• Managing the efficient delivery of all current HR projects and change activities in line with our people strategy. • Analysing the data and outcomes from our annual engagement survey to coach and guide managers and senior leaders in identifying areas for improvement.• Collaborating with colleagues and business leaders, working alongside members of the Senior Management Team, to support and advise on all people related activities and issues including talent and OD, training & development and employee relations.• Working with the other group HRM’s to review and develop policies and procedures in line with changing legislation and company requirements.• Working collaboratively with HR Shared Services and payroll to ensure administrative tasks are performed accurately and in line with agreed SLA’s. • Direct line management for the Senior HR Advisor and HR Administrator. Coaching and supporting their development in line with the role’s key competencies.• Managing strategic plans for both office and site recruitment, aligned with our pre-contract requirements and people plan objectives.• Working with the HR Advance project team to implement a new ERP system and review all surrounding processes and documents.• Trained mental health first aider and EDI champion.

Working as part of the UK Case Coaching Team, providing advice, guidance and coaching to line managers on a range of employee relations matters within their teams. • Managing a large case load from across all BAE Systems UK businesses including; disciplinary, grievance, absence, performance management and capability. • Providing advice and guidance on company policies and processes in order to coach and support line managers.• Working collaboratively with the Trade Unions to build strong relationships and gain support. • Developing a programme of line manager training.• Working as part of the ER Engagement group to improve communication, keeping us cohesive and in touch as a team and looking at engaging the wider business and other key stakeholders in all key updates.

The HR Future Services Project aims to transform the delivery of HR within BAE Systems focusing on the design, development and implementation of the new HR Information System (SAP SuccessFactors) and the implementation of the improved HR operating model to circa 35,000 employees across the UK.• Contributing to iteration workshops where system configuration and processes were tested and developed with a number of key business stakeholders. • Process lead for all elements relating to employee personal data.• Working with fellow process leads and process owner from the employee relations centre of expertise, liaising with representatives and key stakeholders across all business units and other project workstreams to collate or communicate accurate information, creating project documentation and managing project files. • Process design documents developed and updated to ensure accuracy. • Supporting all data related activities such as data mapping and migration. Working closely with the data, technical and integration teams within the project to ensure all actions are addressed within the required timescales.• Working closely with consultants on the project to ensure that their specialist knowledge and expertise are utilised in line with BAE project requirements. • Working closely with the Change, Engagement and Training team, to develop training materials in collaboration with Accenture consultants. • Engaging team leaders in HR Services on the provision of new services such as fixed term contract management, probationary period management and time off profiles. Providing support during service rehearsals and closing actions in a timely manner.

• Providing advice on services and support with minimal supervision, following established methods and procedures, as well as exercising personal judgement to respond to stakeholder queries in a timely and accurate manner. • Processing requests/interactions relating to redundancy and exit to agreed specifications and key performance indicators. • Producing complex severance calculations from varying policies and terms.• Responding to email and telephone queries, providing advice and support to a variety of BAE stakeholders.

• Providing support to the HR team during the college’s cost containment programme, ensuring the continuity of a comprehensive Human Resource Support Service to all stakeholders across college during this period of change. • First point of contact for HR administrative and policy queries; to be dealt with promptly and knowledgeably to avoid issues escalating.• Liaising with external organisations to ensure that employee issues are dealt with promptly e.g. occupational health, pension providers, referees, DBS service.• Providing support to the HR management team during consultation meetings and interviews.

• Providing support and advice to store management teams on recruitment processes, variations to contract, absence and performance management. • Providing administrative support to the HR Manager and Head of People and Engagement.• Designing, producing and maintaining a number of monthly and ad hoc reports • Processing leavers, liaising with HR Manager & regional team to collate letters and information in a timely and accurate manner and liaising with external support. • Managing the new starter process including issuing contracts of employment and offer letters, eligibility checks, reference checks and uploading of data into HR & payroll systems.• Supporting investigation meetings & disciplinary hearings.• Training undertaken includes; Open HR Essentials (systems training), Performance Management.

• Recruitment and selection – liaising with recruiting managers, compiling job vacancy adverts, advertising posts (internally and externally), collating applications, arranging and supporting interviews and feeding back communication to candidates.• Providing administrative support to the HR team including: processing offer letters, medical clearances, DBS checks, contracts of employment, statement of particulars, UKBA work permits and certificates of sponsorship, probationary reports, sickness reports, pensions, resignations, retirements and payroll documentation• Responsibility for running standard monthly reports including establishment, housekeeping and HRA reports and creating ad-hoc reports as appropriate.• Supporting management team in the 2013 change management/cost reduction program. Including assisting with consultation meetings, VR calculations and general queries.• Involved in the implementation of new web recruitment system and supporting the maintenance of the HR website including liaising with the HR team and Library Information Service.• Reception – dealing with general HR queries and working with other members of the team to resolve staff issues.• Note taking for grievance and disciplinary hearings or witness meetings• Training and Development team events• Monitoring university criminal record check submissions• Attended CIPD conference and exhibition• Training undertaken includes – display screen equipment, fire safety, recruitment and selection, unconscious bias, data protection, environmental management and cultural awareness.

• Recruitment and Selection – liaising with recruiting managers, writing adverts, advertising posts (internally and externally), collating applications, arranging interviews and notifying candidates, working with HR advisors to make candidate offers.• Working on introduction of new web recruitment system • Reception – dealing with general HR queries and working with other members of the team to resolve staff issues.• Note taking for grievances, disciplinary hearings or witness meetings and union meetings• Training and development team events• Monitoring university criminal record check submissions• Attended CIPD conference and exhibition• Working as part of smaller service team alongside larger HR department• Training undertaken includes – display screen equipment, fire safety, recruitment and selection, unconscious bias, data protection, environmental management and cultural awareness.