HR Business Partner (Fixed-Term Cover)

Gravity Media; Fingal; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Gravity Media is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to cover maternity leave in Ireland. You will be the senior HR advisor for our Dublin-based broadcast team delivering managed services to a global esports publisher.

You will maintain live policies, run HR processes, and advise managers on Irish employment law while partnering with payroll and HR colleagues across the group.

Qualifications

• Substantial, recent experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager or senior HR generalist in Ireland.
• Current, working knowledge of Irish employment law, applied in practice.
• Track record of writing HR policies and procedures that comply with Irish law.
• Experience designing training content and delivering it to both employees and managers.
• Experience coaching line managers to handle performance and people issues themselves.
• Experience managing ER cases end to end, to a standard that would stand up at the WRC.
• Experience preparing payroll inputs and working closely with a payroll team.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the on-site Service Delivery Manager and function leads, giving practical HR advice that supports delivery of the managed service.
• Contribute HR insight to regular client reviews and presentations, alongside the Service Delivery Manager.
• Line manage, coach and develop the HR Coordinator.
• Work with UK and global HR colleagues to apply group initiatives in Ireland and support workforce mobility.
• Coach and upskill line managers to hold effective performance conversations and handle people issues confidently.
• Run the performance management cycle on time and consistently, measuring performance against KPIs.
• Draft, review and update ROI policies and procedures to reflect current Irish legislation.
• Keep the business compliant with Irish employment law, flagging legislative changes.

Skills

HRBP

Irish employment law

Policy design

Training design

Coaching managers

Payroll collaboration

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field

Tools

PeopleHR (Access)

Job description

Gravity Media deliver an unparalleled range of media services and solutions to clients worldwide utilising outside broadcast trucks, fly-packs and studios spanning the United Kingdom, ROI, Europe, the Middle East, the United States and Australia offering market-leading broadcast, technology, production, and post-production solutions across many of the world’s most-watched live events and entertainment programmes.

OUR PEOPLE

We have a passion for problem solving and thoughtful innovation and recognise our collective differences play a huge role our success. Our teams are talented, passionate, dedicated, take pride in their work and support each other. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are dedicated to attracting and developing talent, empowered through an inclusive culture. All suitably qualified applicants will be considered regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, religion, and age.

LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS

We hold high expectations of our leaders and managers who are responsible for driving the success of our people and the organisation. Our managers give clear communication, lead by example and feed back to foster growth and development of their team members. Management excellence is essential to the company’s success, and effective leadership requires a combination of interpersonal skills, strategic thinking, and a commitment to providing a positive and productive work environment.

COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

Gravity Media is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome a diverse range of applicants. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Job Purpose

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused HRBP role covering maternity leave. You'll be the senior HR presence in Ireland for a broadcast team that delivers a managed service to a globally successful esports publisher.

You'll join an established set-up, with live policies, training programmes and HR processes already in place. Your job is to keep them running well, deliver the people priorities for the period, and be the go-to adviser on Irish employment law for managers, the Service Delivery Manager and our other HR and payroll colleagues.

It's a high-touch role with both the workforce and the client. Strong, current knowledge of Irish employment legislation is essential, as you'll often be the only Irish HR specialist in the conversation.

WHAT YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

Business partnering and the client

• Partner with the on-site Service Delivery Manager and function leads, giving practical HR advice that supports delivery of the managed service.
• Contribute HR insight to regular client reviews and presentations, alongside the Service Delivery Manager.
• Line manage, coach and develop the HR Coordinator.
• Work with UK and global HR colleagues to apply group initiatives in Ireland and support workforce mobility.

Manager coaching and capability

• Coach and upskill line managers to hold effective performance conversations and handle people issues confidently within their teams.
• Run the performance management cycle on time and consistently, measuring performance against KPIs.
• Policies and compliance
• Draft, review and update ROI policies and procedures so they reflect current Irish legislation, codes of practice and best practice.
• Keep the business compliant with Irish employment law, flagging legislative changes and what they mean for the business.

Training design and delivery

• Design and build training content, including interactive e-learning on our learning platform and material for live sessions.
• Deliver training to employees and managers, in person and online, and keep accurate completion records.
• Lead onboarding and induction for new joiners.

Employee relations

• Manage ER cases from start to finish, including grievance, disciplinary, dignity at work and absence matters, in line with fair procedures and WRC codes of practice.
• Keep case records accurate, confidential and compliant with GDPR, including handling data subject access requests.

Payroll, reporting and benefits

• Prepare accurate monthly payroll inputs for our payroll team, covering starters, leavers, pay changes, deductions, leave and absence.
• Act as the Irish point of contact for payroll, advising on ROI-specific requirements such as Revenue payroll notifications, PRSI and statutory leave.
• Prepare and publish the annual Gender Pay Gap report under the Gender Pay Gap Information Act 2021.
• Manage employee benefits schemes such as the contact for providers and employees.
• Keep employee data in PeopleHR (Access) accurate, and make sure managers and employees use it well.

Recruitment

• Run end-to-end recruitment for the Dublin team, from defining the requirements to offer, with a close eye on diversity and inclusion.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Substantial, recent experience as an HR Business Partner, HR Manager or senior HR generalist in Ireland.
• Current, working knowledge of Irish employment law, applied in practice. This includes the Unfair Dismissals Acts, Employment Equality Acts, Organisation of Working Time Act, Terms of Employment (Information) Acts, Payment of Wages Act, statutory leave legislation (maternity, parental, parent's, carers and others), the 2021 Code of Practice on bullying at work, and WRC procedures.
• A track record of writing HR policies and procedures that comply with Irish law.
• Experience designing training content and delivering it to both employees and managers.
• Experience coaching line managers to handle performance and people issues themselves.
• Experience managing ER cases end to end, to a standard that would stand up at the WRC.
• Experience preparing payroll inputs and working closely with a payroll team, with strong attention to detail.
• Experience supervising or line managing at least one team member.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with employees, managers and client stakeholders.
• Sound judgement and discretion with confidential information.
• Experience preparing gender pay gap reports in Ireland.
• Experience with e-learning authoring tools and learning platforms.
• Experience in a managed service, client-facing or contract-based environment.
• Experience in broadcast, media, live events or esports.
• Experience with PeopleHR (Access) or a similar HRIS.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

Gravity Media is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and consider every qualified applicant without regard to any characteristic protected by law.

If you need an accommodation during the application process, including because of a disability, just let us know. No applicant will be disadvantaged for asking.

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