Human Resources Strategic Partner

4 days ago


Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom Civil Service Jobs Full time
Civil Service Jobs

Estimated Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per annum

About the Role

This exciting opportunity is for an HR Business Partner to join our team at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). As a key member of our HR Business Partner Team, you will provide strategic HR partnering to senior leaders in HM Prisons and Probation (HMPPS).

You will be responsible for supporting the business to deliver against people priorities, operating as an implementer, facilitating access to central services, and working alongside the business to execute people initiatives. The postholder will partner customer groups in various locations and may be called upon to support regional projects across areas of the business.

This role requires a qualified or aspiring HR professional with generalist knowledge, personal skills, and experience to advise and partner senior leaders on how best to align the people and business priorities.

The postholder will bring together the people priorities for either their prison and/or probation customer group or HQ at a senior level.

The job involves solving problems, connecting stakeholders, and coaching leaders on how to manage people issues and drive the people agenda effectively.

The successful candidate will have previous experience of working in a HR team and an awareness of the wider Civil Service HR operating model. They will also have strong experience of delivering in a HR team, with experience of delivering HR plans and supporting others to optimise performance of their staff.

We are looking for someone who can analyse and understand data, apply analytics to business delivery, and work with stakeholders to set priorities, objectives, and timescales.

Main Responsibilities

  • Solving: Provide strategic input on HR topics and help leaders develop effective people solutions.
  • Connecting: Help the organisation draw on appropriate People Function Services and shared service support.
  • Coaching: Coach leaders on how to manage people issues and drive the people agenda effectively.

Key Delivery Strands:

  • Change Management
    • Understanding the business and the drivers for change to be able to support the business with the people elements of change implementation.
    • Support the business through reorganisation, restructures and redeployment.
  • Resourcing & Retention
    • Working in partnership with the business and finance to understand the current and predicted workforce picture based on attrition and recruitment forecasting.
    • Provide support and advice on resourcing vacancies, ensuring compliance with Civil Service Recruitment Principles.
  • Management & Leadership Capability
    • To understand the line manager and leadership capabilities within the business unit, support the business to access centrally run learning through the learning and development team and/or helping develop the right learning interventions.
    • Help build management confidence and capability in handling of absence, performance, conduct and grievance cases through ensuring the right advice can be accessed.
    • Work with the business to understand the casework picture and support senior leaders to drive action to progress cases within policy timelines, supporting in the access of advice.
    • Work between HR Policy and the business to ensure the policies are understood and embedded.
  • Employee Experience and Staff Engagement
    • Working with the senior leaders to analyse and identify the right people priorities through the annual Civil Service People Survey.
    • Ensure diversity and inclusion runs through all people strategies and action plan.
    • Facilitate access to products and services to help support networks to improve delivery.
    • Support the business to access the right well-being services for staff, bringing together all that is available through the People Function to provide the right well-being package or service dependent on the need.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary, excellent benefits package, and opportunities for career growth and development. Our benefits include 37 days annual leave, up to 30 days' notice period, and a generous pension scheme. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace environment.

About Us

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is one of the largest government departments in the UK, responsible for everything related to the criminal and civil justice systems. We are committed to creating a fair and safe society and are looking for talented individuals to join our team.



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