Job Description People Partner Full Time Derby, Raynesway An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Strategic People Partner in Rolls-Royce Submarines based in Raynesway, Derby. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a growing nuclear business, supporting delivery of National Defence priorities and incredible new technologies. As People Partner, you will partner with Directors to ensure the effective development and delivery of world class People Strategy and services in the Submarines Business, whilst operating in a matrix structure within the Rolls-Royce Group People delivery model. If you love working in a fast paced and challenging environment and making a real difference to both business and the world, this could be the role for you. Come and join Rolls-Royce Submarines as a key member of the People Team. Why Rolls-Royce? Rolls-Royce is one of the most enduring and iconic brands in the world and has been at the forefront of innovation for over a century. We design, build and service systems that provide critical power to customers where safety and reliability are paramount. We are proud to be a force for progress, powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. We want to ensure that the excellence and ingenuity that has shaped our history continues into our future and we need people like you to come and join us on this journey. What we offer We offer excellent development opportunities, a competitive salary, and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts. Your needs are as unique as you are. Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home, or another remote location. It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement. As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. What you will be doing : Partnering with Directors and senior teams to shape business strategy to inform the department / functional people strategy and plan Bring strategic challenge and perspective to the business agenda; Diagnosing business problems from an Organisation Development perspective, using tools to identify the levers which will maximise organisation performance. Coach Directors and senior leaders on their people responsibilities, leadership behaviours and complex people projects. Drive the talent and development agenda in your own area, ensuring solid succession plans, talent development and an environment that allows people to be at their best Lead and support global and local change programmes, in particular organisational design programmes. Ensures the development of a Strategic Workforce Planning plan to support the business strategy and plan Drive the effectiveness of the HR delivery model; guide leaders to obtain support from the right areas Responsibility for implementation of Company processes such as Performance Management, Reward Review, Role grading, Salary policy, Engagement Surveys. Who we’re looking for: At Rolls-Royce we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. These principles form the behaviours that guide us and are an essential component of our assessment process. They are the fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. Broad HR experience. In depth knowledge of the HR function and its capability to support strategic business objectives. Experience operating as a strategic business partner and trusted advisor is essential. Experience working in a manufacturing and/or unionised environment is highly desirable. Broad knowledge of the HR best practice across Employee Relations, Reward, Resourcing, Talent and Development, Coaching, Leadership and Employment Law. Well-developed customer and relationship management skills, including credibility and influencing skills and senior levels and across functions. Broad change management skill set, combined with the ability to apply project management principles to deliver and support organisational change Experience using Organisation Development to enhance business/organisational performance Ability to analyse and challenge business strategy and develop people implications Ability to coach senior leaders and their teams to deliver business strategy and drive performance and capability improvement within their teams Sensitive to language and cultural differences Continual commitment to personal learning, demonstrated ability to build on learning Energetic approach to managing multi priorities This role is subject to Full UK Security Clearance We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives which are crucial to innovation and problem solving. We believe the more diverse perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of caring and belonging, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential. We welcome applications from people with a refugee background. You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy at Our people | Rolls-Royce To work for the Rolls-Royce Submarines business an individual has to hold a Security Check clearance. Rolls-Royce will support the application for Security Clearance if you do not currently already have this in place. Due to the nature of work the business conducts and the protection of certain assets we can only progress applications from individuals who are a UK national or, in MoD approved cases, a dual national. Job Category Human Resources Posting Date 21 May 2025; 00:05 Posting End Date 26 May 2025