Senior HRBP

Description:

This contract with our defence client is for a Senior HRBP for 18 months in Reading Aldermaston 2/3 days per week on site – 2/3 days per week remote (from home).

Key Accountabilities:

- With guidance from the HOHR, support the development and implementation of People Strategy and Plans for functional area of the business, working with the Heads of HR and directing the HR partners and COE’s as required.

- Identify internal and external trends and commission strategic analysis and recommendations from the wider HR team, including external benchmarking to facilitate key people recommendations and decisions that deliver the people aspects of the business plan.

- Identify, sponsor and direct HR project delivery, managing change for specific projects and initiatives.

- Provide direction support, coaching and training to Executive and Business leaders to deliver the people strategy & plan.

- Manage succession planning to ensure resilience for all key/senior roles. ensuring linkage across all functional areas.

- Ensure a performance management culture is in place and an accurate, robust and credible talent plan is in place and actively utilise to support and inform development activity.

- Oversee complex ER cases in conjunction with ER and the legal team, making sound decisions to ensure business risk is mitigated and performance and behavioural standards are maintained.

- Act as an interface between the the client business and HR function to ensure alignment and delivery of strategic initiatives and service delivery to meet demands.

- Implement and contribute to continual improvement and innovation ensuring the business is recognised for developing and delivering excellent people practises.

- Ensure a positive and proactive relationship with trade union partners.

- Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

Key Responsibilities:

- For the business areas the job holder will, with support from the HOHR;

- Drive the development and implementation of the functional People Plan including:

Reward & Recognition

Talent & Succession planning

Organisation shape, size, skills, quality, deployment

Development

Engagement

Resourcing

- Awareness of business commercial, financial and other levers of influence over people strategy.

- Use the HR service delivery model to ensure business and HR objectives are fully achieved within budgets and targets.

- Deliver the application of consistent standards, best practice approaches and great performance into the business.

- Support the key decision maker in senior level appointments.

- Role model behaviours, driving high performance through the functional area.

- Lead People Development Groups (PDGs) and Talent sessions, with support from the HOHR.

- Partner senior leaders to understand culture and engagement goals within relevant business area.

- Use MI & analytics to feedback progress on plans and take corrective actions.

- Deliver and assure organisational development (org structure governance).

- Drive people efficiencies and support a continuous improvement culture.

Requirements:

- Experience working with Trade Unions

- Strong stakeholder management skills at all levels (internal and external) with ability to navigate varied levels of seniority.

- Org Design

- Relocation or start up location experience (Highly desirable)

- Understanding and experience working within a highly regulated industry

- No Qualification required, will consider experience over specific qualifications.

- Caseload experience

- Employee Relations experience

- Rewards experience

- Strong and proven background and experience within similar roles

- Generalist HR background

- Ability to navigate challenges with stakeholders and build relationships.

- Strong time management skills and prioritisation