Head of People Services
Location:RG7 4PR, located between Reading and Basingstoke, with free onsite parking.
Package: Competitive leadership salary depending on experience, performance related bonus, flexible benefit scheme.
Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working pattern on your application.
Let us introduce the role
We have an opportunity available for a Head of People Services, working in AWE’s People & Places function.
The Head of People Services is responsible for the operational and strategic leadership of the People Services team; building, managing and leading a high-performance People services team to deliver efficient, high-quality people services across the organisation.
The service covers oversight of the end-to-end employee lifecycle for AWE, from employee and manager queries about processes and system navigation, to informal coaching and advice to line managers applying HR policies through to complex employee relations case management. The role ensures the People services processes and interfaces are employee centric and digitally enabled as part of an agreed service catalogue, driving innovation and change by deploying leading edge digital solutions to all people services
Some of the Key Responsibilities
*Provide a controlling mind for the digital strategy across the People & Places function; shape and innovate the future of people applications and their role in driving process, experience and insight efficiency
*Lead the people strategy for the adoption of AI, working closely with the IS function
*Build strong external networks across the service delivery and digital experience and analytics space
*Ensure the seamless delivery of People services, execution of HR policies and procedures, implementation of best practice, and service excellence demonstrated though key performance indicators and defined service standards that effectively balances strategic thinking and detailed operational delivery in a high pace and demanding service area, using professional judgement to drive decision making in a safety critical environment
*Be an inspirational team manager and leader, ensuring resource and workload is organised effectively, team members have the capability and tools to perform to a high standard, the right support is in place to enable strong team well-being and resilience in what can be a very challenging work area, and ensuring high performance standards are delivered
*Collaborate effectively across the People & Places function and AWE’s Trade Unions, building trusted and credible relationships which can be used to drive and influence the effectiveness and consistency of the People Service agenda in keeping with AWE’s People Experience strategy
*Develop and implement the People & Places technology roadmap, ensuring People Data architecture is fit for purpose and HRIS capability meets the needs of the business
*Deliver a high performance People service, according to defined service standards and key performance indicators
*Lead and manage a team of HR professionals ensuring high performance, capability, engagement and well-being
*Ensure fit for purpose people centric Policies, procedures, tools and resources are implemented and continuously reviewed and maintained to meet business requirements
*Lead and deliver the digital strategy for People and Places function
*Deliver thought leadership and innovate application use to deliver efficiencies and improved insight
Whilst not to be considered a tick list, we’d like you to have experience in some of the following:
*Bachelors degree or equivalent experience
*Proven experience of the design and delivery of digital strategy and understanding of AI/evolving technology capability. Strong technical capability and application knowledge is vital
*Experience of working in partnership with system integrators to design roadmaps and have delivered successful system implementation change projects at scale
*Proven experience managing and leading and motivating a People Services team
*Demonstrable knowledge and experience in all aspects of employee relations and case management
*Experience using data and analytics to inform decision making, monitoring performance and identify areas for improvement
*Evidence of anticipating future HR trends and challenges and developing strategies to address them
*Experience of building strong relationships with trade unions to achieve business outcomes
*Evidence of effective design and delivery of a digital roadmap
*In-depth knowledge of HR processes and best practice
*CIPD Qualification is highly desirable
Some reasons we think you’ll love it here:
AWE has wide range of benefits to suit you. These include:
*9-day working fortnight - meaning you get every other Friday off work, in addition to 270 hours of annual leave.
*Market leading contributory pension scheme (we will pay between 9% and 13% of your pensionable pay depending on your contributions).
*Family friendly policies: Maternity Leave - 39 Weeks Full Pay and Paternity Leave - 4 Weeks Full Pay.
*Opportunities for Professional Career Development including funding for annual membership of a relevant professional body.
*Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.
*Life Assurance (4 x annual salary).
*Discounts - access to savings on a wide range of everyday spending.
*Special Leave Policy including paid time off for volunteering, public service (including reserve forces) and caring.
The ’Working at AWE’ page on our website is where you can find full details in the ’AWE Benefits Guide’.
All candidates must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the correct security clearance for this role.
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