Head of HR Delivery

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We offer flexible working benefits, employee well-being support and a great pension. We are enormously proud to be a Disability Confident Leader employer. We support candidates with adjustments throughout our recruitment process. Information about disability confidence and just some examples of the adjustments that you can request can be found in the reasonable adjustment section below.

Please note

Former DSIT recruitment campaigns are continuing as usual, but candidates should be aware that following the Governments announcement on the changes to some civil service departments, roles will be subject to the machinery of government moves and will ultimately be in one of the new departments. We will provide more information if you are selected for a role. This work remains of high importance to the civil service, and we thank you for your continued interest.

The Matrix Programme is a transformation initiative involving 7 Departments (listed at end). It is a unique cross-government collaboration that will unlock simpler, better, and more joined up working by bringing together the systems, processes, and ways of working for key government functions such as HR, Finance or Procurement, commonly known as Shared Services.

The Programme is part of the Shared Services Team within DSIT, a fantastic team passionate about improving the existing shared services experience for DSIT and its partners, whilst working to deliver the strategic objectives of the Government Shared Services Strategy, which are:

1. Better experience for all users - intuitive systems that are easy to use and mobile-enabled.

Short Summary:

The role will form part of the core Matrix Programme team, working with and on behalf of seven departments across the cluster to deliver the introduction of modern technologies, services and ways of working. A key requirement for successful delivery of the programme is ensuring that the functions across all departments are fully engaged and involved. We are looking for an established HR leader to work with the Deputy Director for HR Assurance to lead the HR activity across the programme, owning and managing the relationship between the HR teams across the cluster.

The postholder will play a pivotal role in overseeing the people aspects of the programme, including establishing the Neo Centre Office (NCO), supporting the TUPE/COSoP transition of staff into the shared services provider (UKSBS) and NCO, managing engagement with Trade Unions across the cluster, leading the programmes compliance with its commitments under the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED), as well as driving wider decisions on HR convergence.

Key Responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Quickly build trust and credibility with senior stakeholders across the programme, using professional HR expertise to provide sound advice, leadership and direction on a broad range of HR and people activities, including securing agreement on people processes to drive convergence across the cluster.