People Advisor (Secondment - 12 Months) - Submarines

Rolls-Royce Corporation; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Rolls-Royce Submarines in Derby is seeking a People Advisor to deliver effective HR support to business managers and employees. You will help deploy HR processes such as Absence, Performance, Reward, Role grading, and Salary policy while partnering with HR functions to ensure high-quality service.

Responsibilities include supporting Talent processes, guiding managers, and driving change initiatives to create a positive work environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in HR or Business or equivalent experience.
• Ability to manipulate and present data clearly.
• Proficiency with Excel/PowerPoint/Word; Workday is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support People Partners and Case Manager to ensure HR processes run efficiently.
• Provide guidance to line managers and partner with HR activities for service delivery.
• Raise employee concerns and engagement issues and recommend actions with ER input.
• Support change management projects and HR communications.
• Advise line managers on people/team management responsibilities and processes.

Skills

Data analysis

Change management

Stakeholder management

Influencing

Problem solving

Education

HR/Business degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Workday

Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title

People Advisor - Submarines

Working Pattern

Full Time - Secondment

Location

Derby/Hybrid

Position Summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a People Advisor to join the Rolls-Royce Submarines Business in Derby. You will provide effective HR support to business managers ensuring business needs are met in line with Company HR policies and processes. Work with line managers and employees to resolve problems. But also you will support local deployment of Company HR processes such as Absence Management, Performance Management, Reward Review, Role grading, Salary policy and Career Development Framework activities.

What you will be doing

• You will support People Partners in the delivery of the Talent processes and People Meetings for business areas.
• Responsible for providing support to People Partners and our Case Manager to enable HR processes to be executed efficiently and effectively supporting the HR operating model.
• Provide guidance to line managers to obtain support from the right areas; maintain a strong partnership with other HR activities to ensure overall service delivery.
• Raise employee concerns and engagement issues and recommending action to create a positive and productive working environment, liaising with the relevant ER team where necessary.
• Support change management projects and communications for HR initiatives.
• Advise and support line managers on people/team management responsibilities and processes.

Who we are looking for

• At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference.
• These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process.
• They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.
• Degree qualified in a Business or HR Discipline or equivalent experience.
• Articulate, numerate and ability to manipulate and present data as required.
• Comfortable around key tools including: Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
• Good working knowledge of HR processes and the relevant IT systems to support those processes, Workday would be an advantage.
• Broad change management skill set along with the ability to apply project management principles to deliver and support organizational change.
• Well-developed customer and relationship management skill set.
• Ability to influence others effectively in a business environment.
• Problem solving approach to process improvement.

Our vision

Our vision is to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that shaped our history continues into our future. Our multi-year transformation programme aims to turn Rolls-Royce into a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing company. Join us, and it can be your future vision too.

Commitment to Diversity

Rolls-Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non-discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

Additional Information

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role. We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade. It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role.

Security Clearance

To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national.

Grade and Closing Date

Grade: NGS 7-9
Closing Date: 20th November 2026

Contact and Posting Information

For further information, please contact: Natalie Egan Recruiter: Emily Wilson
Job Category Human Resources
Posting Date 13 Nov 2026; 00:11
Posting End Date 20 Nov 2026

About Rolls-Royce

Rolls-Royce pioneers cutting-edge technologies that deliver the cleanest, safest and most competitive solutions to our planet's vital power needs.