HR Integration & Change Manager

Vodafone Group; Newbury; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone UK seeks an Integration & Change Manager to enhance HR integration and manage change initiatives. The role involves collaborating with senior HR leaders, overseeing workstreams, and ensuring a positive employee experience during transitions. Join a company committed to innovation and diversity.

Benefits

28 days holiday entitlement

Employee discounts

Pension plan

Share schemes

Learning and development tools

Qualifications

• Experience in HR function and programme management.
• Ability to influence and achieve through others.

Responsibilities

• Drive integration within HR function and manage workstreams.
• Collaborate with HR teams to design integration roadmap.
• Provide updates on programme progress and risks.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Strategic Thinking

Presentation Skills

Communication

Job description

Location: Newbury/London + *Hybrid
Salary: Excellent basic salary plus bonus and Vodafone benefits
Working Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week – Mon to Fri

*Hybrid

At Vodafone UK we believe that through collaboration and connection with our colleagues we can achieve great things. Our hybrid working approach allows our people to work both in the office and at home, providing the flexibility and resources you need to succeed in your role. We don't require you to be in on specific days; instead, we ask people to come into the office 2-3 days each week, on average 8 days a month. Our “Office in a Box” home working kit will provide you with everything you need, no matter where you are.

Who We Are

We’re a global technology communications company that empowers people and businesses to stay connected and thrive in a digital world. With a focus on innovation, sustainability and earning customer loyalty, we leverage cutting-edge technology to offer products and services that enhance communication and improve lives.

At Vodafone UK, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, it is core to who we are as a company. We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work and are committed to driving inclusion for all; creating a workplace that is fully representative of the communities and customers we serve.

Join us at the heart of Vodafone UK in Corporate, one of the central support functions that underpin our business and keep us moving forward. We provide centralised support, expertise and guidance across our UK and Group operations, continuing to build on our success and trailblazing the way to our next stage of digital growth.

What you’ll do

As Integration & Change Manager, you will contribute to the integration within the HR function, driving momentum across specific HR workstreams and Integration Management Office. You will work directly with the Head of HR Policy & Transformation HR Director and HR workstreams to support the design and delivery of a complex integration and change roadmap. This role is great for someone with knowledge of HR practices, as well as someone who is happy to dal with ambiguity and is inspired by the opportunity to help shape the future.

• You will partner directly with the Head of HR Policy & Transformation, HRD/HRLT to develop programme objectives and deliverables.
• You will provide regular support and oversight to all HR workstreams (e.g. Reward, Policy, Consultation, OD, OE, Culture and Property) to ensure alignment, coordination and communication across the workstream leads.
• You will collaborate with workstreams and external parties to support the continued design of detailed HR integration roadmap and facilitate the shaping of both workstream deliverables and the overall integration plan, helping teams understand their role in the bigger picture.
• You will programme manage and assure delivery for all UK workstreams, including tracking key deliverables, milestones, risks and actions regularly.
• You will support the delivery of change management planning and initiatives, leading as the champion of employee experience to ensure a seamless and positive integration journey for our people.
• You will work cross functionally across the Integration Management Office to support HR-related deliverables, as well as have the ability to influence and connect the dots on risks or interdependencies across the programme.
• You will develop the HR programme governance in conjunction with the Integration Management Office and run that governance across the HR function.
• You will product executive-level updates on programme progress, opportunities, risks and challenges for GMT and other SteerCos as relevant.
• You will define and deliver performance updates on all HR workstreams to key stakeholders, including HRD, HRLT and internal and external programme teams through agenda, pre-read and material creation.

Who you are

Essential:

• You will have experience working within a HR function.
• You will have outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills.
• You wil have strong analytical skills and strategic thinking.
• You will have experience influencing others and the ability to achieve through others.
• You will be flexible and very well organised, whilst resilient with ambiguity.
• You will have experience in programme management/delivery.

Worried that you don’t meet all the desired criteria exactly? At Vodafone we are passionate about Inclusion for All and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive, whatever their personal or professional background. If you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align exactly with every part of the job description, we encourage you to apply as you may be the right candidate for this role or another role, and our recruitment team can help you see how your skills fit in.

We believe that everyone has valuable contributions to make. As a Disability Confident Employer, we actively encourage individuals with disabilities to apply for positions within our team. Through the ‘Offer an Interview’ scheme, we aim to offer interviews to a fair and proportionate number of applicants with disabilities who best meet the essential criteria for our vacancies. If you would like to participate in the scheme, you will have the opportunity to indicate this on your application.

What we offer

We believe that taking care of our employees is the key to their success. That is why we offer an excellent remuneration and bonus package with up to 28 days holiday entitlement, in addition to bank holidays and paid leave for charity projects. We offer an extensive benefits package that can be tailored to suit you and your family, including employee discounts, retail vouchers, pension plan and share schemes. We take pride in our commitment to supporting you at every stage of your career by providing top of the range learning and development tools and market leading parental leave policies.

Together we can

Vodafone UK are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and all offers of employment for this role are subject to background checks, including criminal (DBS) and financial checks to meet the regulators standards.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have an accessibility request as part of your recruitment journey, for example, extended time or breaks in between online assessments, a sign language interpreter, or assistive technology, please refer to the Accessibility section of our Careers website (https://careers.vodafone.com/uk/applying-to-vodafone/) for guidance.

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