Moj Internal Jobs – Human Resources Advisor

Job Description:

Reporting to a HR Business Partner (HRBP) the post holder will need to be agile, forward looking and ready to adapt to the evolving priorities of the judiciary.

The mission of the HRBP and OD&D team is to provide professional and quality support, advice and guidance to judicial office holders and by adding this value we further the delivery of justice. Our collaboration with wider Judicial HR, Judicial Office and HMCTS colleagues is key to support a common purpose to provide a seamless service to all judicial office holders. We are proud to make a difference to judicial office holders through the service we provide.

The role involves a proactive approach to problem solving and finding solutions to HR challenges. With a detailed understanding of the judiciary and their unique position as office holders the role is key to enabling accurate interpretation of HR policy, and the delivery of HR processes to maintain sufficient support to the judiciary.

Job Responsibilities:

• Consider sensitive or multiple opposing opinions to establish facts; establishing the best approach; determining appropriate methodologies; analysis to ensure quality and application of results.
• Responding to queries which require review of numerous policies, T&C’s etc in order to provide accurate advice
• Providing HR support to judges, taking minutes in appropriate meetings which require HR to be present
• Exercise judgement, knowing when to seek advice and guidance from their management team as appropriate.
• Interpreting HR advice may require follow up questions, discussion or further investigation to understand the wider impact of the issue.
• Decisions might involve considerable discretion but will be constrained by policy and informed practice.
• Operating as an integral member of the HRBP/OD&D Team, scanning for emerging trends and acting as an intelligent customer into the wider HR Team on behalf of judiciary located in the Regions.
• Analysing HR data and applying understanding to decide on an appropriate intervention or course of action and making recommendations to the HRBPs.
• Sickness absence monitoring and escalating any concerns or trends to the HRBP
• Provide advice to enable leadership judges to take proactive steps to deal with or pre-empt issues relating to judicial health, welfare and to provide high quality timely advice on specific or generalised HR problems.
• Formulation of reports which can be fed back into key areas of the organisation
• Oversight of all record keeping, ensuring compliance with GDPR and data retention policies
• Appraising, assessing and adapting to a range of issues on a day-to-day basis and offering options to assist the judiciary in discharging their pastoral responsibilities.
• Build relationships and personal credibility with the judiciary.
• Overseeing the HR triage service to judicial office holders. This requires a keen attention to detail, and the ability to ensure information and advice provided is timely, and accurate.
• Developing and upskilling administrative staff to handle a broad range of HR tasks
• The post holder will have autonomy to make decisions within their area of work, to deploy appropriate resources using initiative and in communication with their established network of contacts across the wider HR community.

Job Requirements:

• Excellent communication skills, both in verbal and written formats, including the confidence to speak with authority when operating at a senior level.
• Understanding of the judiciary
• Able to work well under pressure
• Confidence working autonomously and in an ambiguous environment
• Experience of working in an operational delivery environment and/or knowledge and experience of HR, or as a manager working with complex problems
• An ability to forge strong working relationships; being recognised as a trusted Advisor
• Credible HR/operational experience
• Experience of managing change
• Level 3 or 5 qualified / CIPD qualified or willing to work towards. This role can be linked to the HR Apprenticeship (Level 5) and as a route into CIPD qualification.
• Previous experience of working in a HR team/environment

Job Details:

Company: Ministry of Justice

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Leeds, England, UK

Application Deadline: N/A

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