HR People Performance Improvement Team - Senior Lead

More trust. Less crime. High standards - that's our two-year mission plan. To turn it into reality, we've created a new HR Service - the People Performance Improvement Team (PPIT). In this newly formed unit, you'll be a senior manager, overseeing the delivery of HR services that will make a critical Impact. Join us - and give our team the support to give their best for London. The PPIT senior lead reports to the Head of PPIT, BB3; they directly manage a team of Senior HR Business Advisors and lead a wider team including HR Business Advisors and Administrators. The key focus of the teams are building capacity across the organisation by effectively managing a range of key HR performance areas including attendance, performance, ETs, reducing the number of officers with restrictions and supporting the organisation to move our people around to meet emerging new priorities. This will involve a mix of providing assurance that there are effective case management strategies in place; taking targeted action and most importantly, that Senior Leadership Teams understand the areas of concern, and insight driven people performance action plans are in place for each operational unit. Day to day, you'll lead a team of HR experts while maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders. In particular, you'll work closely with HR Business Partners to provide an outstanding service that's in line with the needs of the Metropolitan Police Services (MPS). The key is to draw on your expertise in HR practices and navigate the unique challenges of the MPS. You'll therefore need significant experience as a senior HR Practitioner and inclusive leader gained in a policing environment. We are looking for a credible HR professional, with an excellent working knowledge of HR practices, policies, and compliance requirements of diversity, equality, health and safety and other HR-related legislation. If you're not CIPD qualified (or equivalent) already, you'll be working towards accreditation. Either way, you'll have broad knowledge of HR issues and understand the links to wider areas of the organisation. But what will really make the difference is clear communication. You should be adept at building relationships and gaining the trust of colleagues while working with an array of partners. And finally, you should be quick to familiarise yourself with Met policies so you can advise senior leaders and HR colleagues. Analytical, consultative and always organised, you'll be at the core of PPIT and a trusted leader., As the Central PPIT Manager your main responsibilities will include:

• Leadership - providing leadership and management to a group of 23 HR professionals ensuring that there is the right capacity and capability to deliver HR services across non-frontline policing areas of the business. You will also need to work across the HR function in a matrix way to ensure that we maximise the full range of capabilities available to us. Given the objectives of the team you will need to operate in a highly collaborative way, equipping the team with the capability to drive people improvements by reducing sickness and other long term abstractions.
• Data, Reporting & Insight - develop and maintain data packs that are fit for purpose ensuring consistency of data definitions and reporting standards. Maintenance of data, insight and lines that will feed all our governance and reporting requirements.
• Continuous Improvement - identify the systems, policy and processes which need to be improved to deliver a first class HR service. Driving change forward so that we remain focused on improving availability and are proactively setting the pace and scope of change needed., The Met is committed to being an equitable (fair and impartial) and inclusive employer for disabled people, striving to have a diverse and representative workforce at all levels. We encourage applications from people from the widest possible range of backgrounds, cultures and experiences. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and long-term conditions, ethnic minority groups and women.
As a Disability Confident employer, the Met has committed to making disability equality part of our everyday practice. We ensure that people with disabilities and those with long term conditions have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations. The Met is committed to making reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process to ensure disabled applicants can perform at their best. If you need any reasonable adjustments or changes to the application and recruitment process, we ask that you include this information within your application form. All matters will be treated in strict confidence. Please note, if you are applying for a police officer role or to become a police community support officer (PCSO) or designated detention officer (DDO), there is a minimum requirement that you must pass a job-related fitness test (JRFT) at point of entry. This does not apply to police staff roles. Find out more about


• Significant experience as a senior HR practitioner - able to demonstrate an understanding of HR practices, policies, and compliance requirements of diversity, equality, health and safety and other HR related legislation.
• CIPD qualified or studying towards the qualification/have extensive HR knowledge/experience.
• Knowledge of the unique challenges and dynamics of working in a police service environment. Their ability to provide guidance and make informed decisions in complex HR situations is vital.
• Experience of motivating and guiding teams and individuals. Critical, is their success in encouraging a positive work environment, promoting professional growth, and optimising resource allocation.
• Must have a record of leading HR change and driving continuous improvement.
• Experience of setting short and long term performance metrics and service level agreements with internal customers and external suppliers.
• Consultancy skills and techniques that include: analysing, diagnosing, influencing and facilitation skills to identify opportunities for change to improve efficiency, effectiveness and performance.
• Ability to plan and developing relationships with key stakeholders, and manage the links and dependencies between complex and interrelated issues.
• Exceptional time management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing demands, resulting in timely, cost effective delivery of desired outcomes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make sound judgement and decisions.
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders at all levels. Adaptable and capable of preparing quickly, detailed yet concise briefing notes, for review at Director/Board level.
• Ability to work under pressure, demonstrating resilience in the face of a wide variety of challenges and the need to respond at pace to unforeseen demands.
Required Languages English