People Project Consultant

AXA; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm is seeking an HR consultant for a 12-month fixed term contract in the UK. This role involves collaborating with Strategic People Partners on organisation design and project delivery. The successful candidate will provide expert advice, manage projects, and develop innovative solutions while ensuring stakeholder engagement. Offering competitive salary, performance bonuses, and flexible working arrangements, this position is ideal for those experienced in transforming business practices.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Discretionary bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave

Wellbeing services

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in organisation design and project delivery.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively.
• Strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and manage project delivery.
• Support and deliver organisation designs that add business value.
• Provide expert advice on people policies and processes.

Skills

Organisation design

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Change management

Job description

We're seeking an HR consultant who has experience in organisation design and project delivery to join our People team here at AXA on a 12-month fixed term contract. We're on a journey to drive our People strategy and agenda by coaching and challenging our leaders in their thinking and ways of working. This is a great opportunity for an OD Project Consultant looking for their next step, to facilitate effective organisation designs and the successful delivery of projects that support, and drive transformation set out in strategic People plans. Working closely with the Strategic People Partners and business stakeholders, you'll conduct research, collect and analyse data to identify issues, provide advice, and work with the team to develop and implement innovative and pragmatic solutions. You'll use your experience of organisation design and project management to solve business problems and add commercial value. The scope of projects range from organisational design review and restructures, culture, TUPE etc. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We're also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

• Work alongside Strategic People Partners, People Transformation team and business stakeholders to scope, design and manage project delivery.
• Support, design and deliver effective organisation designs that add value to the business, our colleagues and our customers.
• Responsible for effective project controls and procedures within given initiatives.
• Develop and sustain collaborative working relationships across the organisation, produce and deliver presentation packs and business cases for key stakeholders to support projects.
• Provide regular feedback on progress, milestones and blockers for the Strategic Partners, People Transformation team and key stakeholders so they’re fully engaged in outcomes and progression of projects.
• Deliver project communications such as training Managers on delivery of communications for change related initiatives, ensuring quality and consistency of messaging.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on organisation design, people policies, processes and procedures relating to project delivery.
• Analyse and utilise HR MI to provide data driven solutions and strategies.
• Excellent knowledge and working experience of managing change or transformation projects specifically in organisation design.
• Familiar with project management methodologies, prioritising and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience in working with data together with the ability to analyse information, identify trends, link findings to business priorities, and develop actionable recommendations.
• Effective stakeholder management skills, excellent interpersonal and relationship building skills is essential.
• Well organised, pragmatic and calm in time pressured situations.
• Ability to influence managers at a senior level and employees at all levels.

Eligibility & Requirements:

• As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Benefits:

• Competitive annual salary dependent on experience
• Discretionary company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts