Network Rail
Human Resources Business Partner Support - 12 month secondment/FTC
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Who We Are
At Network Rail, we're part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people, and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network. Now is a fantastic time to join our team in Wales and the Western region as we finalise the reforms to our maintenance organisation, which will deliver:
- A safer and more reliable and punctual service for passengers and employees - quicker fault fixes by more agile multi-disciplined response teams.
- Individual rostering - enabling us to send the right number of people to fix a fault.
- Multi-skilling - investing in the knowledge and skills of our people so they are better equipped to fix the most common faults themselves.
- Accelerated and improved technology deployment - we have a raft of labour and life-saving technology ready to be rolled out.
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us and you matter to millions. Watch our video to find out more! About our people and the recruitment process - we're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone! We look for opportunities to offer great opportunities to learn and grow through personal and professional development. And, if you make the grade, then you can look forward to a rewarding and fulfilling career with a company that joined the top 50 in the Glassdoor's 2021 Best Places to Work.
We want to help deliver a railway which is safe, reliable, affordable, and that provides great customer service to everyone. For more information about Network Rail click here.
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About The Role
Provide proactive, professional HR support to the HR Business Partner team/s and the business to facilitate the delivery of value-added HR and the delivery of the people/HR plans.
- Support HR Business Partner teams in Talent Management, Workforce and Succession Planning and performance planning, maintaining appropriate data within the associated process.
- Provide support for Organisation Change programmes, through the full development and implementation phases.
- Provide project management support to the HR Business Partner team, tracking, measuring, and communicating through the project timeline.
- Support the associated HR Business Partner team/s with research, reporting requirements, analysis, and production of reports to support the implementation of HR initiatives.
- Seeks, identifies, and develops solutions to continuously improve the HR support to the business.
- Maintains up-to-date professional HR knowledge to input into the development of both operational and value-added HR initiatives.
- Takes ownership for delivery of assigned work within HR programmes/initiatives.
- Support the associated HR Business Partner team/s with ad hoc administrative and operational HR activity.
Salary: Band 5 - £30,000 - £32,000 per annum. This is a 12-month secondment/FTC. There is potential for this role to be extended or become permanent. This role can be based in Newport, Cardiff, or Baglan.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please email WalesResourcing@networkrail.co.uk.
Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords for us. We're constantly striving to make sure we provide a welcoming and safe environment for everyone. We recognise that certain groups are under-represented within our team and we're working closely with our regional diversity and inclusion networks to make sure we support these groups as best as we can. Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply, and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
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We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work and family/home life.
In Wales and Western region, you will have the opportunity to join PROUD, our reward and recognition scheme where you can say thanks and recognise colleagues across the region who have demonstrated outstanding values and behaviours.
At Network Rail, we promote a diverse and inclusive organisation. We are working in conjunction with the Cultural Fusion team to support black, Asian, and minority ethnic colleagues. If you would like support with your application or interview, please contact Wales&WesternCulturalFusion@networkrail.co.uk.
Essential
Your experience and skills
- Demonstrates strong customer service skills.
- Experience of working within a large, complex, and fast-moving organisation.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong time management, organisation, and prioritisation skills and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
- Resilient, adaptable, and flexible.
- IT literate, strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint knowledge.
- Experience of event coordination and facilitation.
- Research and analytical skills.
- Strong relationship-building skills.
- Experience of supporting the delivery of HR initiatives and projects.
Desirable
- CIPD Qualified or relevant HR Support experience.
- Graduate calibre
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