Human Resources Business Partner Job at Network Rail, Manchester M1

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Job Description

Human Resources Business Partner


Location


Manchester, GB


Department Name


IC HR Lead HR Business Partner Central (453130) G2


About Network Rail


Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!


About our people and the recruitment process -
We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!

We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.


Brief Description


If you are passionate about empowering people to perform their best and support them through numerous challenges, this could be the role for you. Sitting within the Capital Delivery HR team in the NW&C Region, this role offers the full Human Resources Business Partner remit, advising on organisational and structural change and performance and senior talent management activities, translating business needs into HR solutions. You will use business data and insight to inform the design, development and implementation of HR activities.

You will need to use your business partner expertise to gain credibility from day one, enabling you to operate as a member of the senior management team. You will be solutions-focused, able to deliver at pace and confident to challenge at senior levels.

You can be based at either Manchester or Birmingham. Please note this a secondment/fixed term opportunity.


About the role (External)


Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:

1. Partnering with managers to deliver operational people solutions, in conjunction with the Capital Delivery HR team.

2. Delivering key people initiatives in line with the NW&C people plan.

3. Developing a detailed understanding of the function in order to make a full contribution to the management team on people-related business issues, which will include Safety and Performance.

4. Supporting and coach line managers on the interim and annual performance management, including but not limited to objective setting, development, ensuring early interventions are made regarding performance issues, including the use of performance improvement plans.

5. Co-ordinating and implementing organisational review and design principles to support our strategic objectives, mitigating IR risks, promoting engagement and embed relevant culture change.

6. Supporting the Head of HR in key strategic projects.

7. Producing the annual talent review, ensuring that talent review actions are actively reviewed and executed through the year.


We are looking for someone who can demonstrate the following:

  • Able to find creative solutions to complex problems
  • 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
  • Confidently engaging with stakeholders and colleagues at all levels to generate commitment to goals. Showing you can be persuasive, bringing others round to your way of thinking and winning agreement for what you want to achieve.
  • Using sound judgement and knowledge to deliver business outcomes. Demonstrable planning and delivery skills.
  • Positively involved with change, advocating for change and making it happen.
  • Identifying the main issues in complex problems, clarifying understanding or stakeholder expectations, to seek best option.


Whilst it's not essential, we'd love it if you have:

  • An understanding of project management principles and experience of running complex projects to successful conclusion.
  • A CIPD/post-graduate human resources qualification.

Salary: £41,711-£46,925

Closing date: 11th April 2023. Late applications will not be accepted.


This is a fixed term opportunity ending July 2024. This role has the potential to become permanent.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

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