Job Description
People & Culture Manager (12 month FTC)
Hybrid: Full time with a minimum of 3 days p/w in our Bishopsgate office, London
FutureBrand:
We’re FutureBrand, the flagship branding agency within the multi-award-winning global advertising agency network McCann Worldgroup.
25 years young with a head full of big brand experience and a gaze fixed firmly on the future, our work over the last two decades has changed the brand landscape today. What we do next will change tomorrow. We’re based in some of the most exciting and vibrant cities on the planet, balancing global scale with cultural connection. That means we’re on the doorstep of many of the world’s biggest brands, and within reach of the very best talent around.
Together, we are a diverse brand, experience and design community who believe that brand is how a company’s people, products and services behave wherever and whenever they show up in the world. Our work focuses on measuring and maximizing brand behaviour by connecting corporate purpose with everyday lived experience.
It's through this work that we deliver our purpose: To transform the future of businesses by changing how their brands behave today. And because we believe strongly that the future our brands create must be a future for us all, our shared values - Progressive, Adaptable, Collaborative and Empowering - put difference and diversity at our core.
FutureBrand London
FutureBrand London’s office is at 135 Bishopsgate by Liverpool Street Station. We’ve got everything from cycle racks and showers to our own bar and rooftop terrace. Our in-house Culture Club ensure there’s always something going on to inspire, enlighten and connect us, and being next-door to Eataly and a mere salivatory glance from Spitalfields market means lunchtimes are never dull. We offer a great range of benefits that include Private Medical Insurance, Life Assurance, Pension, Group Income Protection, 25 days of annual holiday (which increases with service), enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave pay, an Employee Assistance Programme and more. There are also a range of flexible benefits to boost your lifestyle, support good health and protect your future.
About The Role
We're now looking for a People & Culture Manager to join the team on a 12 month maternity cover contract, providing comprehensive HR support to the business and our employees, with the support of a People and Culture Advisor.
Key responsibilities:
As the People & Culture Manager at FutureBrand you’ll work closely with the Leadership team and the wider business to create and implement the talent / people strategy, whilst supporting the full employment cycle, advising on best practice, and providing guidance to our leaders and managers on all employee matters.
Responsibilities will include:
- Talent Management and Planning: implementing core strategic processes such as talent / succession planning, performance management, talent acquisition and retention. Ensuring the appraisal and performance review process is embedded, providing training and management support where necessary
- Recruitment: working with Hiring Managers to help establish / predict upcoming needs, advising teams on resourcing requirements, salary and benefits data, and advising on recruitment best practice. Ensuring recruitment processes are compliant with company processes, and overseeing the administration of new employees in conjunction with the Advisor and Shared Services team
- Employee Relations: Act as a trusted and credible advisor in relation to any employee relations issues, advising departmental managers on issues including absence, performance, disciplinaries, grievance, appeals and other issues. Recommend timely solutions that are efficient, cost effective and implemented fairly and diplomatically. Management of terminations of employment including resignations, dismissals, medical retirements and redundancies. Providing sound advice and challenging where necessary to mitigate risk
- Learning & Development: design of the annual L&D programme, designing updated career pathways for each department and supporting initiatives from the wider MWG and IPG networks
- Compensation & Benefits: management of the pay rise and promotion process, assisting the leadership team with pay review processes, and overseeing the payroll change and pension administration side with the support of the People & Culture Advisor
- Line management of the People and Culture Advisor
- Project Management: Supporting the business through a number of HR projects such as an upcoming Workday implementation, rollout of any global initiatives from within Futurebrand / McCann Worldgroup / IPG
Minimum requirements:
- Proven experience as a generalist HR / People Manager, able to work independently and provide sound HR advice across a range of employment matters
- Strong stakeholder management skills, able to challenge where necessary to ensure the right outcome
Nice to have:
- Previous experience within the creative / advertising sector is advantageous
- Previous experience with Workday would be beneficial
Equal Opportunities: We believe that ideas get better when they are inherently diverse and shared in highly inclusive ways and we want to hear from those who think differently from us. We truly believe in the strength of diversity and the richness it can bring. By bringing different people together great things happen.
FutureBrand is an equal opportunity employer (EEO). We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.
FutureBrand is a disability-confident committed employer and will guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets the minimum criteria for the role. Exceptions may apply if due to the volume of applications, we are not able to interview all eligible candidates who qualify under the scheme. If you have a disability, we want everyone to feel at ease when going through our recruitment process. We are working to make our website and processes more accessible, if you encounter any issues and would like this information in an alternative format, or if you need further support with your application, please contact us at FBHR@futurebrand.com for any adjustments you may need to perform at your best.
