HR Business Partner

Job Title:              HR Business Partner 
Location:              Plymouth, Devon + Hybrid Working Arrangements 
Compensation:    Competitive salary + Benefits 

Role Type:           Full time / Permanent
Role ID:               SF58637

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a HR Business Partner at our Devonport Royal Dockyard site.

The role
As a HR Business Partner, you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary where you’ll lead and manage the roll out and management of a HR People Plan and initiatives within a business area.

Day to day, you’ll sponsor, lead, drive and ensure the delivery of complex business change projects, ensuring alignment with the people plan, and realisation of the business objectives.

• Develop and propose adaptations of HR activity to meet the specific remit of a business or contract

• Apply subject matter expertise to the development of policy, process, or approach, reflecting external best practice and ensuring that they add value to the business 

• Consider the deployment of HR processes to meet the requirements of the area supported, to ensure these are fully implemented and deliver the intended benefit to the business or areas supported 

• Support the development of appropriate skills, knowledge and behaviours across the business to enable managers and employees to achieve business objectives in support of our purpose and principles

• Compile, present and disseminate business information to line managers, based on effective HR administration services and to inform them of performance issues associated with people

This role is full time, 35 hours and provides hybrid working arrangements with 3 days in the office/onsite and 2 days working from home.

Essential experience of the HR Business Partner:

• Depth of knowledge in a range of HR functional areas and deep understanding of the techniques and approaches associated with HR activity

• The ability to contribute to development of HR policy and processes for the defined area of responsibility

• Knowledge of relevant employment legislation

• Strong project management skills and stakeholder engagement skills

Qualifications for the HR Business Partner:

• Level 7 or equivalent HR qualification, be a chartered member of the CIPD and committed to continuous professional development. 

Security Clearance
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

What we offer 

• Generous holiday allowance 
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme 
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave 
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows the majority of employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity

Babcock International 
For over a century Babcock  has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal. 

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 23/09/2024

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