Senior HR Consultant (TUPE/COSoP) Glasgow, Scotland
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Thank you for taking an interest in the Senior HR Consultant (TUPE/COSoP) role, based within Civil Service Human Resources Expert Services. Housed at the centre of government within the Cabinet Office, Expert Services works in partnership with Ministers, departments and functions, bringing together HR strategy and expertise to collectively drive forward the Civil Service.
The role will be based in the TUPE/COSoP Service part of the Reward, TUPE, and Employment Framework Team. The team is responsible for setting the strategies and policies, as well as supporting departmental HR teams, in the areas of Reward, Organisational Transfers (TUPE and Machinery of Government), and the Employment Framework.
The TUPE/COSoP Service part of the team provides HR professionals and functions with consultancy support, guidance and upskilling to help them deliver successful employee transfers, including TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment), COSoP (Cabinet Office Statement of Practice for Staff Transfers in the Public Sector) and legislative transfers.
We work with key partners in Government Legal and various central HR teams to support HR professionals with meeting their legal obligations, engaging key stakeholders and identifying and addressing specific risks and issues. Our focus is to increase the capability of the HR function in this specialist HR area, enabling the function to respond to the Government’s reform agenda.
Occasional travel may be required.
Job description
You will work as part of a team of HR consultants, leading on providing expert advice and consultancy, supporting departments and functions to deliver effective employee transfers.
As an expert partner you will build strong stakeholder relationships specifically with HR leads and business managers across government and also at Government Legal Department (GLD), Government Actuaries Department (GAD) and Cabinet Office Pensions to provide expert advice and support as required, and deliver excellent customer service
Key Accountabilities
Lead on TUPE/COSoP engagement and consultancy support to departments undertaking employee transfers, acting as an expert partner to deliver a high quality customer service.
- Assess transfer related issues, drawing on broad HR experience, technical and legal knowledge to present appropriate responses.
- Develop and maintain excellent relationships with key partners including: HM Treasury, pension experts, Government Legal Department and Government Actuaries Department, Cabinet Office Central Secretariat.
- Deliver TUPE specialist learning, alongside GLD and Cabinet Office Pensions.
- Work closely with other policy and practice teams, including Pay & Reward, Job Evaluation, Recruitments and Exits to offer a holistic, joined-up service.
- Draft best practice guidance, tools and templates compliant with legislation/policy.
- May have line management responsibility of transfer consultant(s).
- Keep up to date with related legislation and Civil Service policy changes and Civil Service reform.
- Lead consultant on specific workstrands for example, Pensions, Machinery of Government, Capability, Service Managements, Masterclass delivery.
- Support transfer query management.
Work on specific projects and priorities within the wider Reward, TUPE, and Employment Framework Team as required.
Person specification
We are looking for an experienced HR practitioner, with excellent consultancy skills. The successful candidate will be confident leading on employee transfer engagement and consultancy support to departments, acting as an expert partner to deliver a high-quality customer service. They will be able to assess transfer related issues, drawing on broad HR experience, technical and legal knowledge to present appropriate solutions. They will feel comfortable building relationships with customers and key partners, acting as a critical friend and problem solver. The successful candidate will also be able to take a self-managed approach to keeping up to date on the technical aspects of TUPE legislation and be comfortable working at pace, whilst dealing with sensitive and confidential pieces of work in a busy consultancy team.
Essential criteria
- Highly credible HR experience and good understanding of employment law, HR people policies and practices.
- Experience of influencing and consulting with a wide range of stakeholders, identifying their requirements and being adaptive to their needs.
- Experience of presenting technically complex information.
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of TUPE and/or COSoP transfers.
- Experience of delivering employee transfers.
- Experience of working in a project management and/ or HR consultancy environment.
- CIPD qualified or willingness to study for a CIPD qualification.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role.
- An environment with flexible working options.
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
- A Civil Service Pension which provides an attractive pension, benefits for dependants and average employer contributions of 27%.
- A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by one day per year up to a maximum of 30.
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Application process
As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.
Your statement of suitability must out how you meet the essential and desirable criteria and the information outlined in the job and person specification in no more than 1000 words.
Selection process
The applications will be sifted on CV and statement of suitability. Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift, or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
At the interview you will be assessed using behaviours and strengths.
The behaviours assessed at the interview are:
- Communicating and Influencing
- Managing a Quality Service
- Leadership
- Seeing the Big Picture
The Strengths assessed at the interview are:
- Explainer
- Service Focused
- Problem Solver
- Relationship Building
Expected timeline (subject to change)
Expected sift date – W/C 29th May
Expected interview date/s – W/C 19th June
Interview location - the interview will take place via google meet video conferencing
Reasonable adjustments
If a person with disabilities is put at a substantial disadvantage compared to a non-disabled person, we have a duty to make reasonable changes to our processes.
If you need a change to be made so that you can make your application, you should:
Contact Government Recruitment Service via [email protected] as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
Complete the ‘Assistance required’ section in the ‘Additional requirements’ page of your application form to tell us what changes or help you might need further on in the recruitment process. For instance, you may need wheelchair access at interview, or if you’re deaf, a Language Service Professional.
Further information
If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'contact point for applicants' section.
Please note terms and conditions are attached. Please take time to read the document to determine how these may affect you.
New entrants are expected to join on the minimum of the pay band.
Any move to Cabinet Office from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at: https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.
A reserve list will be held for a period of 12 months, from which further appointments can be made.
If successful and transferring from another Government Department a criminal record check may be carried out.
In order to process applications without delay, we will be sending a Criminal Record Check to Disclosure and Barring Service /Disclosure Scotland on your behalf.
However, we recognise in exceptional circumstances some candidates will want to send their completed forms direct. If you will be doing this, please advise Government Recruitment Service of your intention by emailing [email protected] stating the job reference number in the subject heading.
For further information on the Disclosure Scotland confidential checking service telephone: the Disclosure Scotland Helpline on 0870 609 6006 and ask to speak to the operations manager in confidence, or email [email protected]
Applicants who are successful at interview will be, as part of pre-employment screening, subject to a check on the Internal Fraud Database (IFD). This check will provide information about employees who have been dismissed for fraud or dishonesty offences. This check also applies to employees who resign or otherwise leave before being dismissed for fraud or dishonesty had their employment continued. Any applicant’s details held on the IFD will be refused employment.
A candidate is not eligible to apply for a role within the Civil Service if the application is made within a 5 year period following a dismissal for carrying out internal fraud against government.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
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If you are not satisfied with the response you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at [email protected]. For further information on the Recruitment Principles. and bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission, please visit their website at: https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk.
