Strategic People Development Manager

5 days ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Royal Mail Group Full time

We are looking for a permanent Senior HR Business Partner working with the National Distribution and Fleet Director and a 12-month FTC partnering the National Engineering and Process Design Director along with other central operations teams.

As part of our Strategic Business Partner team, you will play a critical role in driving employee engagement, organisational success, and fostering a positive culture. You will have the opportunity to get involved in strategic projects and initiatives that advance your career, personal growth, and experience.

The successful candidate will possess excellent relationship and stakeholder management skills gained in an HRBP role. Reporting into the Head of HR Central Operations, you will partner with the Functional Directors to achieve short-term business targets and create and deploy the longer-term strategy.

About the Role
  • You will develop and deploy a People strategy/Plan that is focused on culture and transformational change aligned to functional business goals and adapted for changing needs.
  • Provide informed HR consulting to senior stakeholders to ensure that business and people plans and priorities are aligned, utilising relevant data-driven metrics.
  • Lead and support on strategic change management projects, while proactively engaging with national trade unions to deploy change.
  • Mitigate risk and diffuse potential conflict particularly around the deployment of change activities.
  • Support and coach senior leaders in the management of significant IR/ER issues.
  • Collaborate and influence the Function's Leadership Team to ensure the successful deployment of our people processes centred around compensation, engagement, performance management, talent, and succession.
  • Advocate and sponsor the use of the full suite of HR service offerings, acting as customer voice, role model, and facilitator to ensure business adherence.
About You

To succeed in this role, you will require strong HR technical experience including current employment law, change management experience, and a deep understanding of business and commercial challenges and future business strategy and how these impact on the customer.

This is a competitive salary plus £4,800 car allowance, fully family healthcare, 18% annual bonus potential with 27.5 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, increasing with years served and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates.

Extra Benefits
  • RMG Share Schemes - partnership and matching share offer.
  • Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
  • Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays, and your household bills*.
  • Supportive and generous company sick pay.
  • Your wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice.

*Available only to perm employees.

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a face-to-face or virtual interview consisting of competency-based and role-specific questions.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.



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