Job Description

Our Media is a leading special-interest content business, based in the buzzing, creative city of Bristol. We're home to market-leading brands in craft, cycling, science and nature, homes and music.
We help our audiences pursue their passions through highly trusted, original content - in print, video and online. Our much-loved brands include BBC Science Focus, BBC Wildlife Magazine, Your Home, Gathered.how, BikeRadar and Cycling Plus.
We also have an award-winning content agency that works with major charities, brands and membership organisations to help them tell their stories and engage audiences better - in print, video, and online.
Reporting to the People Director, the People Partner will work in a small People & Comms team supporting client groups of c150 people and working on a variety of HR projects and initiatives. The People Partner will play a key role in our team and take on line management for our People & Talent Administrator.
As People Partner, you will play a pivotal role in aligning HR strategies with our business plans and objectives. Through developing strong relationships in your client groups, you will ensure our culture and values are reflected in all of our people plans and initiatives.
This role requires a combination of strategic thinking and operational excellence together with a creative and flexible approach to problem solving.
For a full list of job responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
Essential

• Demonstrable HR Partnering experience with the ability to drive change, foster a positive culture, and align HR initiatives with business goals
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships at all levels
• Proactivity - able to identify what needs doing and make appropriate suggestions and recommendations
• Driven to deliver - delivers personally and has persistence and resourcefulness to deliver when faced with obstacles
• Coaching skills - ability to coach and feedback to key stakeholders
• Technical Expertise - confident in managing TUPE, redundancy and ER issues in line with appropriate legislation and policies
• HR project management experience
• Team Ambassador - great team player and the ability to represent the People and Comms function as part of the bigger business picture. Demonstrates our Core Values - Be Kind, Always Curious, Be The Best We Can Be

Desirable

• CIPD Qualification
• HR Partnering experience gained in a publishing, media, digital or creative environment
• Experience of training design and delivery

We respect and value differences. We believe that when people from different backgrounds and with different perspectives work together, we can create the most value for our people, readers, customers, and society. If you are excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with everything listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway, as you may still be a good fit for this or other roles.
We're striving to create a more diverse and inclusive environment and to ensure our content is representative of all our audiences. We have established six internal D&I network groups to help our people feel supported and included, and to provide an open environment for people to network, mentor and exchange ideas, solutions, and experiences. If there is anything we can do to make our recruitment process more accessible for you, please do let us know at recruitment@ourmedia.co.uk.
Flexible and hybrid working
We know we create great things and have fun when we come together in person and collaborate. We also know that working from home brings great benefits in terms of being able to focus on our work, and manage our personal lives around our roles. With this in mind, we have established a hybrid working pattern, with 60% of the working week spent in the office.
Our people also benefit from a flexi time policy, and a flexi location policy which gives everyone the opportunity to work from another location for two weeks during the year.
We are open to discussion about flexible working requests for any flexibility needs not covered by these policies.
Company benefits include

• Pension contribution matched to 5%
• Season ticket loan
• Hybrid working pattern, flexi start/finish time
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus Christmas closure, plus your birthday off
• Option to buy/sell up to 5 days holiday a year
• Social committee, regular in-house learning events
• 4x life assurance

Our values
We strongly believe that work is not just about what we achieve, but how we achieve it. We want our people to thrive and develop, and we want to effect positive change in the world.
To put that spirit at the heart of our business, we co-created a set of values with input from everyone here. Our values are:

• Be kind
• Always curious
• Be the best we can be

We also have a sustainability strategy that is built on five key pillars: Research, Reduction, Recycling, Responsibility, and Reporting. We take pride in our strong partnerships across our complex supply chain to drive emission reductions. Additionally, our office building, Eagle House, is a zero-waste facility powered by solar and renewable energy.
Apply today to take the next step in your career with Our Media - click the apply button below to submit your CV.
Please note, we review CVs on an ongoing basis and may close the role early due to high interest. If you're interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible!

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