Human Resources Business Partner Support

ENGINEERINGUK; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Human Resources Business Partner Support to enhance HR operations. This role involves delivering proactive HR support, managing talent and performance planning, and driving HR initiatives. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work under pressure. With a focus on continuous improvement, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a vital part of the UK's railway infrastructure. Join a diverse and inclusive team dedicated to making a significant impact on the community and the organization.

Qualifications

• Experience in a large, complex organization is essential.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver proactive HR support to the HR Business Partner team.
• Manage and track HR initiatives and projects effectively.

Skills

Customer Service Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Research and Analytical Skills

IT Literacy

Education

CIPD Qualification

Graduate Calibre

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

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Human Resources Business Partner Support

About Network Rail

Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure. Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions.

We're continuing to build a more diverse and inclusive organisation which is representative of the passengers we serve. To do this, it's essential we become a more open, diverse and inclusive organisation, harnessing the skills and expertise of all our people and attracting the best talent to help us have a safe, accessible railway for everyone. We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone.

About our Route

We are Central route. We are the Heart of Britain's Railway. More than a million people rely on us every week, and we help transport nearly a million tonnes of freight every month. But we are more than just tracks and trains, we are a catalyst for jobs and opportunities, a connection to leisure and time with family and friends, and a foundation for communities and neighbourhoods.

We are a key part of the national network, with Birmingham New Street - the busiest station outside of London and the hub of the railway - connecting England, Scotland and Wales, with hundreds of services arriving and leaving every day.

Brief Description

This rewarding role will be supporting Stations, Safety and the Programme directorate team alongside the HR Business Partner.

In this role you'll deliver proactive and professional HR support to empower the HR Business Partner team in driving impactful HR solutions, bringing the people strategy to life for the organisations we support. This role will also support the New Street Station, as we know it is a very busy station with about 35.3 million passengers entries and exit. It is vital we get the right candidate in post to support with ad hoc administrative and operational HR activity.

We require someone with strong communication skills, particularly with experience of detailed reporting analysis. It will also require someone who can use their initiative to look beyond the day-to-day requirements and suggest ways we can improve what we currently do that will support our Stations, Safety and the Programme directorate team. Employee Relations knowledge would be helpful, alongside working knowledge of HR processes and policies and how they are applied.

About the role (External)

As a Human Resource Business Partner Support you will be:

• Providing proactive, professional HR Support to the HR Business Partner team/s and the business to facilitate the delivery of value add HR and the delivery of the people/HR plans.

• Supporting HR Business Partner teams in Talent Management, Workforce and Succession Planning and performance planning, maintaining appropriate data within the associated process.

• Providing support for Organisation Change programmes, through the full development and implementation phases.

• Providing project management support to the HR Business Partner team, tracking, measuring and communicating through the project timeline.

• Supporting the associated HR Business Partner team/s with research, reporting requirements, analysis and production of reports to support the implementation of HR initiatives.

• Seeking, identifying and developing solutions to continuously improve the HR support to the business.

• Maintaining up to date professional HR knowledge to input into the development of both operational and value add HR initiatives.

• Taking ownership for delivery of assigned work within HR programmes/initiatives.

• Supporting the associated HR Business Partner team/s with ad hoc administrative and operational HR activity.

In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Demonstrates strong customer service skills.

• Experience of working within a large, complex and fast moving organisation.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong time management, organisation and prioritisation skills and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

• Resilient, Adaptable and Flexible.

• IT literate, strong excel, word and PowerPoint knowledge.

• Experience of event coordination and facilitation.

• Research and analytical skills.

• Strong relationship building skills.

• Experience of supporting the delivery of HR initiatives and projects.

It's not mandatory to have the below, but it would be desirable to have:

• CIPD Qualified or relevant HR Support experience.

• Graduate Calibre

How to apply (External)
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Salary: Circa £27,000 dependant on experience

Closing date : 20th May 2025 . Late applications will not be accepted.

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We're a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

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