Head of People Strategy
Employees can work on a hybrid basis
Full-time
Department: People (HR)
Salary: £59,597 to £63,574 + excellent benefits including outstanding pension
Confirmed Grade: Level 6*
Site Location: UKAEA Culham, Oxfordshire

Company Description

By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on.

Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow's fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid.

As we work towards our mission and goals, UKAEA has devised values that capture the spirit of how we work. These values include being: Innovative, Committed, Trusted and Collaborative.

Job Description

To play a leading role, alongside the Director of People, as a member of the People Department Senior Leadership Team in delivering the People Strategy to enable UKAEA to achieve its corporate goals. Act as the senior responsible officer for corporate projects as part of the development of organisational culture.

Lead a team of strategic specialists across a range of disciplines - principally strategic People business partnering, ER, policy development and People projects to deliver the People Strategy, including organisational development and culture change, for successful business growth.

Qualifications

- Educated to degree level or demonstrable equivalent experience
- CIPD qualified to L7 (Diploma) or willing to work towards
- Experience of working at a strategic level
- Extensive experience in at least one of the following areas: People business partnering/ER/policy development. Where there is no experience, be able to demonstrate effective understanding.

Additional Information

Our benefits package includes a vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive, an Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, Flexible working options, Emergency paid leave, Annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service, wide range of career development opportunities, outstanding defined benefit pension scheme; Corporate bonus scheme and a Relocation allowance (if eligible).

We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities and women. UAKEA is actively promoting EDI and taking steps to increase the diversity of our people through reinforcing best practice in recruitment and selection, and revaluating approaches where it is clear we can remove barriers to success.

Please note employees working at the UK Atomic Energy Authority will be required to complete an online Disclosure Certificate application for their clearance - The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks will confirm the details of all current criminal convictions.

Note for applicants who are applying for employment with UKAEA either from outside the United Kingdom or who have spent time outside the United Kingdom in the last five years. Please visit the UK Government website. If the country you are resident in or have resided in is not listed on this website or that the UK Government is not aware of how to obtain a criminal records check from that state then we cannot process your application.