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Virgin Media O2 • London

ER Partner - People Policy

Employment type:  Full time

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Job Description

This is a contract until the end of 2024.

The ER Partner - People Policy will play a leading role in our Policy Harmonisation programme, including developing policy from inception to launch and beyond, developing and managing policy project plans and liaising with key stakeholders.

You will see opportunities for innovation and continuously seek to improve our People Policies, including supporting documentation, processes and the way in which they are embedded and lead on cyclical policy reviews to ensure ongoing compliance.

The team will be involved in being accountable for the Reasonable Adjustments Hyper Care service relationship and ensure inclusion, accessibility and employee experience at the heart of all our policies and associated processes.

Who we are

The UK’s fastest broadband network. The nation’s best-loved mobile brand. And, one of the UK's biggest companies too.

Diverse, high performing teams - jam packed with serious talent. Together, we offer the UK more choice and better value, through our boundary-pushing, customer-championing values and ambitions.

Together, we are Virgin Media O2, and we can't wait to see what you can do.

Accessible, inclusive and equitable for all

Virgin Media O2 is an equal opportunities employer and we're working hard to remove bias and barriers for our people and candidates. So, we build equity and inclusion into everything we do, from the policies we craft to the relationships we shape. We support and encourage you to be your authentic self throughout your application journey with us.

The must haves

In order to be considered, you must have the following experience;

  • Experience in end-to-end development of People Policy, ideally in a specialist policy role.
  • Experience in a HR advisory role to the business.
  • Proven experience of forming effective relationships quickly & influence a wide variety of stakeholders.
  • Able to problem solve and see issues through to resolution.

The other stuff we are looking for

We'd also love you to bring;

  • Comfortable challenging status quo with high integrity as key.
  • Able to work at pace with competing priorities.
  • Available on short notice to complete the contract.

What's in it for you

Our goal is to celebrate our people, their lives and everything in-between. We aim to create a culture that empowers everyone to bring the best versions of themselves to work each and every day. We believe the most inclusive and diverse culture makes for a better business and a brighter world.

Working at Virgin Media O2, you get a bumper reward package bursting with benefits, and loads of extras you can add if you’d like to. These are designed to support both you and your loved ones, making sure that you’re covered no matter what life throws your way.

Next steps

Once you've applied the next steps of the process, if successful, are likely to include a two stage competency based interview.

If you’ve got any burning questions or require reasonable adjustments to support you through the recruitment process, please drop the recruiter a note.

Our mission is to become the most recommended brand, by our people and our customers. A massive part of that journey is about how we ensure that our brilliant people have a working environment in which they can truly belong and thrive. For us, it's absolutely critical that every single person can bring, and be, their whole selves at work and we're working hard every day to achieve this.

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Company benefits

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Enhanced maternity leave – 26 weeks at full pay
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Enhanced paternity leave – 14 weeks at full pay
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Adoption leave – 26 weeks at full pay
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Shared parental leave
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25 days annual leave + bank holidays
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Pregnancy loss leave
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Carer’s leave – 5 days paid leave (can be taken as 10 half days)
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Mental health platform access
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Volunteer days – 5 days paid on top of 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
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Open to part time work for some roles
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Birthday off
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Meditation space
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Enhanced sick pay
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Teambuilding days
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Faith rooms
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In office catering
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Employee discounts
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Open to job sharing
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Buy or sell annual leave
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Cycle to work scheme
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Life assurance
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Financial coaching
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Neo-natal leave
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Annual bonus
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Enhanced pension match/contribution
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Referral bonus
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Electric Car Salary Sacrifice
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In house training
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Hackathons
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Professional subscriptions
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Open to part-time employees
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Working at Virgin Media O2

Company employees

16,000

Gender diversity (male:female)

63:37

Currently Hiring Countries

United Kingdom

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Awards & Achievements

2nd – Family Friendly

2nd – Family Friendly

Flexa awards 2025
Career Progression

Career Progression

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Flexible

Flexible

Flexa awards 2025
3rd – Large companies

3rd – Large companies

Flexa100 2024
Consumer Goods

Consumer Goods

Industry awards 2023
2nd – Large companies

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Flexa100 2023