About the job

Job summary

This position is based Nationally

Job description

Job role: HR Business Planning and Strategy Manager
Grade: SEO 
Directorate: Human Resources 

About us 

HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is responsible for the administration of criminal, civil and family courts and tribunals in England and Wales. Our roles support our service users and colleagues, where people and businesses access potentially life-changing justice.  We’re looking for individuals who are committed to public service and want to make a difference in people’s lives in delivering justice. 

HMCTS has embarked on a period of significant change, funded by an investment of £1bn, which will see the organisation transform and deliver a world class justice system. We are improving the services we deliver to the public directly in court and tribunal buildings, designing new Courts & Tribunals Service Centres to deliver a national business, and enhancing our digital services. This is a once in a generation opportunity to transform the service in a manner that provides an improved user experience at reduced cost to the taxpayer. It will contribute to consolidating the UK’s position at the forefront of an increasingly competitive international legal market as well as ensuring access to justice for all.  If you’re interested in developing a career with a real purpose, please apply.

You can read more about HMCTS reform programme online: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hmcts-reform-programme.

About the role

This role within Human Resources offers a unique opportunity to be at the heart of reform and business innovation. By empowering colleagues across HMCTS, you’ll help them unlock their full potential, excel in their careers, and contribute to our mission of representing and serving our diverse communities. Be a part of a team that values growth, excellence, and represent the communities we serve.

It is crucial that HR is able to bring all people activity together to deliver what is needed, when it is needed and in the right way for the people in HMCTS, the Reform programme and the organisation as a whole. Effective management and coordination of these efforts, guided by a clear people strategy, are vital for achieving success

The HR Business Planning Lead will form part of the central HR Director’s team within HR and be responsible for leading and coordinating the business planning across HR, to enable the delivery of our People and Culture Strategy. They will work closely with the HR Head of Office to develop, join up and review delivery planning using best practice project management techniques.

Key responsibilities: 

The HR Business Planning Manager will be responsible for leading on:

•    Business planning across HR, linking team delivery plans, workforce planning and finance implications. 
•    Act as the HR representative for the HMCTS corporate business plan, considering key HR milestones, ensuring controls are in place and updating any mitigations as required. 
•    Lead of the workforce planning across HR, submitting the FTE workbook returns on behalf of the HR Directors Office to ensure they reflect current workforce data and highlight budget implications. 
•    Manage, review, and evaluate the HR Dashboard. In so doing you will have detailed knowledge of the major work strands across the whole HR function and will highlight key issues to the HR Director and Deputy Directors. 
•    Managing the HR risk register and corporate risk register, ensuring actions to mitigate the risks are updated and managed effectively
•    The development of reporting products within HR, utilising appropriate tools and techniques for managing projects and activities. 
•    Review the delivery and implementation plan against the strategic outcomes of the People and Culture Strategy.  
•    Deputising for the Grade 7 Head of Office to the HR Director.
•    Ad hoc commissions and projects when required.
•    Role model excellent professional behaviours and HMCTS values at all times.

What are we looking for? (Person Specification)

The ideal candidate for this position should demonstrate: 

Essential 

•    Highly organised, able to quickly grasp what is needed, prioritise work effectively often adapting to rapidly changing needs, and deliver at pace.
•    Strong communication skills (written and verbal). 
•    A strong collaborative approach seeks to engage and work effectively with others.
•    Capable of establishing credibility and effectively influencing stakeholders throughout the business.
•    Strong interpersonal skills that encourage the development of effective relationships across all levels.
•    Use own judgement to analyse information and data quickly to provide clear briefing and willing to provide your own opinion where appropriate.
•    Resilient and able to keep their focus under pressure.

Desirable Skills & Experience:

•    Experience of working in a central co-ordination team. 
•    Outcome focused with track record in delivering tangible successes.

Further details 

This is a full-time position, however, any requests for flexible working will be considered in line with HMCTS flexible working policy at onboarding stage.

About our benefits

We reward our people for their hard work and commitment. We have a number of family
friendly and flexible working polices that will help you achieve a healthy work-life balance. In addition, we offer a range of employee benefits which include generous annual leave, a highly competitive contributory pension scheme, childcare benefits, season ticket and bicycle loans.

Proud to Serve. Proud to keep justice going.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £39,868, HM Courts and Tribunals Service contributes £10,804 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.