Senior HR Business Partner 12 Mth FTC

Job summary

At FCDO Services we protect the UK’s interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we’re on. In our world, it all matters.

To protect a nation, we need people with all kinds of skills. That means everyone from architects to accountants, and electricians to engineers. Our HR team knows this well. They’re the ones who offer support every step of the way, helping us attract, train, develop and retain a range of brilliantly talented colleagues. Now, you’ve got the opportunity to join them.

Putting people first.

Growing talent from within.

Finding your potential.

It all matters.

Job description

Use all your workforce planning skills to support our global mission

When you join us in this critical role, you’ll work in partnership with senior leaders as you build our organisational capability and capacity. You’ll achieve this through the use of highly effective operational and strategic workforce planning, the enabling of successful performance and talent management, and the identification of creative people solutions. Liaising with key stakeholders as you focus on developing, delivering and linking our business and people strategies, you’ll also implement and embed our strategic workforce planning framework. This will ensure that successful recruitment plans fulfil customer needs and help us take advantage of new business opportunities.

But your work won’t stop here – we’ll also expect you to address a wide range of workforce challenges, provide insights into the development and delivery of people strategies, policies and procedures, and build effective relationships with key stakeholders. Analysing and gathering insights from HR and business data analytics, performance, surveys and other feedback, you’ll also coach line managers and senior leaders in all aspects of people development while supporting transformational change.

Help to implement HR policies that protect the UK’s interests around the world

With CIPD accreditation and plenty of operational HR experience, you’ll have a strong track record of implementing leadership and talent management development initiatives. An inspirational and motivating leader and networker, you’ll have experience of strategic workforce and capacity planning in a complex organisation, with a particular focus on succession and capability.

Ready to build positive, constructive relationships with senior colleagues and stakeholders, and skilled at using data and evidence to make effective decisions, you’ll possess strong business partnering and consultancy skills and have expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practice. In addition, a Level 7 CIPD qualification or its equivalent would be desirable, as would an understanding of Civil Service HR policies and controls, and working in a commercial environment would be an advantage.

Grow your career in the biggest way possible

When you join us, you’ll be contributing to protecting the nation’s interests at home and overseas. How will we help you in return? We offer a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service pension. While working in the UK you’ll have access to an on-site gym, nursery, canteen, and we offer interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. As Senior HR Business Partner you’ll be using all your skills with an organisation that protects people, information and assets around the world. Using your skills in a way that just means more.

Person specification

• Operational HR experience
• Defined, designed and implemented development initiatives and people strategies
• Excellent leadership and networking skills
• Experience of strategic workforce planning
• Capacity planning
• Experience of building relationships
• Able to demonstrate how to use data
• Strong business partnering and consultancy skills
• Expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practice

Qualifications

CIPD accreditation

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Making Effective Decisions
• Communicating and Influencing
• Changing and Improving
• Leadership

Technical skills

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• CIPD accreditation
• Operational HR experience in a relevant environment
• Defined, designed and implemented leadership and talent management development initiatives, and people strategies including performance management;
• Experience of strategic workforce planning in a complex organisation
• Able to demonstrate how to use data and evidence to make decisions
• Expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practice

We only ask for evidence of these technical skills on your application form:

• CIPD accreditation
• Operational HR experience in a relevant environment
• Defined, designed and implemented leadership and talent management development initiatives, and people strategies including performance management;
• Experience of strategic workforce planning in a complex organisation
• Able to demonstrate how to use data and evidence to make decisions

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £58,209, FCDO Services contributes £16,863 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

• Learning and development tailored to your role
• An environment with flexible working options
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension
• A leave allowance of 25 days per annum
• 9 days per annum public and privilege days

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Experience and Technical skills.

To apply for this role, you will be asked to provide your CV, a personal statement, and provide answers to some job specific questions.

Your CV and personal statement will not form part of the assessment they will provide an insight into your work history and experience.

Your CV should include:

• personal identifying details
• career history with key responsibilities
• skills and experience
• achievements
• qualifications

Your personal statement should outline your interest in the role.

Candidates will only be sifted on answers provided to the job specific questions which are outlined in the application form.

Those that are successful will be invited to a Face to face interview onsite at Hanslope Park.

At the interview you will be asked a blend of questions on technical skills and behaviours, along with a presentation.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window).People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK nationals only.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see theCivil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

• Name : Fcdoservices.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk
• Email : Fcdoservices.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk

Recruitment team

• Email : Fcdoservices.recruitment@fcdo.gov.uk

Attachments

Candidate Pack Senior HR Business Partner 12 month FTC Opens in new window (pdf, 1854kB)