AMS PSR

On behalf of The Government Property Agency, we are looking for a HR Policy Advisor for a 3 month contract.

Hybrid - adhoc travel to office when required.

Office locations - Swindon, Coventry, Newport, Manchester, Leeds, and Norwich.

The Government Property Agency is an Executive Agency of the cabinet office. It is changing the way the Civil Service works and is at the forefront of Government's transformation agenda; reshaping the relationship civil servants have with their place of work. The Agency is central to the delivery of key Government policies including moving 22,000 Civil Service roles out of London by 2030 and tackling climate change by contributing to the Net Zero agenda. To do this we are delivering a major change programme across the UK and consolidating our portfolio in order to save £1.4 Bn over 10 years.

This is an ambitious and exciting task, for which we need innovative people, with strong commercial acumen, who are passionate about visualising and implementing customer needs.

As a HR Policy Advisor, your main responsibilities will be:

• Undertaking a review of HR policies used within GPA to identify priority areas for improvements.
• Undertaking light touch review all CO and GPA HR policies to identify whether they are fit for purpose (yes, could be improved, not at all)
• Identifying any policy gaps based on Government People Group model policies
• Creating a prioritisation and schedule for view based on the review, plus alignment with other key HR initiatives such as embedding the values work and alignment with the implementation of the matrix system.
• Updating the highest priority policies, working with key stakeholders within the GPA.

Essential:

• Experience of HR policy development.
• Able to interpret information from various sources i.e. policies, legislation, case law and provide sound HR advice or propose policy recommendations.
• Experience of communicating and working effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders to a high standard.
• Excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, with the ability to identify risks/issues and develop informed options.
• Previous knowledge or experience of HR in the civil service.

Desirable:

• Working knowledge of Google workspace with intermediate keyboard skills.

Please be aware that this role can only be worked within the UK and not Overseas.

DE&I Commitment 

GPA guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. This scheme encourages candidates with a disability and/or neurodivergence to apply. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

The Government Property Agency guarantees to interview veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. In exceptional circumstances, we may also need to apply the desirable criteria in our shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

In applying for this role, you acknowledge the following "this role falls in scope of the Off Payroll Working in the Public Sector legislation. Any rates of payment quoted will reflect the gross rate per day for the assignment and will be subject to appropriate taxes and statutory costs. As such the payment to the intermediary and your income resulting from this contract will be different".