Strategic HR Business Partner

4 weeks ago


Chelmsford, Essex, United Kingdom Royal Mail Group Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced HR Business Partner to join our team at Royal Mail Group. As a key member of our HR Operations team, you will play a pivotal role in driving employee engagement, organisational success, and fostering a positive work environment.

Reporting into the Senior HR Business Partner, you will work closely with Regional Operations Directors to achieve short-term business targets and the longer-term strategy. Your expertise will be invaluable in supporting 'line owned' performance, providing Operations Senior Team expert advice and guidance, and ensuring strong controls in the functional area.

Key Responsibilities

  1. Support 'line owned' performance to allow them to deliver high performance.
  2. Provide Operations Senior Team expert advice and guidance, using robust management information and high-quality reporting to inform decision-making and action.
  3. Provide informed HR consulting to stakeholders to ensure that business and people plans, and priorities are aligned.
  4. Ensure strong controls in the functional area and promote operational compliance with functionally created standards and processes.
  5. Represent the function to ensure the minimum standards and services are provided as agreed, providing the link between the region and the function on any issues.
  6. Promote a culture that delivers on promises and through this supports a more trusting workplace with improved relationships at all levels.
  7. Lead and support on people change and management projects.
  8. Advocate and sponsor the use of the full suite of HR service offerings.

About You

To succeed in this role, you will possess and be able to evidence the skills and experience listed below:

  1. Trusted advisor, able to influence and build relationships with senior stakeholders to effectively challenge and build.
  2. Resilient and tenacious, able to think critically and logically.
  3. Change management experience and supporting the deployment of change.
  4. Demonstrable experience managing multiple projects at once.
  5. Deep understanding of business and commercial challenges and future business strategy and how these impact on the customer.
  6. Started CIPD or equivalent experience desirable.

What We Offer

  1. RMG Share Schemes: partnership and matching share offer.
  2. Family friendly support: enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave, and shared parental leave.
  3. Discounts and offers: there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays, and your household bills*.
  4. Supportive and generous company sick pay.
  5. 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. It's free, and it's for everyone.

*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. We want to give you the opportunity to shine, so we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare and ensure you have your best examples in mind.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors, and military spouses/partners.

Closing Date: Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.



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