By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.
Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs.
UKAEA leads the way in realizing fusion energy, partnering with industry and research for ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid, supported by tomorrow's power stations. In pursuit of our mission, UKAEA embraces core values: Innovative, Committed, Trusted, and Collaborative.
As an employee of UKAEA you will benefit from:
* Outstanding defined benefit pension scheme, details of which can be found at the end of this advert .
* Corporate bonus scheme up to 7%and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).
* Flexible working options including family friendly policies and the right to request flexible working from the start of your employment.
* Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders.
* Generous annual leave allowance starting with 25 days, plus 3 days Christmas closure and 2.5 privilege days, in addition to UK bank holidays.
* Wide range of career development opportunities .
* A vibrant culture committed to equality and being fully inclusive .
Job Description
The salary for this role is £48,376. Onsite working is expected for 3 days each week, however, we actively support requests for flexible working.
This role is based at the following site; Culham, Oxfordshire .
This role requires employees to complete an online Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), including The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks for criminal convictions and possibly a search of open source data.
The Role
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to make a difference? Join our team and contribute to the future of fusion energy. As People Specialist, you will play a pivotal role in working closely with the Strategic People Business Partner (SPBP) to develop and deliver the People Plan for the Directorate, supporting the continued growth of the Division driving the people agenda, and supporting matrixed employees into a large UKAEA programmes. You will be responsible for building and delivering people projects that will support the success of the Directorates business plans, including a broad range of people related projects such as; change management, organisational design, EDI initiatives, talent management, early careers and building leadership capability.
You will work with managers, ensuring they are competent and consistent in leading their teams, applying the performance management processes set out in the People policies and procedures. In addition, you will be responsible for collaborating with specialists in the People Department to build people management capability, talent management initiatives, succession planning, developing content to upskill managers and overseeing recruitment campaigns. You will also be responsible for the operational day-to-day people activities within the Directorate, supporting the Employee Relations Team with the employee relations caseload, leading people processes including performance management, capability building, onboarding and exit management, coordinating recruitment activities, and query handling on people processes and policies in conjunction with the various centres of excellence within the People & Culture function.
Key Accountabilities:
People Plans
* Support the development, implementation, and delivery of the associated Division’s annual People Plan.
* Research external benchmarks and best practice to improve and enhance, together with the SPBP, procedures for all people related activities, such as Performance Management, Attendance, Recognition and Reward, Talent Acquisition, Onboarding, Succession Planning and Career Development. Shares insights as part of a community with other People & Culture team members.
People Projects
* Build and deliver people-related projects that support the business plans for associated Divisions.
* Collaborate and work closely with the broader People Department and People Strategy Team to deliver on shared and individual objectives, leading and contributing to People related projects as appropriate.
Management Information
* Provide intelligent management information to deliver reports and people data as required to meet the needs of People projects, the ER team, operational activities, and initiatives, including collating, analysing, interpreting, and presenting data.
Organisational Development
* Support the SPBP with embedding and defining the culture and behaviours of associated Divisions and Programmes, contributing research on best practice and implementing initiatives.
* Contribute to the change management plans, supporting and effectively communicating while engaging with key stakeholders.
* Assist with internal People process improvements, and People policy development and implementation, taking account of external best practice and benchmarking.
* Lead the employee engagement and wellbeing surveys, and follow up with action planning. Assist in facilitating focus groups and think tank sessions.
* Own the development, continuous improvement and implementation of onboarding programmes, supporting managers on what is expected of them, to ensure that all employees are welcomed, motivated, engaged and well-integrated.
* Partner with business and team leaders to provide feedback, manage performance, develop talent, coach employees, and promptly address employee relations matters.
Employee Relations
* Manage informal employee relations cases, coaching managers and employees to achieve informal resolutions and prevent escalations of cases.
* Support the ER and Policy team with ad-hoc employee relations cases by advising on the management of conduct issues, grievances and other ER issues within the Programme.
* Gather data-informed insights and developing proactive solutions to reduce ER informal and formal casework.
Talent, Learning & Development
* Liaise with central Global Mobility team to support secondments, providing advice and support as required to colleagues before, during and post-placement.
* Contribute to the talent development agenda and its implementation through talent management initiatives such as developing career paths, succession planning, performance review processes, and the identification of development and training needs.
* Support the SPBP with near and long-term workforce forecasting and demand planning, focusing on building the capability of the manager rather than just managing the issue.
* Work in collaboration with the Divisional Skills Manager to develop early career initiatives, interventions and programmes.
* Work in collaboration to determine both technical and non-technical competencies for each role to support career planning, development needs and L&D interventions. Support Skills Manager development and roll out of technical competency mapping.
Qualifications
Essential:
* Degree in HRM or equivalent is desirable, with a minimum of CIPD Level 5 • Experience of working as an HR Advisor/Junior HRBP or HRBP.
* Experience of working on project based work, including experience of project management tools.
* Experience of developing policies and procedures, demonstrating best practice.
* Experience of working in a fast-paced, commercial organisation.
* Experience translating policy and legal requirements into meaningful advice.
* Experience using evidence to propose solutions to HR challenges, including collating, analysing, interpreting, and presenting data.
* Experience using Excel competently to produce meaningful analytics.
* Good understanding of employee relations and employment law.
* Ability to build effective stakeholder relationships.
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
* Strong organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise tasks well.
Additional Information
A full list of our benefits can be found here .
We welcome talented people from all backgrounds who want to help us achieve our mission. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly from women in STEM, people from Black British Caribbean and African, Pakistani and Bangladeshi British, and other ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities, and neurotypical individuals. Our Executive team, supported by our 'Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion' (EDI) and Wellbeing and our EDI Networks actively promote Inclusion and takes steps to increase diversity within our organisation. We reinforce best practices in recruitment and selection and evaluate approaches to remove barriers to success.
Please note that vacancies are generally advertised for 4 weeks but may close earlier if we receive a large number of applications.
For applicants applying from outside the United Kingdom or those who have spent time outside the UK in the last five years, please visit the following link for information on criminal records checks: If your country of residence or previous residence is not listed on the website or if the UK Government does not have information on obtaining a criminal records check from that state, we regret to inform you that we cannot process your application.