Human Resources Manager

Ministry of Justice; Doncaster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental organization based in Doncaster is seeking an experienced HR professional to support business leaders in resolving HR challenges and managing casework. The ideal candidate will have HR experience, strong communication skills, and the ability to analyze data effectively. This role offers a hybrid working arrangement and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Annual leave

Pension options

Training and development opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in HR delivery role.
• Ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience in data analysis and applying analytics.

Responsibilities

• Support businesses with HR issues and case management.
• Analyze HR data for interventions.
• Provide consultancy to managers on HR topics.
• Maintain relationships and team contribute to operational objectives.

Skills

Relationship management

Communication

Analysis

Problem-solving

Education

CIPD membership or equivalent

Job description

Overview

The Ministry of Justice People and Capability (MoJ P&C) supports the organisation by enabling its people to be the best that they can be. We are continuously reviewing and enhancing the services that P&C provide across the MoJ to deliver high quality services for our customers. MoJ has a team of committed and capable professionals delivering people services across the Justice family. With a passion for people management and a desire to build an HR generalist foundation for a future career, the post holder will work with managers from within HMPPS to optimise the effective working relationship and ensure maximum impact of HR on business effectiveness. This is your opportunity to be part of the HR enabling prisons and probation to make society safer and help people turn live. The role involves a proactive approach to problem solving and enabling the business to find solutions to HR challenges. With a generalist knowledge of case management and essential functional HR experience, the role is key to enabling business leaders through interpretation of HR policy, application of case management advice and the delivery of key HR processes to maintain the links with essential systems; SSCL, Occupational Health, Civil Service Pensions etc.

As a HR professional in either a regional role or a HQ delivery role to a sector of the business, the post holder will support business leaders, managers and specialists with more complex HR cases and provide a professional link to the central case management service, working together to achieve effective outcomes. As the first point of contact to the business, the post holder would be required to manage stakeholder expectations and gather business intelligence to provide specialist advice or deploy the appropriate service from within the team.

Responsibilities

Supporting an area of the business with wide ranging impact, appraising, assessing and adapting to a wide range of issues on a day-to-day basis and developing options to maintain or improve performance. Role holder will have autonomy to make decisions within their discrete area of work to deploy appropriate resources using initiative and in communication with their established network of contacts across the wider HR community. Interpreting HR advice which may require follow up questions or discussion to understand the wider impact of the issue. Decisions might involve considerable discretion but will be constrained by policy and best practice. Analysing HR data and applying understanding to decide on an appropriate intervention or course of action. Considering sensitive or multiple opposing opinions to establish facts; establishing the best approach; determining appropriate methodologies; analysis to ensure quality and application of results. Exercise judgement and make decisions based on their own interpretation. Details may be unclear and require further investigation. Required to maintain relationships by supporting others, contribute to team decisions and use initiative to solve problems. Contribute directly to the achievement of operational organisational objectives by developing internal credibility and providing guidance and consultancy to managers on HR related issues, which include: Employment Tribunal, Grievance, Disciplinary Support Attendance Management Support Audit, Assurance & Compliance Commissioner: Expert Services & Support (Internal & External), Behaviours - please provide examples of how you have met each one of the behaviours listed below:

• Managing a Quality Service (Lead Behavior)
• Communicating and Influencing
• Leadership
• Working together

Essential Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Previous experience of an HR delivery role (assessed via CV)
• The ability to confidently build and manage a diverse range of relationships, including with senior stakeholders (assessed via Communicating and Influencing behaviour)
• Supporting others to optimise performance of their People Management Skills (assessed via Leadership behaviour)
• Excellent communication skills, both in verbal and written formats (assessed via Communicating and Influencing behaviour)
• Ability to analyse and understand data and apply analytics to business delivery (assessed via Managing a Quality Service)

Desirable experience, knowledge and skills

Previous experience of working in a HR team within the Civil Service and an awareness of the wider Civil Service HR operating model. Experience of HR consultancy work or other service delivery based on a Customer Relationship Model. Evidence demonstrating meeting desirable elements may be considered after essential criteria is assessed if candidates are closely scored.

Qualifications

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent or willing to work towards a qualification as part of career development. This role can be linked to the HR Apprenticeship (Level 5) and may be appropriate as a route into CIPD qualification.

Other information

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent. The MoJ offers a range of benefits including annual leave, pension options, training and development opportunities, employee networks, and flexible working arrangements where possible. The MoJ is a Disability Confident employer and provides adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace. The recommended minimum security check is Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Travel to other prison and probation sites within the relevant cluster may be required.

Working arrangements: hybrid working where business needs allow; standard full-time hours are 37 per week. Applications from part-time, flexible and job-share patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ Flexible Working policy. A sift may be based on lead behaviour, with further assessment by interview.

Application process

Interviews will be conducted remotely. Assessments will cover the Behaviours and Strengths from the Success Profiles framework. For further questions, contact [e-mail].