HR Business Partners (Hybrid)
We are looking to welcome two HR Business Partners who share our values of learning, inclusivity, courage, and care to take on exciting opportunities either leading our centralised HR Advisory function or as a strategic directorate HR Business Partner.
As an HR Business Partner, you have a critical role in shaping and implementing people strategies and ensuring that our people are at the heart of Avon and Somerset Police. Being the interface between HR and the business is an exciting, stretching, and wide-ranging job. The HRBP role will provide you with an invaluable opportunity to see the impact HR has on improving organisational outcomes. Our HRBPs have exposure across the whole range of HR activity, while at the same time leading on the people agenda for the area they partner, as well as organisational-wide people practices. This makes the role so interesting; no two days are the same and being a part of the success of the teams you partner brings fantastic job satisfaction, knowing you are contributing to delivering outstanding policing for all.
You’ll be used to working in a complex and fast-paced environment with experience of problem-solving and developing innovative people solutions. You will be confident and skilled in influencing, acting as a ‘critical friend’ and coaching leaders and their teams to enable them to achieve their people aims.
In this role, your main responsibilities will be:
* Developing and implementing business-specific people strategies, consultative services, and advice to leaders to build organisational and people capability.
* Influencing, supporting, and coaching leaders on all People matters, to ensure a high quality and consistent delivery of People services.
* Challenging and advising leaders on the research, design, and development of People initiatives and solutions to ensure a high-performing organisation, modernisation of working practices, and support for continuous improvement.
* Analysing effective people management information and metrics, key trends, and predictive data to provide people solutions to the business to address opportunities for service improvements.
* Shaping, influencing, and facilitating organisational development and change initiatives to drive through the change agenda and people strategies.
* Leading on key people projects and programmes of work as they arise in support of the People strategy.
Skills, experience, and qualifications required:
* Chartered Member of CIPD (MCIPD) or relevant HR experience. If you have relevant HR experience, then willingness to work towards CIPD within 2 years.
* HR experience of leading high-profile people programmes of work including consultation and negotiation with Trade Unions, Staff Associations, and Senior Managers.
* Demonstrating creativity and innovation in a complex environment.
* Knowledge of HR strategies and policies and how to interpret and implement them.
* Experience of communicating complex HR information to managers/leaders in a meaningful way and suggesting pragmatic people solutions.
* Ability to work with Senior Managers to identify challenges and use the relevant expertise, strategies, and tools from across the P&OD function to drive improvements.
* Able to meet deadlines, prioritise workloads, and work independently.
This post has been designated as requiring the following vetting levels in accordance with the ’Vetting Code of Practice’ and the ‘Authorised Professional Practice on Vetting’ - Police Recruitment Vetting (RV).
Additional Information:
Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 16th December 2024.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 3-year ‘checkable history’ in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 3 years.
Find more information about us on our website www.avonandsomerset.police.uk.
For more information on the role please see attached job description.
About us
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Blended Working/ Hybrid Working
Avon and Somerset Police encourage flexible working where operationally possible.
This role has been identified as a blended role. The successful candidate for this role will have the opportunity to work from home whilst also at a secondary work location, which will be a police premises. The successful applicant will have the option to discuss working arrangements with their line manager. All applicants must reside within the UK.
Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants)
* National Insurance Number
* Identification Detail e.g. passport
* Address information including proof
* Referee information
* Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained
* Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and descriptions of any visible tattoos you have.
If the role requires you to drive, you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.
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