Job Description

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We\'re an organisation where people matter.

We\'re continuing to build a diverse organisation which is representative of the people we serve. We want to harness the skills and expertise of our people and attract the best talent, to enable a safe and accessible railway for everyone. To learn why inclusion is important to us, please click .

About our people and the recruitment process - We\'re an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don\'t always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we\'ll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We\'re also a employer and we\'ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Brief Description

To work with the supported business leadership team, under the direction of the Head/Senior HR Business Partner to deliver the business aligned People Plan/HR strategy and provide coaching and support to members of the supported leadership team. Provides pro-active, value add HR support to the supported business leaders across the function/route on medium term and operational people issues.

About the role (External)

Key Accountabilities:

1. Working closely with the supported business, to implement and deliver the HR Strategy/People Plan to include; talent, succession planning and change management, in order to support the delivery of business objectives and drive a high performance culture.

2. Work closely and building strong relationships with members of the supported business senior leadership team and other relevant stakeholders. Coach, advise and challenge, where appropriate, business leaders on short and medium term HR issues as required.

3. Provide operational HR support on (for example) organisation change, senior appointments, salary and bonus, graduate or apprentice programmes.

4. Successfully deliver client responsive, cost effective and integrated people solutions that address key business objectives, gaining acceptance from key stakeholders.

5. Reinforce the ownership of people management by the business and line managers and support the HR delivery model.

6. Work with the broader HR function, including Centres of expertise, HR Direct and HR shared services teams to provide the best solutions for the business.

7. Work with appropriate Union representatives to support the business in delivering business solutions.

8. Liaise with HR Business Partners in other areas of the business in order to work collaboratively on cross business/geographical issues.

Job Skills, Experience and Qualifications:

Essential

\xc2\xb7 Demonstrates strong business/commercial approach and understanding of business needs.

\xc2\xb7 Proven experience of working in partnership and building strong working relationships with senior managers in order to improve people management.

\xc2\xb7 Passionate about customer service with ability to articulate previous achievements through business deliverables.

\xc2\xb7 Knowledge and experience of implementing best practice HR solutions to drive a high performance culture.

\xc2\xb7 Experience of coaching and influencing senior managers.

\xc2\xb7 Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence effectively with all levels of an organisation.

\xc2\xb7 Understands how to work with the business to identify, develop and retain talent.

\xc2\xb7 Excellent technical HR Knowledge - CIPD qualified or relevant experience to demonstrate level of competence.

\xc2\xb7 Proven track record of operating in a complex working environment.

\xc2\xb7 Involvement in organisation change programmes e.g. TUPE, Organisation re-design, redundancy programmes, etc

\xc2\xb7 Graduate calibre

Desired

\xc2\xb7 MCIPD/post-graduate human resources qualification.

\xc2\xb7 Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects to successful conclusion.

\xc2\xb7 Experience of managing projects to successful conclusion.

\xc2\xb7 Experience of working within a unionised environment.

Key Leadership Capabilities

\xc2\xb7 Influencing others

\xc2\xb7 Creating solutions

\xc2\xb7 Understanding others

\xc2\xb7 Making things happen

\xc2\xb7 Thinking flexibly

\xc2\xb7 Customer focus

How to apply (External)

We adhere to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the following pay range: starting at \xc2\xa341,711 per annum and increasing to \xc2\xa346,925 per annum.

Salary: \xc2\xa341,711 - \xc2\xa346,925

Closing date: 10th July 2023. - Late applications will not be accepted.

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Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

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