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Head of HR

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Job title: Head of HR

Location: Glasgow

We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £80K + DOE plus executive benefits including bonus and car allowance

What you’ll be doing:

As an individual at this role level, the role holder will focus on the following:

• Driving performance in relation to strategic objectives

• Focusing on continuous improvement and decision-making

• Operating in a manufacturing, unionised, project-based organisation

• Influencing Senior Leads (Partners) to operationalise, integrate and deliver people processes in line with business priorities

• Planning, delivering and deploying people interventions in support of business outcomes

• Responsibility of budgets and may have headcount or internal budgets for their team

• Setting and devising IBP approach to people budgeting in support of business objectives

• Working closely with Directors and delegates responsibilities to Senior and non-senior Leads/Partners

• Monitoring team performance and develops staff, and helps to create and maintain shared team values decision-making

Key company-wide accountabilities for this role are as follows:

• Drive Operational Excellence – Enable a knowledge sharing across the business and communication of key business intel, provide reasonable challenge to the “status quo”, pursue faster, smarter and more effective ways of working

• Continuously Improve Competitiveness and Efficiency – Support product innovation, advocate for high quality standard of work, pursue growth in Global markets, contribute to increased rates of systems and process efficiency, drive high performing teams, motivated to succeed for the Company through robust and competitive practice

• Advance and Further Leverage our Technology – Build a culture of innovation and integration across the Company, proactively scan the external competitor and threat environment for new opportunities for technological development

Your skills and experiences:

• Collaborative business partnering and functional expertise

• Effective stakeholder management skills

• HR generalist; able to demonstrate knowledge and practical experience of delivering strategies in the areas of recruitment and selection, absence management, employee engagement, employee relations, retention, and performance management

• Good working knowledge of employment law, HR Policies and Procedures.

• Experience of working within unionised environment.

• Understanding of budgets and employee statistical data to make informed decisions

• Experience of international HR would be beneficial

• Degree level qualified – CIPD level 7 would also be desirable

Benefits:

You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The HR team:

You will be an integral part of the operational HR team and work very closely with the HR director in a role that will move at pace with the business. This role is instrumental in implementing positive organisational change whilst embedding the people agenda for the business.

As the first point of contact for all HR matters, you will deal with a full range of HR activities effectively and implementing organisational change and process improvements.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”

Please be aware that many roles working for BAE Systems will be subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors including your nationality, any previous nationalities you have held, and your place of birth may limit those roles you can perform for the organisation.

Closing Date: 4th August 2023

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.