Senior HR Business Partner

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO); Old Stratford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A government office is seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to utilize workforce planning skills in support of organizational capability. The ideal candidate will lead the development and implementation of innovative people strategies and address various workforce challenges. A Level 7 CIPD qualification and significant HR operational experience are essential. This role offers a competitive salary, generous holidays, and a Civil Service pension along with several employee benefits, such as access to a gym and nursery.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Generous holiday entitlement

Civil Service pension

Access to on-site gym

Interest-free loans on season tickets and bikes

Qualifications

• CIPD accreditation and operational HR experience required.
• Expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Experience in strategic workforce and capacity planning.

Responsibilities

• Use workforce planning skills to support organisational capability.
• Develop and implement people strategies linking business needs.
• Address workforce challenges and build relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Workforce planning skills

Business partnering skills

Consultancy skills

Leadership and talent management

Data analysis and insights

Education

Level 7 CIPD qualification or equivalent

Job description

At FCDO Services we protect the UK's interests at home and overseas. We design and construct secure government buildings and courier diplomatic packages worldwide, safeguard government tech and a whole lot more. Our work is as varied and vital as it gets, but we never lose sight of our people. Their skills, aspirations and growth mean as much as the global mission we're on. In our world, it all matters.

To protect a nation, we need people with all kinds of skills. That means everyone from architects to accountants, and electricians to engineers. Our HR team knows this well. They're the ones who offer support every step of the way, helping us attract, train, develop and retain a range of brilliantly talented colleagues. Now, you've got the opportunity to join them.

Putting people first.

Growing talent from within.

Finding your potential.

It all matters.

Use all your workforce planning skills to support our global mission

When you join us in this critical role, you'll work in partnership with senior leaders as you build our organisational capability and capacity. You'll achieve this through the use of highly effective operational and strategic workforce planning, the enabling of successful performance and talent management, and the identification of creative people solutions. Liaising with key stakeholders as you focus on developing, delivering and linking our business and people strategies, you'll also implement a including embedding our strategic workforce planning framework. This will ensure that successful recruitment plans fulfil customer needs and help us take advantage of new business opportunities.

But your work won't stop here - we'll also expect you to address a wide range of workforce challenges, provide insights into the development and delivery of people strategies, policies and procedures, and build effective relationships with key stakeholders. Analysing and gathering insights from HR and business data analytics, performance, surveys and other feedback, you'll also coach line managers and senior leaders in all aspects of people development while supporting transformational change.

Help to implement HR policies that protect the UK's interests around the world

With CIPD accreditation and plenty of operational HR experience, you'll have a strong track record of implementing leadership and talent management development initiatives. An inspirational and motivating leader and networker, you'll have experience of strategic workforce and capacity planning in a complex organisation, with a particular focus on succession and capability.

Ready to build positive, constructive relationships with senior colleagues and stakeholders, and skilled at using data and evidence to make effective decisions, you'll possess strong business partnering and consultancy skills and have expert knowledge of employment law and HR best practice. In addition, a Level 7 CIPD qualification or its equivalent would be desirable, as would an understanding of Civil Service HR policies and controls, and working in a commercial environment would be an advantage.

When you join us, you'll be contributing to protecting the nation's interests at home and overseas. How will we help you in return? We offer a competitive salary, generous holiday entitlement and a Civil Service pension. While working in the UK you'll have access to an on-site gym, nursery, canteen, and we offer interest‑free loans on season tickets and bikes to help you get there. As Senior HR Business Partner you'll be using all your skills with an organisation that protects people, information and assets around the world. Using your skills in a way that just means more.