92285 - HR Business Partner South East and Eastern
Number of jobs available: 2
Detail of reserve list: 12 Months
Region: East of England, South East
City/Town: Canterbury, Chatham, Folkestone, Maidstone, Rochester, Sheerness
Building/Site: HM Prison Elmley, HM Prison Maidstone, HM Prison Rochester, HM Prison Standford Hill, Kent Probation Trust Maidstone, NPS Folkestone Magistrates Court, NPS New Road Chatham, NPS Ralphs Centre Canterbury
Grade: SEO
Post Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Full Time, Flexible Working
Role Type: Human Resources
Will the successful applicant have line manager responsibilities? Yes
Overview of the role:
The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is responsible for everything that goes into running the UK’s criminal and civil justice systems. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic HR partnering to senior leaders in HM Prisons and Probation (HMPPS). You will be critical in ensuring HMPPS meets its aims in protecting the public and reducing reoffending.
The post holder will partner either Governors within the Prison Service and/or equivalent senior leaders within the Probation Service or HQ. At present, HMPPS is moving through a significant transformation to create a joined-up prison and probation function.
Working in partnership with senior leaders, this role will be responsible for supporting the business to deliver against people priorities. The postholder will operate as an implementer, facilitating access to central services and working alongside the business to execute people initiatives.
The post holder will be required to partner customer groups in various locations and may be called upon to support regional projects across areas of the business.
Key Delivery Strands:
Change Management:
* Understanding the business and the drivers for change.
* Support the business through reorganisation, restructures, and redeployment.
Resourcing & Retention:
* Working in partnership with the business and finance to understand the current and predicted workforce picture.
* Support in the execution of interventions to address resourcing and retention challenges.
Management & Leadership Capability:
* Support the business to access centrally run learning through the learning and development team.
* Help build management confidence and capability in handling absence, performance, conduct, and grievance cases.
Employee Experience and Staff Engagement:
* Working with senior leaders to analyse and identify the right people priorities through the annual Civil Service People Survey.
* Ensure diversity and inclusion run through all people strategies and action plans.
Essential Knowledge, Experience and Skills:
* Previous experience of working in a HR team.
* The ability to confidently build and manage a diverse range of relationships.
* Strong experience of delivering in a HR team.
* Excellent communication skills.
Qualifications:
You must have completed and achieved your Chartered CIPD Membership, or willing to work to gain the qualification within 2 years of appointment.
Security clearance required:
Security clearance will depend on the environment and may include a requirement of CTC, SC, DBS.
Location Requirements:
There is a requirement for the successful applicant’s work base to be within the region. The base location will be discussed with the successful candidate.
Office attendance and travel requirements:
As an MoJ employee, our minimum expectation is that you will attend a workplace at least 40% of the time.
Benefits:
* Annual Leave: 25 days on appointment, increasing to 30 days after five years’ service.
* Pension: The Civil Service offers a choice of pension schemes.
* Training: The Ministry of Justice is committed to staff development.
Diversity & Inclusion:
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found.
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