People Transformation & Change Partner

Job Overview

• To work closely with the Senior Transformation & Change Partner, to deliver a best-in-class service, driving continuous improvement and innovation.
• To effectively own delivery of people change management activity across the business, including TUPE, reorganisations, changes to T&C’s, integration and M&A.
• Manage and deliver their own large scale change programmes, ensuring a robust project management plan is implemented providing clear visibility of tasks and ownership to all operational & other CoE stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with key stakeholders within the respective business units, such as Sales, HRD’s, PBP’s, Operations Managers, to ensure 2-way communication is clear and there is a high visibility of all Change projects
• Involvement in tender bids, including but not limited to assistance with bid material, planning for Target Operating model and client presentations.

Main Duties

• Be an instrumental part of large scale and/or complex change programmes including: -
• Working with the MD, Solutions Director & PBP on the organisational design of the contract/business
• Creation of clear and measurable project plans
• Utilising change management strategies to implement change
• Ensuring the change programme is managed in an ethical and legal manner with any risks being appropriately highlighted.
• Lead large scale and/or complex mobilisation and demobilisation projects, ensuring that full and robust project plans are in place with clear milestones and review sessions.
• Participate in relevant tender bids from an HR Change perspective, including but not limited to involvement in bid material, presenting to clients and liaising with the PBP on any changes to the operating model.
• Driving continuous improvement on policies and processes, ensuring the team are delivering an industry leading, best in class service.
• To ensure a positive experience for all stakeholders by providing a seamless service and technically sound employment law advice, always.
• To coach and influence stakeholders to ensure that decisions are in line with current legislation while remaining commercially aware.
• To actively deliver a best-in-class service within the People function.
• Attendance at PMO meetings and other people function business meetings as are required to ensure clear visibility of all Change projects within the respective business unit.
• To support the wider HR Team with the delivery of Group wide HR Projects.
• To ensure all projects are managed in line with the company policies and procedures in a timely and commercially focused way.
• Actively undertake lessons learnt sessions and seek feedback on People Change Team service delivery for analysis by the Senior People Change Lead.
• To maintain and promote relationships with the wider HR colleagues and teams.
• To proactively keep Employment Law knowledge up to date as legislation changes.
• To understand and comply with policies and procedures.
• To carry out work in a safe and diligent manner.
• To comply with all Health and Safety policies and procedures.
• To attend and fully participate in training and appraisal activities as required.

What we are looking for

• Demonstrable experience of large scale, complex TUPE in and out transfers.
• Ability to challenge and influence key decision makers with a professional, yet assertive and confident approach.
• Experience of managing all people related activity of business acquisitions and business sales.
• Experience of complex change management projects including redundancies, changes of terms and conditions and dismissals, ideally gained within commercial environment.
• Ability to identify key risks and provide commercially sound resolutions in collaboration with the business.
• Excellent Employment Legislation knowledge.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate with people from different levels of the organisation and across the different lines of business.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, SharePoint.
• Ability to project manage, multitask, work to deadlines, prioritise under pressure and use own initiative
• Excellent team player with the ability to build effective team relationships and promote an environment of trust and flexibility.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Resolution and results driven with a flexible and can-do attitude.

• Demonstrable experience of large scale, complex TUPE in and out transfers.
• Ability to challenge and influence key decision makers with a professional, yet assertive and confident approach.
• Experience of managing all people related activity of business acquisitions and business sales.
• Experience of complex change management projects including redundancies, changes of terms and conditions and dismissals, ideally gained within commercial environment.
• Ability to identify key risks and provide commercially sound resolutions in collaboration with the business.
• Excellent Employment Legislation knowledge.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and the ability to communicate with people from different levels of the organisation and across the different lines of business.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, SharePoint.
• Ability to project manage, multitask, work to deadlines, prioritise under pressure and use own initiative
• Excellent team player with the ability to build effective team relationships and promote an environment of trust and flexibility.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Resolution and results driven with a flexible and can-do attitude.