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On behalf of AWE, we are looking for a Senior HR Business Partner (Outside IR35) for a 6 month contract woring on a hybrid basis with 2/3 days per week at Aldermaston Office site

What if you could work on something that you can’t test… but cannot afford to fail? Something that could have spent years on a submarine, is launched into outer space (where the temperature is below -250c), comes hurtling through the atmosphere, being heated up and shaken and then must work? Some challenge. That’s exactly what the team of over 6,500 people at AWE do every day delivering important work, in support of the most important mission – keeping the nation safe.

AWE plays a crucial role in national nuclear security. Their role in nuclear deterrence and their specialist technical assistance to nuclear threat reduction is vital in the defence against the most serious threats faced by the UK. Working to support the defence of our country, AWE has a clear mission to keep everyone, the environment, their products and information, sites, and everything around them, safe and secure.

To act as a business partner to one or more functions on people and organisational matters, collaborating with HR Services and Centres of Expertise and driving forward the people aspects of the business plan to support functional excellence.

Key Accountabilities:

• With guidance from the HOHR, 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.
• 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.
• Identify, sponsor and direct HR project delivery, managing change for specific projects and initiatives.
• Provide direction support, coaching and training to Executive and Business leaders to deliver the people strategy & plan.
• 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.
• Act as an interface between the AWE business and HR function to ensure alignment and delivery of strategic initiatives and service delivery to meet demands.
• Implement and contribute to continual improvement and innovation ensuring the business is recognised for developing and delivering excellent people practises.
• Ensure a positive and proactive relationship with trade union partners.
• Maintain and promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security and quality and be a great team player.

As a Senior HR Business Partner (Outside IR35), your main responsibilities will be:

• For the business areas the job holder will, with support from the HOHR;
• Drive the development and implementation of the functional People Plan including:
• Reward & Recognition
• Talent & Succession planning
• Organisation shape, size, skills, quality, deployment
• Development
• Engagement
• Resourcing
• Awareness of business commercial, financial and other levers of influence over people strategy.
• Use the HR service delivery model to ensure business and HR objectives are fully achieved within budgets and targets.
• Deliver the application of consistent standards, best practice approaches and great performance into the business.
• Support the key decision maker in senior level appointments.
• Role model behaviours, driving high performance through the functional area.
• Lead People Development Groups (PDGs) and Talent sessions, with support from the HOHR.
• Partner senior leaders to understand culture and engagement goals within relevant business area.
• Use MI & analytics to feedback progress on plans and take corrective actions.
• Deliver and assure organisational development (org structure governance).
• Drive people efficiencies and support a continuous improvement culture.

Essential:

• SC Clearance is an essential requirement for this role; as a minimum you must be eligible and willing to undergo these checks
• TUPE legislation experience
• Managing TUPE end to end process
• Consultation experience
• Stakeholder management
• Delivering at pace
• Good Project Management disciplines
• Microsoft Office – Excel / Word / Outlook
• PowerPoint experience

Desirable:

• Public Sector experience
• CIPD

AWE’s ambition is to create workplaces that recognise and celebrate differences, encourage diverse contributions and where people feel able to be themselves at work. They strive to create a genuine culture of openness and inclusion and encourage diverse applicants.

Disability Confident 

As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, AWE 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.

Armed Forces Covenant

AWE 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 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".