Key Responsibilities and Deliverables:
You will be working closely with our HR Policy Lead to work on a number of exciting and high-profile policy areas. With your key responsibilities including:
Maintaining and updating our current HR Policies to reflect change driven by our senior stakeholders, staff networks, Civil Service HR or new legislation. You will do this through engaging and consulting with multiple internal and external stakeholders.
Supporting the development of an overarching DCMS HR Policy Offer which aims to ensure an agile, user-centred and evidence based approach to HR Policy development.
Provide timely advice in response to inquiries and commissions from across People & Workplace, and also from Civil Service HR. This will include responding to Freedom of Information requests, Departmental write-arounds, and Parliamentary Questions.
You will be the single point of contact and contract manager for a number of key commercial contracts, including Occupational Health, our Employee Assistance Programme, our Government Legal Department, HR Casework, Civil Service HR Mediation and Civil Service HR Investigations Service.
Person specification
Essential requirements:
A keen interest in HR Policy.
Excellent stakeholder engagement skills - you are able to build strong relationships with key stakeholders to deliver change.
You have strong verbal and written communication skills which you have used to influence decision making.
You are confident in managing and delivering on multiple priorities.
You have experience in delivering on projects which have had an impact across your current organisation.
Desirable skills:
CIPD qualified or working towards.
Experience in either the Policy or HR Profession.
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