Senior People Manager

Join our team at the Guardian and be a part of a diverse and inclusive global organisation that delivers fearless, investigative journalism, and holds power to account. Our team of award-winning journalists, cutting-edge commercial professionals, and industry-leading digital experts are committed to making a difference and represent a wide range of backgrounds and perspectives. We offer a challenging and exciting environment for career development, with a focus on training, growth and fostering an inclusive culture.

The Senior People Manager will provide advice to managers on a range of areas, working collaboratively and with guidance from the Senior People Partner to support on complex case management and projects, supporting the wider people agenda.

About the Role

• Acting as an expert, providing advice, support and guidance to managers on investigations, disciplinary and grievance matters, acting as the first line support for case work within the People Team
• Supporting managers, in collaboration with the Senior People Partner and wider HRBP team, to manage capability and performance effectively and consistently
• Advising on all aspects of employee relations, policy, process and employment law.

About You

• Experience working within, or appreciation of, working within a busy media organisation
• Experience of working within a unionised environment and the process around that
• Understanding of sensitivities surrounding information going into the public domain
• Experience of stakeholder management and working with challenging stakeholders

• High level of literacy and exceptional attention to detail.

We actively encourage applications from groups traditionally underrepresented in the UK media.

We operate in a hybrid environment working 3 days a week from our offices in Kings Cross and 2 days a week remotely.

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements.

Guardian News and Media is proud to be a London Living wage employer. The minimum salary for any full-time role within the organisation is £30,000 per annum. Salary ranges are dependent on skills and experience.