Job description
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join the Anglia HR team as a HR business partner that will be responsible for supporting our line managers, focussing on maintaining a first class railway, enabling us to improve passenger journeys. You'll also support the systems and processes that are key to the successful delivery of the Anglia people plan; #thinkpeople.
What to expect?
Anglia route is looking for a HRBP to join our HR team to partner with one of our business areas. If you are passionate about enabling people to perform their best and support them through numerous challenges, this could be the role for you. We'll need your full dedication to establish quick working relationships to allow us to fully support our colleagues.
Main ResponsibilitiesYou'll be involved in activities such as:
- To partner with a designated business area to deliver operational people solutions, in conjunction with the Anglia HR team.
- Develop a detailed understanding of the business area in order to make a full contribution to the management team on people-related business issues, which will include Safety and Performance.
- Support and coach line managers on the interim and annual performance management, including but not limited to objective setting, development, ensuring early interventions are made in regard to performance issues, including the use of performance improvement plans.
- Co-ordinating and implementing organisational review and design principles to support our strategic objectives, mitigating IR risks, promoting engagement and embed relevant culture change.
- Supporting the senior HRBP in key strategic projects such as Talent and Succession, Performance Calibration, D&I.
- Produce the annual talent review, ensuring that talent review actions are actively reviewed and executed through the year.
- Manage employee relations cases for your designated business area and support managers through the process
We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:
- Excellent technical HR Knowledge
- Experience in an HR Business Partner / Operational HR role working in a large, complex, matrix organisation
- Ability to operate independently with a wide breath of HR knowledge and good understanding of specialist HR areas
- Passionate about customer service with ability to articulate achievements through business deliverables
- Knowledge and experience of implementing best practice HR solutions to drive a high-performance culture
- Experience of mentoring, influencing and building strong working relationships with all levels of an organisation
- Able to find creative solutions to complex problems
- Understanding of employment law and employee relations practices
Whilst it's not essential, we'd love it if you are:
- MCIPD/post-graduate human resources qualification
Network Rail is revitalising Britain’s railway. We are developing some of the most ambitious and diverse feats of civil engineering the UK has ever seen.
Package DescriptionNetwork Rail encourages applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other relevant factor. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. We positively support flexible working recognising that employees may wish to balance work and home life.
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. Applicants should demonstrate their personal dedication to safety in their application!
Please note this role is based out of our Stratford office, with travel to other Network Rail locations.
We follow a structured pay framework: Band 4C; Salary starting from £42,000
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including:
- £3270 inner London allowance
- 75% off the cost of a season ticket for travel to work
- 75% off leisure travel for yourself and family members
- Flexible working arrangements
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- A choice of contributory pension schemes
Please note, all offers with network rail will be subject to a medical assessment and negative drugs and alcohol test.