HR Generalist Bristol, England
Job description
The Submarine Delivery Agency (SDA) is a part of the Ministry of Defence responsible for the procurement, in-service support, and disposal of the UK’s nuclear submarines. Our work is of unparalleled strategic importance nationally and internationally, ensuring the security of the UK’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and delivering some of the most technically complex programmes in defence.
At the SDA, it’s our people that make us great. We believe that everyone should feel comfortable to be themselves and be supported to do their best work. As part of a diverse and inclusive workforce, our team will find a community to belong to – whether that’s alongside project teams with a shared vision or as part of an employee network of like-minded individuals. We believe that, by celebrating different backgrounds and different perspectives, together we’ll achieve the extraordinary.
Job description
"Our Human Resources function helps develop a highly skilled, motivated, and inclusive workforce needed to drive exceptional performance and we are looking to add to our expert workforce of HR professionals.
As part of our team, you'll benefit from plenty of routes for development, access to specialist training and funding for professional qualifications, and a c.27% employer pension contribution. You’ll also have access to a wide range of employee networks, including the Women’s Inclusive Network, Race & Culture Network, Pride Network, Disability Network – and many more. We recognise that the best people for the job may have commitments outside of work, so we’re pleased to promote flexible working to support our colleagues in balancing work and home life. "
It’s an exciting time for HR as we launch our new People Strategy for the next 4 years, which includes growing our relationships with the wider Defence Nuclear Enterprise and supporting the new tripartite relationship with Australia and the United States. You will have the opportunity to get involved in activities that span the breadth of the HR profession, including Leadership, Capability and Talent, Performance, Reward, Workforce Planning, Wellbeing and Diversity and Inclusion.
Our Leadership, Capability and Talent team support the SDA and its functions to align their talent, learning and development strategies against our organisation’s priorities. Our aim is to build a sustainable, high performing organisation by recognising, retaining and developing critical nuclear roles and growing talent to support the SDA. With the delivery of the SDA Capability Growth Model which seeks to recognise capability and growth as one element of how we reward our people and manage our talent in the SDA. It is a key feature of our Pay Review, and a natural evolution of our current Performance Management Processes which helps us to identify and meet our individual and organisational capability needs and have the skills in place to deliver our programmes in line with our SDA Code.
The HR Business Partner (HRBP) team work closely with their business areas to deliver our People Strategy and support at a strategic level the various workforce and people related matters associated with organisation design and transformational change. They are the interface between the organisation and the wider HR team and work in conjunction with our wider HR Team colleagues, the SDA Functions to assist the organisation in workforce planning, to deliver a highly motivated workforce with the right skills and capabilities to support our customers. The HRBP’s play a critical role in identifying, developing, and delivering people interventions. Including offering support to Senior Managers on complex cases and mitigate litigation risk to SDA by ensuring compliance with employment legislation. The team are also responsible for the delivery of our Diversity and Inclusion and Wellbeing strategy.
The Workforce Planning Team is responsible for ensuring the SDA is suitably resourced by providing a centralised view of resourcing activity, strategic workforce plans and tracking, whilst monitoring the core full-time equivalent growth target against the workforce establishment so that the SDA can meet its KPIs and demand. By working with the Functional Management teams, recruitment providers and business teams to support the end-to-end recruitment process, the team focus on understanding the trends and environment that impact the SDA's ability to resource. With a focus on continuous improvement, Workforce Planning drive enhancement in workforce management information and systems to ensure that the organisation works to deliver the right people, with the right skills, at the right time.
The SDA pay and reward team is responsible for all aspects of the reward and benefits package including the management of the annual pay and performance awards. There are four principles providing the foundation for performance and reward in the SDA:
· Competitive: considerate of external and internal market practices when shaping our total reward package
· Fair: policies and practices are properly governed, applied consistently and transparently and in the public interest
· Simple: easy to understand, delivered on time, accurately and with proportionate effort
· Sustainable: flexible, affordable, value for money and aligned to our business strategy and performance, enabling individual growth and progression
Please note this is a hybrid role with attendance to the site dependant on organisational requirements.
Responsibilities
- Lead and co-ordinate key HR processes across their business area, which includes both Civilian and Military employees.
- Work strategically to deliver business outcomes, engaging and becoming a trusted advisor to Senior Leaders providing advice, coaching and overseeing workshop facilitation.
- Design, develop and implement interventions to enable the business to improve against people targets derived from corporate directives.
- Utilising people analytics, insights and data to report people related information and work with colleagues to provide predictive intelligence on future trends so that action can be taken.
- Engage positively and proactively with recognised departmental trade unions colleagues and diversity network stakeholders in order to deliver on organisational priorities.
- Lead and develop a team of HR professionals delivering projects with domain or function level scrutiny
What you will be assessed against
To be successful with your application you must demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
- Evidence of working strategically
- Evidence of proven extensive stakeholder management
- Experience of managing and working to deliver HR projects
In addition to the responsibilities above, the following technical competencies and behaviours will be assessed at interview:
- Business Facing HR – Practitioner
- Organisation Development and Design – Awareness
- Communicating and Influencing
- Changing and Improving
Closing date - 11.55AM Monday 24th April
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 37 per week
Salary: £39,500.00-£42,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- On-site parking
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Performance bonus
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol, BS34 8JH
Application deadline: 24/04/2023
Reference ID: 281522
