Human Resources Manager

Ministry of Justice; Fareham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working policy

Public sector pension

Job summary

Ministry of Justice is seeking an HR Generalist to support prisons and probation, delivering key HR processes and advising managers on case management and policy interpretation. The role involves building relationships across the HR community, analysing data, and providing consultancy to business leaders.

You will work as part of the MoJ People and Capability function, with hybrid working and travel to sites as required.

Qualifications

• Generalist knowledge of case management and HR processes.
• Experience advising managers and delivering HR processes.
• Ability to interpret HR policy and provide specialist advice.
• Willingness to travel to prison sites across the region.

Responsibilities

• Support an area of the business with wide ranging impact and develop options to improve performance.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and provide specialist HR guidance.
• Analyse HR data to determine appropriate interventions and actions.
• Support the central case management service and liaise with SSCL/Occupational Health.

Skills

HR generalist

Stakeholder management

Policy interpretation

Data analysis

Education

CIPD membership or equivalent

Tools

SSCL

Civil Service Pensions

Job description

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, activities and duties 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), The successful candidate will be required to travel to prison and probation sites across the South Central region with occasional travel to other HMPPS sites. All applicants should be aware that business partnering arrangements are subject to change and postholders will be expected to accommodate changes in partnering arrangements in line with business need to include providing cover and support for other business areas when required., Please provide 250-word 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

Please refer to the 'essential knowledge, experience and skills' section above which details how each of the essential criteria will be assessed. Please also refer to the CS Behaviours framework for more details at this grade: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/717275/CS_Behaviours_2018.pdf Experience Please submit an anonymous copy of your CV. Should we receive a large number of applications, we will sift primarily on the lead behaviour of Managing a Quality Service. Successful applicants will then be invited to an interview, testing both behaviours and strengths. Interview: Please note that interviews will be held remotely. During the interview, we will be assessing you on the Behaviours listed above and Strengths from the Success Profiles framework. Behaviours:

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

If you have any questions regarding the role, please contact [e-mail]

Additional Information

The MoJ offers Hybrid Working arrangements where business need allows. This is an informal, non-contractual form of flexible working that blends working from your base location, different MoJ sites and / or from home (please be aware that this role can only be worked in the UK and not overseas). All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity. Some roles will not be suitable for Hybrid Working. Similarly, Hybrid Working will not suit everyone's circumstances. Arrangements will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidate(s) and subject to regular review. For nationally advertised role: all successful candidates will be appointed to the nearest viable office nearest to their home postcode and on its respective pay scale. This will be at either a HQ building (subject to desk allocation, a Justice Collaboration Centre (JCC) or a Justice Satellite Office (JSO) - See Map. All employees will be expected to spend a minimum of 60% of their working time in an office, subject to local estate capacity). For current MoJ employees, your base location will need to be changed to the nearest viable office (to your home postcode), either at a HQ building, JCC or JSO within the National Office Network and moved its location's respective pay scale (any legacy arrangements/locations will need to be amended). Some of MoJ's terms and conditions of service are changing as part of Civil Service reform. The changes will apply to staff joining MoJ who are new to the Civil Service. Staff joining MoJ from other civil service employers will transfer onto the new MoJ terms if they are already on 'modernised' terms in their current post or onto 'unmodernised' MoJ terms if they are on 'unmodernised' terms at their current post. Details will be available if an offer is made. MoJ candidates who are on a specialist grade, will be able to retain their grade on lateral transfer. All candidates who are currently in receipt of Mark Time / Pay Protection should ensure they are familiar with the new policy on permanent and temporary promotion which can be found on the employee intranet. Flexible working hours The Ministry of Justice offers a flexible working system in many offices. Standard full time working hours are 37 hours per week. MoJ welcomes part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns, where they meet the demands of the role and business needs. All applications for part-time, flexible and job-sharing working patterns will be considered in accordance with the MoJ's Flexible Working policy. A sift based on the lead behaviour, Managing a Quality Service, may be held if a large number of applications are received. If a large number of applications remain after the initial sift, your application will be progressed to a full sift, where all behaviours will then be considered. Behaviours Application Form Question Word Limit 250 Managing a Quality Service Communicating and Influencing Leadership Working Together Experience We will assess your experience for this role via the following methods CV or Work History Evidence of Experience CV or Work History Technical Technical Questions Application Form Question Word Limit 250 Specific qualification requirements You will be a member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent or be willing to work towards it and actively demonstrate Continuous Professional Development. Please answer 'yes' to meeting the qualification requirement if you are either: 1) Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or equivalent 2) or willing to work towards a qualification as part of career development. If you are answering yes to option 2, please upload a note indicating your willingness to work towards the qualification.Interview stage assessments Interview Dates Interviews expected in November Behaviours Managing a Quality Service Communicating and Influencing Leadership Working Together Strengths Strengths will be assessed but these are not shared in advance. To learn more about Strengths and how they are assessed please click here. Level of security checks required Baseline Personnal Security Standard (BPSS)