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HR Director
News UK
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News UK
Job Role – HR Director
What is the job?
The HR Director (HRD) sits on the HR senior leadership team, reporting to the Group HR Director. The HRD manages a team of HR Business Partners (HRBPs) who provide a generalist HR service to the business.
The HRD works closely with Executive level and senior managers across the commercial, corporate and operational areas of the business and together with their team of HRBPs and support from the shared service function in Peterborough, is responsible for designing and delivering people plans to support the business strategy.
What are my accountabilities?
• Support the Group HR Director in the creation and development of the HR strategy for News UK, ensuring departmental plans are tailored but reinforce News UK plans.
• Provide guidance and direction to the HRBPs in developing department people plans covering retention , talent development, reward and recognition etc. Drive the implementation of the plans and measurement of progress against KPIs.
• Responsible for ensuring successful implementation within designated departments, of any corporate HR interventions including the News Corp compliance agenda.
• Ensure a good level of HR advisory services and support are being provided to line managers via the HRBPs on all day to day people issues.
• Ensure all HR processes are well executed, especially annual processes (pay reviews, performance reviews).
• Build the change capability of key stakeholders.
• Support Executive Directors with the development of their people through talent management initiatives etc.
• Accountable for successful delivery of any large scale organisation restructures working with key stakeholders, Finance, Legal and HR specialist teams to ensure effective design and implementation.
• Lead and/or represent HR on any ad-hoc strategic HR projects as and when required e.g. business acquisitions, new business development etc.
• Coach and trusted confidante to key stakeholders across the business
What experience and/or skills do I need?
• Extensive generalist HR experience including employee relations, employment law, performance management, talent management, headcount and cost management, change management.
• Strong track record of HR delivery in a number of different, challenging environments.
• Experience of operating successfully in a matrix/relationship driven culture/organisation.
• Multi-site experience.
• Previous experience of managing an HR team.
• Change management experience.
• First class influencing and communication skills.
• Able to work in a complex, changing business environment.
• Resilient and bold to ensure initiatives achieve their full benefit.
• Detail conscious, procedural and strong on employment law.
• Pragmatic approach to problem solving
• Adaptability; able to maintain focus in a culture of rapidly changing priorities.
• Strong business acumen –insight and understanding of how the business environment operates.
• CIPD Qualified.
If you want to work for one of the world's most exciting, challenging and creative media organisations then News UK is the place to build your career.
About Us,
News UK is a great company full of talented, dedicated and creative people. We are a company which has journalism at its very heart. Our newspapers and associated websites are some of the most powerful media brands in the English speaking world, reaching 30 million people each week. They are very different products with different values and different strengths, but all are united by a commitment to independent journalism that connects with our customers.
News UK is a company which thrives on pace. Our people stretch themselves on a daily basis, challenging the status quo to produce the best service possible to our readers and customers. We embrace creativity and initiative and we have some of the most talented people in the industry.
If you want to work for one of the world's most exciting, challenging and creative media organisations then News UK is the place to build your career.