage and counselling

• A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%

• Wide range of training available plus full LinkedIn Learning access

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year