Job Introduction
This is an opportunity for a strategic HR leader to take on a career-defining challenge in a brand new role, at an exciting time for the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA).
Why this role? You’ll play a pivotal role in embedding and leading the organisation's HRBP model, ensuring its effective development, implementation, and measurement. This role will oversee a team of HR Business Partners and an HR Project & Data Manager and Project Officer, ensuring the alignment of HR strategy with organisational transformation priorities.
Acting as the Deputy to the Head of HR and OD, you will drive cultural change, champion workforce transformation, and lead strategic HR projects that enable an agile, high-performing, and inclusive workforce.
This is an exciting opportunity to influence and shape the organisation’s future, ensuring that HR is at the forefront of transformation and operational excellence.
Why you? Are you a strategic thinker, an advocate for change and a people-focused leader who can help us achieve our goals? Are you collaborative, and a data-driven decision maker and agile problem-solver? Do you thrive on challenge and are you passionate about delivering cultural change, with an eye on operational delivery of the best possible HR service around?
If this excites you, then please apply so you can tell us why you'd be a great fit. There’s more information about success criteria in the job description, but if you feel more context on the role would be helpful then please contact Kay Howick, Head of Human Resources and Organisational Development, at kay.howick@westofengland-ca.gov.uk
What’s next? We are planning for interviews to be held on at our offices on Thursday 05 June. Although we’ll avoid it, this may have to change.
The closing date for this role is Wednesday 28 May.
About the Company
Our offer
Alongside the opportunity to lead change, drive strategic initiatives, and make a real difference in the West of England, we offer an excellent benefits package including:
- 26/31 days annual Leave
- A Local Government Pension Scheme (one of the most generous pension schemes in the UK)
- Reduced fare bus travel across the West of England
- Flexible and hybrid working options from day one to ensure you achieve the best work/life balance and career goals. We follow a hybrid working model with 2 or 3 days in the office a week.
The West of England is an amazing part of the world to live and work. We are based in a new bright and airy office, with all the latest technology, just 10-minute walk from Bristol Temple Meads Train Station.
We believe in fostering a culture of continuous learning and development, empowering you to thrive in your career. We prioritise your growth and success by providing a diverse range of learning and development opportunities. Our goal is to keep you motivated, equipped with essential skills, and confident in delivering excellent services.
We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We ensure all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment and particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or citizenship status. We are also proud to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer and a founding Member of the West of England Good Employment Charter.
If you have an accessibility need, disability, condition or need any additional support that means you might require changes to the application or recruitment process (for example, you might need to submit your application in a different format), please get in touch with our Resourcing Team at Resourcing@westofengland-ca.gov.uk. We are here to assist and accommodate your needs.
We advertise salary ranges for job roles, with new appointments typically starting at the lowest salary point. In exceptional cases, where higher skill levels or experience are applicable, the salary point may be adjusted to secure the best candidate. This approach allows for potential year-on-year salary increases, offering progression and appropriate rewards to employees.
Please note this vacancy may close early or be extended depending on the number of applications so please don’t wait to apply. If you have started your application, we will be in touch to let you know if there is a change to the closing date with sufficient notice.
We do not engage with recruitment agencies for this role. Any CVs received from agencies will be considered as unsolicited and the property of the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority, with no obligation to pay agency fees.
