About the job

Job summary

Why JNCC?

We’re small enough (c.300 staff) that your voice is heard by everyone including the CEO, but big enough that we have all the skills, resources and people you’ll need to get the job done. All our staff are passionate about conservation and making a difference to the world we live in. We have a very flexible, inclusive and welcoming organisational culture. Our Executive Management provides employees with the freedom and tools you will need, and our friendly team will assist you in your role.  
 
JNCC is committed to maintaining employee health and wellbeing, whether it is physically, emotionally, financially or socially, and offers a range of benefits to support employees in this. Such benefits include the option to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme, professional and personal development opportunities as well as an exciting job in a unique environment.  

Post background

This is an exciting time to join JNCC as we implement our ‘Together for Nature’ strategy with a key focus on the development of our employees. This role will lead the learning and development aspect of this work.

HR is part of the Corporate Services team which provides support across the JNCC to managers and employees on a wide range of matters. We currently support approx. 300 employees based predominantly in Peterborough and Aberdeen. The majority of HR services are in-house except for payroll.

Job description

Post Duties 

The key responsibilities of the role are outlined below. However, this is an overview of the role and is not exhaustive.

• JNCC L&D lead (50%+ of role), providing guidance on the L&D process, liaising with L&D leads and champions across the business to determine learning priorities and organising L&D activity.

• Assist with reviewing and maintaining cohesive human resources policies, procedures and systems to support JNCC's strategy and external changes in legislation, employment markets etc.

• To provide specialist advice, guidance and learning related EDI activities to colleagues and help shape and deliver on specific equality and inclusion projects and initiatives.

• Responsible for promoting and communicating CPD via various means, e.g. newsletters, weekly communications, presenting at staff open meetings as well as sourcing and scheduling activities to increase engagement and reduce skills gaps across JNCC.

• To work with management, colleagues, employee networks/working groups to identify needs, best practice solutions and meaningful actions to promote greater inclusion for all colleagues.

• Overseeing the management and monitoring of JNCC L&D & EDI budgets and expenditure, identifying and flagging up variances.

• Oversee and monitor the service provided by Civil Service Learning.

• Build relationships with internal colleagues and external partners, working collaboratively with others to deliver JNCC’s learning, wellbeing and inclusion priorities.

• Identifying and analysing learning data to evaluate impact and identify trends to continuously improve delivery.

• Supporting the development and delivery of our leadership and management offer through working with senior stakeholders and external suppliers to identify learning needs and shaping learning interventions to address these.

• Support and lead bitesize learning sessions for managers and team Leaders to develop core management skills and the rollout of HR policies.

• Proactively support a culture of continuous improvement and initiatives within HR, including supporting, managing or leading projects.

• Support any other HR routine or project work as required.

Person specification

Please demonstrate in your statement your suitability for the position.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £30,573, Joint Nature Conservation Committee contributes £8,866 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, Experience and Technical skills.

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a statement of suitability. In your statement, refer to the Behaviours and experience section of this advert to show how you’re suitable for the role.

Please use the STARR technique

• Situation: Set the stage. 
• Task: Explain where you fit in. 
• Action: Describe each step. 
• Results: Impress with your achievements.
• Reflection: what have you learned 

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

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

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.