People Partner

Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading power solutions provider in East Grinstead is looking for a People Partner to drive HR strategy and support the business leadership. In this permanent role, you will collaborate across functions, manage projects, and coach leaders on HR matters. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, experience in Organisation Development, and a continuous commitment to personal growth. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to an inclusive workplace fostering innovation.

Qualifications

• Ability to analyse and challenge business strategy.
• Experience using Organisation Development to enhance performance.
• Commitment to personal learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Work with leadership on mobilising the people strategy.
• Coach leadership in handling complex HR issues.
• Manage global and local projects to improve organisation performance.

Skills

Analytical skills

Customer relationship management

Change management

Coaching

Sensitivity to cultural differences

Job description

Job Description

People Partner
East Grinstead
Full Time

At Rolls‑Royce we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere.

By joining Rolls‑Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world‑class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high‑performance culture.

As a People Partner you hold a unique role in our People Team, you partner the business leadership team on the development and implementation of business strategy with particular emphasis on the people and organisational elements. In order to drive the business strategy, you will need to understand and mobilise the strategies created in our Head Office teams across a wide range of areas including; experience, talent, leadership, learning, performance, reward and more!

What you will be doing:

• Work with the leadership team in mobilising the people strategy and driving the business plan, bringing the latest HR insights to the process
• Ensures the development of a Strategic Workforce Planning plan to support the business strategy and plan
• Coach the leadership team in handling sensitive or complex HR issues and in their own personal development including meeting Rolls‑Royce leadership expectations
• Drive the effectiveness of the People Team model through working collaboratively across the business and utilising People Services
• Provide effective employee relations advice given the context the business area is working in
• Manage global and local projects
• Bring challenge and perspective to the business agenda, particularly ensuring robust succession plans, talent development and building an environment that allows people to be at their best
• Diagnosing business problems from an Organisation Development perspective, using tools to identify the levers which will maximise organisation performance.

Key Experiences and any Qualifications:

• Ability to analyse and challenge business strategy and develop people implications
• Experience using Organisation Development to enhance business/organisational performance
• Broad knowledge of the HR function and its capability to support business objectives
• Well-developed customer and relationship management skills, including credibility and influencing skills and senior levels and across functions
• Broad change management skill set, combined with the ability to apply project management principles to deliver and support organisational change
• Ability to coach senior leaders and their teams to deliver business strategy and drive performance and capability improvement within their teams
• Sensitive to language and cultural differences
• Continual commitment to personal learning, demonstrated ability to build on learning and share within the broader People Team

Power Systems is the Rolls‑Royce business which provides world‑class power solutions and complete life‑cycle support under our product and solution brand mtu. Through digitalisation and electrification, we strive to develop drive and power generation solutions that provide answers to the challenges posed by the rapidly growing societal demands for energy and mobility.

We deliver and service comprehensive, powerful and reliable systems, based on both gas and diesel engines, as well as electrified hybrid systems. These technologically advanced solutions serve our customers in the marine and infrastructure sectors worldwide.

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.

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.

As part of our selection process, candidates in certain locations may be asked to complete an online assessment, which can include cognitive and behavioural aptitude testing relevant to the role. If required, full instructions for the next steps will be provided.

Type of Contract

Permanent