HR Business Partner (Fixed Term) - ( Ref : 6895 )

As we embark on a multi-year programme of transformational change, the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) is committed to delivering far-reaching benefits for our customers, stakeholders, and the way we manage our seas. A critical enabler of this change is our culture and people first approach.

We are seeking a motivated self-starter to join our team and play a key role in strengthening the resilience of our colleagues particularly in the areas of HR policy, development and growth. This role involves partnering with Directors to help shape the leadership of colleagues, ensuring the efficient use of technical resources through data-driven analysis, providing expert advice and guidance to colleagues.

Job description

Accountabilities and responsibilities

Personal performance

• Contribute to the design of a fit for purpose MMO People Plan and workforce plan
• Plan and manage own and others workload to ensure delivery of MMO People Plan and workforce plan
• Work with Directors, guiding them on their people-related delegated authority and heading off employee relations issues before they escalate
• Manage Employee Relation casework and work collaboratively with other senior case managers to share best practice and ensure consistent standards by providing feedback on case work quality checks
• Take responsibility for strategic and tactical plans for workforce development
• Contribute to the development of L&D initiatives, delivering training where appropriate.
• Work with Head of HR to shape the HR service offer so that it is fit for purpose.
• Manage personal performance of team members through scheduled performance reviews and regular 1:1s ensuring personal aspirations and discussed and supported as far as possible

Stakeholder Management

• Work with MMO Directors to understand the business requirements
• Work with Directors and their leadership teams to support them in people strategic activities e.g. away days, culture, HRMI, workforce planning, org design, leadership development and delivering new initiatives e.g. People Performance or action planning from staff survey.
• Develop and maintain business partner relationships with the organisation and directors
• Provide subject matter expertise to ELT and the wider business
• Ensure ELT are kept informed of the progress of all projects, including check in points
• Work with Defra counterparts, Civil Service Community of Practice and HR Service Providers (such as SSCL or Government Recruitment Service etc) collaboratively.

Finance

• Forecast budget requirements for own area and work with the Head of HR to ensure a business case for funding is created and submitted
• Identify and utilise alternative funding streams to deliver the People Plan and workforce plan
• Assist in the utilisation of Learning & Development budget for organisational development.

People Management

• Empower team members to support their own teams’ performance to ensure all team members are equipped and skilled to be able to carry out their duties
• Coaching managers to hold difficult conversations and facilitating meetings, inc; absence management and performance management
• Conduct Exit interviews when appropriate
• Advise colleagues on HR Policies and processes
• Ensure the organisational priorities are communicated and understood by your team and empower them to cascade this to their teams
• Provide opportunities to develop resilience and support succession planning.

Continuous Improvement

• Work closely with wider Civil Service to ensure best practise is applied to MMO HR service and deliverables
• Determine and analyse HR Policy content, and review and develop policies when applicable
• Identify strengths, weaknesses and trends from people analytics to create and deliver tactical and strategic plans
• Ensure that people related projects are landed effectively by using a strong comms plan

Day to Day

• Achievement of personal targets and KPI’s
• Ensure that the MMO values and code of conduct are embedded in your daily activity, and you provide feedback to others
• Comply with all MMO policies and procedures at all times
• Develop customer and stakeholder relationships to enable mutually satisfactory results
• Maximize opportunities to continually learn about your role and yourself
• Support corporate initiatives as required
• Positively promote the MMO “brand” outside of the organisation
• Any other reasonable duty as defined by the organisation

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications

Essential

• CIPD Qualified (or equivalent) with 5 years’ recent experience of working in a generalist or HR Business Partner role
• Knowledge of up to date industry best practice in generalist HR practices
• Knowledge of current and upcoming employment legislation
• Proven experience of managing employee relations casework
• Experience of developing and delivering learning and development initiatives
• Extensive experience of delivering in the organisational design space
• Excellent communication and listening skills
• Proven influencing and negotiating skills
• Experience of working with senior leadership cohort and building and maintaining relationships at senior and executive level
• Experience of acting as a trusted advisor to senior or executive teams
• Proven technical HR skills

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Job contact :

• Name : Katie Hamilton
• Email : Katie.Hamilton@marinemanagement.org.uk.

Recruitment team

• Email : defra-recruitment-enquiries@resourcing.soprasteria.co.uk

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