Human Resources Project Leader

2 weeks ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Network Rail Full time

Job Introduction

Join Our Team at Network Rail

Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us

We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here.

Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you

Main Responsibilities

Do you want to make a impact to diversity and inclusion in Route Services?

This is a temporary 12-month HR Project Leader opportunity to support Route Services to really make progress in creating a workforce that is diverse and a culture where everyone feels safe and included.

You will be passionate about diversity and inclusion but be informed by data and best practice and a willingness to support the business with practical support that aligns to Network Rail’s strategy and implement initiatives.

**What you will be doing?**

1. Working with the Head of Human Resources and HR colleagues, you will be embedding diversity and inclusion into all our HR processes, in line with Network Rails diversity and inclusion policy.

2. Delivering change initiatives and supporting D&I programmes across all aspects of diversity.

3. Analysing diversity data to understand how the business actions impact on diversity in practice, recommend changes and identify areas for both continuous improvement and where significant change might be needed to help us develop to become a truly inclusive place to work.

4. Support and facilitate D&I awareness sessions, working closely with the Employee Networks.

5. Work with the Route Services Diversity and Inclusion Change Group to ensure the business is empowered to drive change.

6. Encourage D&I Champions to be actively engaged and feel supported. Encourage colleagues to become D&I champions in business areas which do not have many active D&I champions.

7. Support resourcing colleagues with our D&I plans for diverse recruitment.

8. Develop and maintain the Route Services D&I Hub, making it a focal point for Route Services employees increasing knowledge, awareness and reducing duplication of effort.

9. Increase participation in development programmes and increase awareness of opportunities.

10. Working with our communications team you will make sure all our people are aware of opportunities.

11. Work with our Employee Networks and D&I Leads across Network Rail, learning from and sharing pilot initiatives/experiences.

12. Working with our STEAM leads to embed our new STEAM strategy, you will help us work with STEAM Ambassadors and provide support for functionals to develop activities that align to the early engagement strategy.

**Essential**
- Up to date knowledge of employment legislation (equalities)
- Experience of delivering D&I awareness sessions/events.
- Confident operating and challenging at all levels within the organisation
- Understanding of psychological safety and the wider impact of D&I in promoting a positive safety culture.
- Demonstrable evidence of how you show positive behaviours and values.
- Able to articulate and educate about diversity and inclusion

**Desirable**
- Developed coaching skills to support individuals who are facing barriers

About The Company
**We’re an organisation where people matter. We matter to millions.**

Our role is to run a safe, reliable and efficient railway, serving customers and communities. We exist to get people and goods where they need to be and to support our country’s economic prosperity. Safety is our number one priority.

We're undertaking an ambitious change. Our vision is Putting Passengers First - becoming a company that is on the side of passengers and freight users.

As one of the UK’s leading equal opportunities employers, our values and the way we behave is important to us and we have created an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution. We have seven employee networks that provide fantastic support, opportunities and development for applicants from all backgrounds. Click here for more information

Additional Information

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Package Description
Vacancy Ref: IRC2260067

This role is being advertised internally only and externally

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