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Are you ready to join an ambitious and high-performing HR Function? As the sole Senior HR Business Partner, you’ll work directly with senior executives, acting as the go-to expert and trusted advisor on a wide range of people issues. Leading a team of experienced HR Business Partners, you’ll have the unique opportunity to bring your expertise, perspective, and pragmatic approach to guide your team and executive clients toward achieving their business goals through innovative people plans.
You’ll be a key champion for our people agenda, collaborating across the People Services function to deliver solutions that drive success. In this role, you'll also empower leadership teams, building their confidence and capability through your guidance, coaching, and strategic insight. As part of the People Services leadership team, you'll play a vital role in implementing forward-thinking solutions that help make the Gambling Commission a great place to work.
What We Offer:
Work-Life Balance: Based in central Birmingham (just two minutes away from New Street train station) and with hybrid & flexible working arrangements, colleagues enjoy the benefit of collaborating and learning both in person and remote working through our well-supported technology solutions.
Inclusive Culture: Join a friendly and inclusive environment where diversity and inclusion are at the heart of what we do. Help yourself to the free Tea & Coffee whilst you’re here!
Great Benefits: Earn a competitive salary of around £60,000 plus a robust Civil Service pension with a 28.97% employer contribution. You'll start with 26 days of holiday, increasing to 29 days after two years, with the option to purchase additional days.
Unique Impact: Be part of the only regulator of the gambling industry in Great Britain, working to ensure fairness, safety, and integrity in the market.
Key responsibilities
• Develop and implement strategic people and culture initiatives that support the Commissions long-term goals.
• Collaborate with executive team to implement and embed organisational design and development solutions.
• Embed change management initiatives, ensuring effective communication and stakeholder engagement.
• Embed and evaluate the People Services organisational design, ensuring a trusted partnership model is embedded throughout the Commission and is working collaboratively with the HR Operations and Organisation Development teams.
• Lead and mentor the HR Business Partnering team, promoting continuous professional development. You will ensure that effective partnering is enabling people and culture outcomes, using data and insights to inform effective decision making.
• Serve as a key advisor to the Director of People Services and part of the SLT.
• Drive the delivery of workforce planning and HR services, ensuring the service of recruitment, retention, talent management, and succession planning is fit for purpose.
• Be part of the escalation for complex employee relations issues, working collaboratively with the Senior Leadership team and HR Operations team to provide expert guidance and support within the HR Business Partnering team.
• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion through all work being delivered by the team and clients, aiming to enable a positive employee experience for all.
The above does not constitute an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to perform any reasonable tasks commensurate with the level of responsibility at the request of their Manager.
Personal Specification
Essential:
• Extensive experience in a HR leadership role, preferably within the public sector.
• Proven track record of developing and implementing People strategies that achieve desired results.
• Strong understanding of UK employment law and best practices in HR.
• Ability to influence at all levels and build strong relationships.
• Experience of leading and developing a team to advance professional standards and business impact.
• Proven experience of leading and managing change.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Significant experience of leading and managing change to achieve desired outcomes.
Desirable:
• Professional HR certification (e.g., CIPD) is highly desirable.
• Accredited coaching experience would be advantageous.
Application Process
You will be asked to provide your work experience, please ensure this is fully fleshed out as this will be used in conjunction with the supporting statement to assess your application. The Supporting Statement should be used to describe how your skills and experience would be suitable for the advertised role, making reference to the person criteria outlined in the advert.
Interview
During the panel interview, you will be asked questions to explore in detail your skills and experience, all questions will be centred around the Person Specification.
Timeline
Closing date - 22nd October 24
Shortlist - w/c 28th October 24
Pre-liminary Interviews - w/c 11th November 24
Interviews - w/c 25th November 24
Our Ways of Working
Outcome-focused: We put consumers at the heart of everything we do. We take responsibility for an issue and moving it forward. We deliver results through working collaboratively.
Reaching for ways to improve: We encourage feedback and ideas. We are committed to continuous improvement and are open to trying different ways of working. We celebrate successes and take responsibility when things go wrong.
Respectful: We recognise every colleague’s contribution.
We give each other timely constructive feedback. We all encourage challenge.
Communicate well: We are clear and concise. We listen and check our understanding. We explain the reasons for decisions.
Making this a great place to work: We all help to make the Commission a great place to work. We value and support each other. We demonstrate a positive attitude.