This is an exciting time to join NPL as the organisation embraces the mission and opportunity to provide the measurement capability that underpins the UK's prosperity and quality of life. NPL's vision is to deliver extraordinary impact from excellent science and engineering as an exemplary national laboratory. This mission reaffirms the pivotal role the organisation plays in supporting the UK's national challenges as well as the needs of industry.
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We work in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working (minimum two days onsite in Teddington).
Our close knit, supportive and experienced People Team are looking for an experienced People Partner who loves working closely with leaders and teams to embed change, improve capability and empower managers to resolve ER issues effectively. You will be a trusted partner who will play a key role in delivering people initiatives.
You will be a pivotal member of the People Team, this role promises a stretching experience with the opportunity to positively impact the NPL journey and boost the engagement of a diverse and talented workforce. You will enjoy working closely with leaders and teams to embed change, improve capability and empower managers to resolve ER issues effectively. You will be a trusted partner who will play a key role in delivering people initiatives.
Role Focus
This is a role of many parts where you will be part of a team thats advising, guiding and coaching managers to help us deliver our mission and vision. xrexnqw You will:
Work in partnership with a Strategic People Partner supporting specific business areas, and with specialist People team functions, to promote and support engagement, talent management resourcing, workforce management, team wellbeing, D&I and L&D initiatives, working to build a high-performance culture
Provide advice and guidance on complex policy development, change and performance management to support business capability
Act as a subject matter expert on complex ER and policy issues, providing quality advice to managers and leaders, supporting them to make risk-informed, confident decisions to enable timely and effective resolution of matters
Support delivery of the People Strategy, taking ownership of specific allocated projects or parts of the annual People cycle, ensuring effective delivery and implementation
Drive continuous improvement to respond to evolving business and statutory requirements
Use data to provide informed advice based on analytics and business metrics
Manage, coach and develop People Advisers within the team and act as a mentor to colleagues when required
Throughout your work, you will ensure that NPLs interactions with employees are fair, aligned with agreed processes and legally compliant across all employment touchpoints, while mitigating risk.
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