Location
London, with some travel within the UK to various ITV office locations as required.

Hours
Full Time - standard business hours with operational flexibility to support cross-divisional initiatives.

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The People Team within Media & Entertainment (M&E) operates at the heart of ITV’s creative and commercial engine. We partner closely with leaders and managers to deliver strategic people plans aligned with our "More than TV" and overall People Strategies. Working alongside specialised Centres of Excellence, we provide a seamless, high-quality, and comprehensive HR service that makes ITV a fantastic place to work. We are seeking an experienced People Business Partner on a 12-month fixed-term contract. Reporting directly to a Head of People, you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders and managers within an assigned client group, while maintaining cross-divisional flexibility to support evolving business needs. Your role will balance proactive business partnering with reactive HR solutions, empowering managers to take ownership, driving line management capability, delivering organisational design where required, managing employee relations and risk compliance, and leveraging People data to influence decision making. Key responsibilities include acting as a critical advisor to leaders, supporting organisational design, guiding managers through complex employee relations matters, overseeing policy compliance and operational risk, managing People data and analytics, supporting diversity and inclusion strategies, and partnering with Centres of Excellence to continuously improve HR services and processes.

Experience
- Significant HR generalist experience delivering operational HR in a fast-paced, complex matrix environment.
- Proven proactive HR partnering with leaders, diagnosing organisational challenges and identifying strategic opportunities.
- Strong knowledge and practical application of UK employment law, trade union relations, and HR best practices.
- Experience working within an HR operating model utilising Centres of Excellence.
- Proven ability to navigate organisational complexity and matrix structures.
- Experience managing colleagues or direct reports and fostering a high-performance culture.

About you
- Excellent stakeholder management with confidence to challenge the status quo.
- Ability to adapt communication style to diverse audiences.
- Commercial awareness and curiosity about the broader business.
- Proactive, action-oriented, resilient, and comfortable operating under pressure and ambiguity.
- Genuine commitment to people development, personal growth, and continuous process improvement.
- Solid numerical skills, data literacy, and proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.

Qualifications
- Minimum Level 5 CIPD qualification (desirable) or equivalent demonstrable strong HR technical capability.