Human Resources Business Partner Support

At Network Rail, our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!

Scotland's Railway is part of this large family and it covers a large geographical area from the Borders to Thurso at the far tip of the North East of Scotland, accounting for almost 20 per cent of the UK rail network. We provide rapid access along busy commuter routes to our seven cities, servicing the varied needs of our business and leisure commuter services, including cross border services and rural services. We have up to 50 freight services operating every day and we are steadily building capacity for this to grow. Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users, drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.

We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

Providing proactive, professional support to HR Business Partner teams you will assist in enabling the delivery of HR support and the people plan for the organisation.

This will initially be a 6 month FTC however there is opportunity for this to become a permanent position.

Some of the key duties and responsibilities of your role include: -

• Providing proactive, professional HR Support to the HR Business Partnering team and the business.

• Supporting the Business Partnering Team in Talent Management, Workforce and Succession Planning and Performance Planning, maintaining appropriate data within the associated process.

• Providing support for Organisation Change programmes, through the full development and implementation phases.

• Supporting the team with research, reporting requirements, analysis and production of reports to support day to day HR activity and implementation of HR initiatives.

• Support the team with ad hoc administrative and operational HR activity including attending welfare meetings, note taking at disciplinary and grievance hearings.

About You

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has a real passion for HR and is looking to move into a role that will allow for career development.

You will have excellent communication skills and will be able to build relationships with stakeholders whilst supporting the delivery of HR initiatives and projects. Resiliency, adaptability and flexibility will be key to success and you will have strong time management skills that will allow you to work under pressure and to deadlines. IT literacy and experience of event coordination and facilitation will also be key.

A CIPD qualification/relevant degree would be advantageous but is not a necessity.

Closing date: 08/03/2023.

Please get your application in as soon as possible, we may close the advert before the listed closing date if we receive enough applications. Late applications will not be accepted. Please note that we are continuing to conduct our interviews on-line.

We're dedicated to creating an inclusive environment and we welcome applications from everyone!

Network Rail is a Disability Confident Leader and we’ll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles. You can visit Evenbreak’s Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you’re unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.

Drugs and Alcohol Standard:

Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard has changed. All prospective candidates will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.

Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do. Safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should demonstrate your personal dedication to safety on your application.

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