HR Consultant

We're making some exciting changes to the HR Division at NFU Mutual. With future-proofed capabilities, technology enabled systems, high engagement and improved career paths high on the agenda, this is a great time to join the team. This brand-new HR Consultant role will own and oversee our proposition, ensuring we're firmly future focused and meeting the needs of the business. In this role, you'll support Strategic HR Business Partners and HR Business Partners across all business areas, with the planning and execution of various HR projects and initiatives, such as talent management, engagement, learning needs analysis, and organisational development. You'll work closely with the business to deliver tailored HR advice, providing insights and analysis that drive impactful change. You will support the business through change management activities, aligning with the People Change Framework to ensure consistency and you'll support regular HR processes like pay reviews, talent forums, and performance assessments. Additionally, you'll also provide Learning & Development consultancy services, conducting assessments to identify skill gaps and opportunities for growth. With a focus on continuous improvement and process excellence, you'll play a key role in reviewing and determining our approaches to undertaking HR activities to ensure they are highly effective. You will also get involved in tracking project progress, reporting on KPIs, and ensuring that HR initiatives align with the company's overall goals. This role is based in our Tiddington Head Office, just outside Stratford-Upon-Avon. However, we understand how important a positive work-life balance is, so to help you give your best, we offer great facilities when you want to be in an office environment and support to work up to 80% of your hours from home.

You're an exceptional leader with extensive experience in a learning and development environment in a networked business setting. You possess a deep understanding of the dynamics of the general insurance broker market. Your proven leadership skills clearly show your ability to drive change and inspire teams. With strong communication and relationship-building abilities you effectively influence stakeholders at all levels, including C-suite executives. A strategic thinker with excellent planning, organisational and project management skills. You collaborate effectively within a wider team, ensuring that collective goals are achieved. To join our team, it's essential that you also have:

• A Certificate in Learning and Development (CIPD) or its equivalent.
• Experience in designing, delivering, and managing learning programs.
• A keen ability to manage program budgets to ensure a strong return on investment.
• Strong critical thinking skills to enable you to write and present compelling business cases.
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for improvement.
• Coaching and/or mentoring skills - ideally accredited through formal qualification
  
  We're one of the UK's leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we've put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being "a great place to work" and we're one of only 60 companies across the globe to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2024 award, and one of only 2 companies to receive the award for the ninth consecutive year. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.
We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique. We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees. We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.Benefits and Rewards When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:
• Salary to £50,000
• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)
• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme
• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities
• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets
• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership - subject to T&Cs
• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more
• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance
• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year
• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme
• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary
• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.
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