Head of People / HR

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Allan Webb Ltd is a leading provider of Supportability Services to UK MoD and Industry, delivering engineering, training and P3M services. We have a vacancy within our People Management capability.

As a company, our greatest asset is our people. Combining a mix of Subject Matter Experts and promising talent, we ensure that a dynamic yet experienced workforce helps drive our vision to become leaders in intelligent use of clients' data. We take pride in cultivating a supportive, equal opportunities environment that provides all of our employees with the same chances to succeed and contribute to the sustainable growth of Allan Webb both within the UK and overseas markets.

As well as being assigned a mentor to help guide you through the early stages of your career with us, we continue to invest in our employees to ensure that they are developing both personally and professionally. We have a number of ED&I, Mental Health and Training initiatives to ensure that you make the most of your time with us and feel supported and nurtured along our journey together.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. To build and maintain effective relationships with the senior leaders in the business using consultancy skills, where required, to deliver the people aspects of the business strategy.
2. Coach senior managers in people issues related to the performance of the business area e.g. performance management, senior recruitment, talent management with a focus on behaviours and business performance improvement.
3. Demonstrate a strong understanding of the key business drivers and commercial context with the ability to align them with the company strategy and People policy and practice.
4. Drive process improvement and best practice both in People Operations and across the wider business.
5. Move towards more of a business partnering People model empowering Line Managers.
6. Evolving the existing performance management process to drive increased engagement and productivity.
7. Responsible for recruitment and retention ensuring the appropriate strategies are in place to continue to attract and retain the best talent for the business.
8. Ensure delivery of all "Business as Usual" People projects against plan to ensure delivery is on time and on budget
9. Working in conjunction with the Training and Development Lead, responsible for developing the training and development strategy across the business for the management of the training and development budget.
10. To abide by Allan Webb company policies and procedures.

Skills and Qualifications:

This will be an all-encompassing role with a strong blend of strategic, tactical, and operational activity.

You will need:

• Exceptional commercial acumen and judgement
• Significant HR/People generalist experience gained within a highly commercial, dynamic organisation
• Experience working within a business undergoing significant growth
• Proven team management / leadership experience
• The ability to work and communicate effectively across all levels of an organisation, with proven evidence of successfully engaging with a diverse workforce
• Excellent knowledge of managing complex TUPE and ER cases and diverse client groups.
• A resourceful, resilient, pragmatic and confident team player who thrives on challenge and ambiguity
• Clear bias for action
• Minimum Chartered CIPD

Benefits

• Agile working
• 33 days holiday (inc.Bank Holidays) with the option to purchase an additional 5 days
• Employee discounts
• Electric car scheme after 6 months service
• Professional Accreditation membership

This is an exciting opportunity to join Allan Webb with good career progression as we continue on an impressive growth path. The role will predominately be remote working with occasional visits to the Allan Webb offices or client's site.

Our customers demand confidentiality and discretion. You will require the right to work in the UK. The successful candidate will also need to hold SC level security clearance.

Allan Webb are a fully diverse organisation who do not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, identity or marital status.