People & Culture Partner

About the Role

As a People & Culture Partner, you’ll work closely with business leaders to align people strategies with organizational goals. You’ll be both strategic and hands-on — advising on talent development, organizational design and engagement, while leading initiatives that strengthen our culture and employee experience. The role reports to Head - People & Culture.

Who We Are

From April 2024, the majority of the BBC’s Indian operations has moved to the Collective Newsroom which has been set up by some of the BBC’s most experienced journalists in India. It has more than 250 journalists and operational staff, bringing you distinctive, impartial and world-class content and is the BBC’s sole provider of content for its Indian language websites and social media platforms including English. Based in the BBC’s largest international market, we bring you the best of Indian journalism guided by the world’s biggest and most reputable news organisation. We provide digital, audio and television content in Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Punjabi and Telugu as well as English.
Our Vision: “Home to India’s most credible, creative and courageous journalism.”Our Mission: “To lead with facts bringing diverse voices through innovative and impactful journalism in the public interest.”

We are an equal-opportunity employer, that strongly supports diversity and inclusion at the workplace, and encourages female candidates and persons from other diverse groups such as marginalised, under-privileged communities and differently-abled people, to apply.

What you will do

• Partner with leaders to understand business objectives and design people strategies that enable organizational success.
  

• Design and implement people strategies around talent management, capability building, and workforce planning.
  

• Lead culture and engagement initiatives that foster inclusion, belonging, and alignment with company values.
  

• Champion employee listening strategies (e.g., engagement surveys, focus groups) and translate insights into actionable plans.
  

• Coach managers on effective leadership, performance, and employee relations.
  

• Collaborate with leaders to identify high-potential employees and build targeted development plans.
  

• Proactively identify engagement opportunities and collaborate with internal teams to enhance employee satisfaction and retention.
  
• Use data and insights to identify trends, shape decisions, and measure impact of people programs.
  

• Ensure compliance with labor laws, organizational policies, and ethical standards.
  

• Leverage analytics to monitor key people metrics and inform decision-making.
  

• Keep up to date with external trends and best practices in the industry.
  

Experience & Skills

• 10–12 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 3 years in a strategic business partnering role, supporting multiple stakeholders in start-up or mid-sized organizations.
  

• Strong awareness of emerging HR trends and best practices, supported by ongoing professional learning and development.
  

• Strong background in culture-building, engagement, and change management.
  

• Proven ability to partner with senior leaders and influence at all levels.
  

• Solid understanding of talent management, performance frameworks, and organizational development.
  

• Passion for creating an inclusive and values-driven work environment.
  

Competencies

• Strategic Thinking:

  Aligns people strategy with business goals and long-term vision.

• Influence & Partnership:

  Builds credibility and trust with business stakeholders.

• Cultural Leadership:

  Promotes inclusion, engagement, and organizational values.

• Analytical Acumen:

  Uses people data to guide decisions and measure impact.

• Agility:

  Adapts to changing business priorities with resilience and creativity.