HR Business Partner

This is an exciting opportunity to provide strategic HR partnering to senior leaders in HM Prisons and Probation (HMPPS). You will be critical ensuring HMPPS meets its aims in protecting the public and reducing reoffending and gain unique experience which will enable you to progress in your career. This role sits within the HR Business Partner (HMPPS) Team which is the front facing arm of the People & Capability Function supporting a number of business units across HMPPS.

The post holder will partner Governors within the Prison Service and equivalent senior leaders within the Probation Service or National Services, dependent on the customer groups. It is an interesting time to join the team with a huge amount of opportunity to be involved in supporting business change in a complex environment. Working in partnership with senior leaders, this role will be responsible for supporting the business to deliver against people priorities.

The postholder will operate as an implementer, facilitating access to central services and working alongside the business to execute innovative people initiatives. The post holder will be required to partner customer groups in various locations across the Midlands region and may be called upon to support regional or national projects across areas of the business. As a qualified (or aspiring) HR professional, the post holder will use a combination of generalist knowledge, personal skills and experience to advise and partner senior leaders on how best to align the people and business priorities.

Most roles require line management responsibility. The post holder will be required to bring together the people priorities for their prison and probation customer group or National Services at a senior level. They will support on the underpinning activities to enable;