About the job

Job summary

We are recruiting for the role of Senior HR Projects Officer and this role is a fixed term contract up until 31.07.25

This is a national role and therefore office location is flexible. As a HR/OD team we work predominantly remotely, however this role will have a required element of travel to various offices dependant on business and project needs.

We trust and empower colleagues to work in a hybrid way, providing the resources, equipment and support, so that individually and collectively, we can be the voice of children and young people when the family court makes critical decisions about their futures. We provide extensive wellbeing support for colleagues, as well as excellent benefits, all of which we hope encourages you to join us.

We are a diverse, inclusive organisation that is a safe space for colleagues with shared aspects of identity and lived experience, which helps ensure we provide a service which promotes the diversity and uniqueness of children and families from all backgrounds. We especially welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds as we strive to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity of the children and families we work with.

Job description

Let us tell you a bit more about the role…

The Senior HR Officer will play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery and growth of our HR strategy and organizational development initiatives. This position will manage a portfolio and policy area within the People and Culture arm of the HR Organisational Development Team, with a specific focus on onboarding/induction and reward & recognition.

The role is responsible for scoping, planning, and taking a project approach to deliver; the running of work groups with senior stakeholders, policy leads and specialists to shape, and delivery the scope and requirements of the Project in a matrix structure inline with the overall delivery plan. 

Whilst also playing a crucial role in leading and managing various HR projects you will be providing line management and support to HR Project Assistants/Officers. This position will involve overseeing  of their daily work, identifying their training and development needs, and ensuring the successful delivery of HR initiatives.

 

Person specification

… and what we’re looking for

 

• Confident in using a range of core IT applications such as MS Office to support effective workforce planning and performance management
• Develop and deliver training and workforce development across the organisation, at management, team and individual level as required.
• Subject matter expert and policy owner for portfolio / policy area providing expert advice and support to CMT, People Board as required, including drafting of Board Papers.
• Responsive to the needs of HR customers and able to identify opportunities for service innovation and improvement
• Ability to plan, co-ordinate and execute projects achieving measurable impact
• Credibility and influencing ability with stakeholders at all levels
• Leadership or line management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire team members to achieve goals and deliver results.

 

You can find out more about the above - and much more - before you apply and we also recommend you read the job description.

Benefits

• Learning and development culture 
• An environment with flexible working as standard 
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity 
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Generous holiday entitlement with option to bring continuous service from an approved employer for enhanced provision 
• Health Cash plan with basic membership fee paid by Cafcass, with option to add family members 
• Overall, a highly competitive total reward package with range of financial and non-financial benefits 

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Next steps/timelines

 

Closing date:	07th April 2024
Telephone Interview:	17th & 18th April 2024
Interview/Assessment:	7th-9th May 2024

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

Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. 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.