What's involved with this role: Role: Senior HR Business Partner Job Ref: QAD 1767/0305 Pay Rate: Competitive Market Rate Hours per week: 37 hours per week Contract Length: Anticipated 18 months Location: Reading, West Berkshire – 2/3 days onsite per week We are seeking a Senior HR Business Partner to support the development and implementation of People Strategy and Plans for functional area of the business, working with the Heads of HR and directing the HR partners and COE’s as required. You will identify internal and external trends and commission strategic analysis and recommendations from the wider HR team, including external benchmarking to facilitate key people recommendations and decisions that deliver the people aspects of the business plan. Key accountabilities: Drive the development and implementation of the functional People Plan including: Reward & Recognition; Talent & Succession planning; Organisation shape, size, skills, quality, deployment; Development; Engagement and Resourcing Use MI & analytics to feedback progress on plans and take corrective actions. Deliver and assure organisational development (org structure governance). Manage succession planning to ensure resilience for all key/senior roles ensuring linkage across all functional areas. Ensure a performance management culture is in place and an accurate, robust and credible talent plan is in place and actively utilise to support and inform development activity. Oversee complex ER cases in conjunction with ER and the legal team, making sound decisions to ensure business risk is mitigated and performance and behavioural standards are maintained. Ensure a positive and proactive relationship with trade union partners. Key requirements: Generalist HR background Experience working with Trade Unions Organisational Design Relocation or start up location experience (Highly desirable) Understanding and experience working within a highly regulated industry Caseload experience Employee Relations experience Rewards experience Ability to navigate challenges with stakeholders and build relationships. Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for. Security Clearance: SC highly desirable; candidates with active SC clearance will be fast-tracked. Please send your CV directly to centralgovtclrec.com If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the ‘Guaranteed Interview’ scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the equivalent PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information. Please send us your CV in Word format rather than PDF and avoid the use of columns and tables as this will help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client. Please ensure that your CV addresses the following items: Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this. Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice. Qualifications and experience relevant to the job role – please give full details within your CV document As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we provide the best talent and encourage all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please