Human Resources Business Partner - Bletchley / Northampton / Rugby

The purpose of this role is to work with the supported business leadership team, under the direction of the Head/Senior HR Business Partner to deliver the business aligned People Plan/HR strategy. In the role you will also provide coaching and support to members of the supported leadership team.

As a HRBP, you will provide pro-active, value add HR support to the supported business leaders across the function/route on medium term and operational people issues.

This role will be supporting our Bletchley Delivery Unit, and can be based out of any of the three depots within Bletchley DU which are Bletchley, Northampton or Rugby.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday the 29^th of January 2025.

About the role (External)

Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:

1. Working closely with the supported business, to implement and deliver the HR Strategy/People Plan to include talent, succession planning and change management, in order to support the delivery of business objectives and drive a high performance culture.

2. Work closely and building strong relationships with members of the supported business senior leadership team and other relevant stakeholders. Coach advise and challenge, where appropriate, business leaders on short and medium term HR issues as required.

3. Provide operational HR support on (for example) organisation change, senior appointments, salary and bonus, graduate or apprentice programmes.

4. Successfully deliver client responsive, cost effective and integrated people solutions that address key business objectives, gaining acceptance from key stakeholders.

5. Reinforce the ownership of people management by the business and line managers and support the HR delivery model.

6. Work with the broader HR function, including Centres of expertise, HR Direct and HR shared services teams to provide the best solutions for the business.

7. Work with appropriate Union representatives to support the business in delivering business solutions.

8. Liaise with HR Business Partners in other areas of the business in order to work collaboratively on cross business/geographical issues.

· Demonstrates strong business/commercial approach and understanding of business needs.

· Proven experience of working in partnership and building strong working relationships with senior managers in order to improve people management.

· Passionate about customer service with ability to articulate previous achievements through business deliverables.

· Knowledge and experience of implementing best practice HR solutions to drive a high performance culture.

· Experience of coaching and influencing senior managers.

· Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate and influence effectively with all levels of an organisation.

· Understands how to work with the business to identify, develop and retain talent.

· Excellent technical HR Knowledge - CIPD qualified or relevant experience to demonstrate level of competence.

· Proven track record of operating in a complex working environment.

· Involvement in organisation change programmes e.g. TUPE, Organisation re-design, redundancy programmes, etc

· Graduate calibre

We would also like but it isn’t crucial to have/to be:

· MCIPD/post-graduate human resources qualification.

· Understanding of project management principles and experience of managing complex projects to successful conclusion.

· Experience of managing projects to successful conclusion.

· Experience of working within a unionised environment

Key Leadership Capabilities:

· Influencing others

· Creating solutions

· Understanding others

· Making things happen

· Thinking flexibly

· Customer focus

The West Coast South route stretches from the south of Crewe to London Euston, carrying millions of passengers, and up to 10% of the country’s freight traffic each year. Our route contains the West Coast main line which stretches over 1,000 miles of track and has 64 passenger stations. It’s also the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe, forming Anglo-Scottish journeys between London, Glasgow and Edinburgh, as well as providing commuter links to the capital through Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, and Buckinghamshire.

The West Coast main line was electrified in the 1960s, allowing for longer, faster train services for passengers and freight. This meant that London Euston Station has to be rebuilt to create space for the new overhead equipment and was the first station in London to provide express passenger journeys to distant cities.

Our Region

Our North West & Central region runs from London Euston and Marylebone in the South through the Chiltern and West Midlands regions, the North West of England, and Cumbria before joining with Scotland at Gretna. We are home to the West Coast Mainline, the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe, serving London, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Edinburgh, and Glasgow.

We’re a very busy region, with 1.3 million passengers travelling on our rails every weekday, and 700,000 tonnes of freight moved a week. With 571 stations in the North West & Central region, we make up a quarter of Britain’s railway system.

We are committed to transforming the North West & Central region into a customer-focused service organisation, putting passengers first. We will prioritise safe, reliable train services against the ongoing need to build a bigger, better railway capable of transporting more people and produce in the future.

For us, ‘Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible and hybrid working applications. If we can make it work – we will! Please click here for more information.

We are thrilled to announce that Network Rail has been recognised as one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equity for the fourth consecutive year!

· Salary: starting salary £43,588 raising to £49,037 per annum.

· Pro-rata annual leave entitlement (28 days)

· My benefits – our discounted online shopping site

· A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits

· Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets

· 75% discount on leisure travel

· A choice of contributory pension schemes

· 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community

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