**12 Month FTC**

Location

London, Birmingham or Bristol – hybrid working 3 days in the office, 2 wherever.

Why this job matters

Fostering the growth of our digital leaders will wield a profound influence on BT's digital transformation journey. To propel us toward the forefront of innovation and ensure an inclusive approach, we must establish best-in-class leadership, talent and performance solutions. These solutions will not only empower us to envision the future but also inspire our colleagues, drive high performance, create an inclusive culture and strengthen our ability to attract and retain top-tier talent. Ultimately we want to enable people to be at their best!

It's crucial to recognise that the digital skills we possess today may not align with the demands of the next 5-10 years. Therefore, we must provide support to our leaders, enabling them to adapt and cultivate the right cultural environment necessary for BT Group's transformative journey.

The role in question will play a pivotal role in helping BT and BT Digital achieve their aspirations. This presents an exciting opportunity to be part of our Learning, Leadership, Talent, Culture & Diversity team during this exciting phase of growth and change.

What you’ll be doing

•    Responsible for the design and delivery of the talent strategy in Digital, including the identification, management and progress of talent.
•    Deliver the end-to-end pan-BT talent review and succession planning process for our most senior population, adapting and simplifying the process to meet the needs of the customer (Digital colleagues).
•    Provide data analysis and insights into talent metrics to identify talent problems or needed interventions, looking beyond just historical data and looking for predictive analytics.
•    Act as a consultancy function for leaders and the HR Business Partnering team to identify impactful talent development interventions and offerings, including pan-BT opportunities as well as bespoke solutions for the Digital community.
•    Help to design and deliver talent attraction campaigns with a particular focus on attracting critical Digital skills.
•    Manage projects in collaboration with team members in the leadership, performance and talent team, with a particular focus on D, E and I initiatives, leadership development, cultural change and high performance.
•    Collaborate and work across HR, both in Digital and pan-BT, to become a trusted delivery partner and provide talent solutions for our customer (Digital colleagues).
•    Keep up to date of external trends and best practices in talent management and succession planning, bringing outside in thinking to Digital at BT.
 

Skills and experience

•    Data analysis and able to form insights to drive better people and strategic decision making.
•    Strategic and critical thinking to understand and relate to the nature of the customer environment.
•    Continuous improvement skills to identify better ways of working.
•    Collaborative working and stakeholder engagement and management; building high levels of trust at all levels and able to challenge the status quo.
•    Strong interpersonal and communication skills – both written and oral - to clearly illustrate What, Why and How.
•    Influencing skills with the courage and ability to challenge senior leaders.
•    Ability to work at pace and in a complex, global environment.
•    Project methodology an advantage to ensure initiatives are well planned and successfully implemented.

Benefits

At BT, we entertain, educate, and empower millions of people every single day. We’re a brand built on connecting people – whether that’s friends, family, businesses, or communities. Working here, you’ll receive an attractive salary and a range of competitive benefits, but – more than that – you’ll be joining an ambitious organisation with a culture of togetherness, collaboration, and inclusivity, that takes a genuine and proactive interest in your progress and development.

•Up to a 10% on-target bonus
•BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
•25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
•Huge range of flexible benefits including cycle to work, healthcare, season ticket loan
•World-class training and development opportunities
•Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.
•Discounted broadband, mobile and TV packages
•Access to 100’s of retail discounts including the BT shop

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. 

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.  

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON'T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway - you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.