92238 - HR Business Partner North West Prisons

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is responsible for everything that goes into running the UK's criminal and civil justice systems, creating the foundations for a safe, fair and prosperous society. We are one of the largest government departments with over 88,000 staff based across England and Wales. We are responsible for 500 courts and tribunals, 122 prisons, the policies underpinning the system and much more. The People Function supports the organisation by enabling its people to be the best that they can be. We are continuously reviewing and enhancing the services we provide to ensure the delivery of high-quality services for our customers. MoJ People Function has over 1,400 committed and capable professionals delivering people services across the Justice family. At the heart of delivering these services are our people. This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic HR partnering to senior leaders in HM Prisons and Probation (HMPPS). You will be critical ensuring HMPPS meets it aims in protecting the public and reducing reoffending and gain unique experience which will enable you to progress in your career. This role sits within the HMPPS HR Business Partner Team which is the front facing arm of the People Function supporting a number of business units across HMPPS. The post holder will partner either Governors within the Prison Service and/or equivalent senior leaders within the Probation Service or HQ, dependent on the complexity of the customer groups. At present, HMPPS is moving through a significant transformation to create a joined-up prison and probation function, the role may therefore flex as the new organisation evolves. It's an interesting time to join the team with a huge amount of opportunity to be involved in supporting business change. Working in partnership with senior leaders this role will be responsible for supporting the business to deliver against people priorities. The postholder will operate as an implementer, facilitating access to central services and working alongside the business to execute people initiatives. The post holder will be required to partner customer groups in various locations and may be called upon to support regional projects across areas of the business. As a qualified (or aspiring) HR professional, the post holder will use a combination of generalist knowledge, personal skills and experience to advise and partner senior leaders on how best to align the people and business priorities. Most roles will require line management. The post holder will be required to bring together the people priorities for either their prison and/or probation customer group or HQ at a senior level. They will support on the underpinning activities to enable;

• Solving: Provide strategic input on HR topics and help leaders develop effective people solutions
• Connecting: Help the organisation draw on appropriate People Function Services and shared service support
• Coaching: Coach leaders on how to manage people issues and drive the people agenda effectively