HR Change Manager

HR Change Manager – £450 – £550 Per day – On site Central London – 6-Month Interim Contract 

Reed Talent Solutions are supporting the Metropolitan Police Service in the search for a Professional HR Change Manager to join their team, to provide a collaborative approach, agree future plans and to drive change at senior level. The ideal candidate will have proven experience working with Trade Unions and Staff Associations, in delivering large scale HR restructures, redundancies and redeployment at pace.

To join the Met team, you will need a good working knowledge of HR services and an understanding of the legal context underpinning change activity – e.g. employment law, TUPE regulations and redundancy. Knowledge and experience of the policing environment would be useful, but not essential. More important are your abilities to build strong working relationships and communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner. You’ll also need confidence to raise risks, constructively challenge ideas, and negotiate solutions in a positive and supportive manner with business managers.

You will share the Met values of integrity; courage; accountability; respect and empathy, bringing them to life in how you work and using our principles to shape your decisions.

• Preferred 5 days on site per week, although a hybrid option of 3-4 days on site per week can be agreed after the initial training period.

Key responsibilities:

On a day-to-day basis you will have four primary areas of responsibility:

• Implementation of agreed change strategies. Providing clarification on the impact of policy and process.
• Delivering change activity to support people-based projects, re-structures and re-organisations.
• Contribute to the development of policy, processes and products used to deliver people-based change activity.
• Deliver continuous improvement activity within the HR function – ensuring HR operations are effective, efficient and focused on the needs of the frontline user.

Essential for the role:

• Experience of working within a project environment, and delivering to time, cost and quality parameters
• Facilitation of consultation and communication with Trade Unions and Staff Associations regarding implications on staff change processes.
• Proven ability to build strong working relationships with senior colleagues and peers – building credibility in change capability and services
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills –able to communicate complex and detailed information effectively and clearly to colleagues at different levels
• Experience of providing policy advice and insight – giving clear and authoritative guidance within a specific business environment

To apply for the HR Change Manager position, please submit your CV and cover letter detailing your relevant experience and why you are interested in this role.