HR professional in Bristol, United Kingdom

HR professional

Job Req ID: 39787

Posting Date: 1 Oct 2024

Function: HR

Unit: Networks

Location:

Assembly, Bristol, United Kingdom

Salary: Competitive

Location

Bristol, Birmingham or London – Hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 wherever.

Why this job matters

As an HR Professional, you will shape, create, and deliver projects and campaigns that connect our people with our purpose. You’ll partner closely with HRBPs across Corporate Units and Networks, providing operational support on a variety of function-specific tasks, some of which align with our annual cyclical people activities.

No day will be the same; you’ll manage a diverse portfolio and work with a range of stakeholders across HR and the broader business. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence like Reward, LLTD, and Recruitment to deliver creative and innovative solutions. This role offers a great platform to gain broad experience across the full HR discipline, helping you develop critical partnering skills for the future.

Your critical thinking skills will be crucial in designing and delivering forward-thinking people initiatives, while your ability to leverage data and analytics will be essential in your approach. You’ll do all this as part of a dynamic and supportive team with extensive HR expertise, dedicated to delivering exceptional results to stakeholders and fostering a culture of continuous learning and coaching.

What you’ll be doing

•Leveraging your HR Generalist background, you will work closely with HR business partners and our Centres of Excellence to develop tailored solutions to complex challenges. At BT, we believe our HR professionals should be more than just administrators and avoid working in silos.

•Managing projects critical to the delivery of the Networks and Corporate Units People Strategy is a key aspect of this role. This includes proactively balancing scope, schedule, interdependencies, budget, and risks where applicable, in areas such as organisational design, transformation, and change initiatives.

•In collaboration with HRBPs, you will support key function-specific programs and projects, including those focused on culture, learning, and talent development.

•Leading annual cyclical activities, such as the performance cycle and pay review process, will be an essential part of your responsibilities, requiring close collaboration with HRBPs.

•Opportunities to cross-pollinate ideas and build solutions across Networks and Corporate Units will be identified and pursued in partnership with other HR professionals.

•The role involves delivering and supporting people projects from the initial scoping phase through to post-implementation review.

•Engaging with the organisation and key stakeholders is vital to driving and fostering an inclusive culture.

Skills and experience

•Ability to effectively communicate and demonstrate how HR projects align the people strategy with the broader business strategy.

•Capable of drawing on experience to quickly establish trust and credibility among the HR community and key stakeholders.

•Developing technical HR knowledge, whether in a generalist or specialist capacity.

•Experience working with business leaders on the delivery and implementation of core HR processes and practices across the full employee lifecycle.

•Leads with confidence in a complex and matrixed environment, possessing strong business acumen and commercial awareness to understand the impact of decisions on deliverables.

•Takes accountability for owning and delivering outcomes. A self-starter who can work autonomously, navigate complexity, and confidently deliver on project and operational needs. A growth mindset is crucial for fostering greater collaboration across Networks and Corporate Units.

•Ability to balance conflicting requests and priorities while managing time and stakeholder expectations (both HR and business-related).

•Utilises strong analytical skills and intuition to analyse data and interpret business insights and trends. Employs data to support decision-making and develop effective solutions.

Benefits

At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses, or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development.

•Up to a 10% on-target bonus

•BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%

•25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service

•Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan

•World-class training and development opportunities

•Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

•Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages

•Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop

•50% off EE mobile pay monthly or SIM only plans and 50% discount for friends and family on EE SIM only plans

•Great support for working parents including pay whilst on maternity, adoptive, and paternity leave

•Brand new electric vehicle salary sacrifice arrangement, known as ‘My EV’

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

We will also offer reasonable adjustments for the selection process if required, so please do not hesitate to inform us.

DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.