DB Arriva Hiring for HR Business Partner – 14 month FTC at Birmingham Full Time

Arriva is one of the largest transport services organisations in Europe, employing some 60,000 people and delivering more than 2.2 billion passenger journeys across 14 European countries every year. We have strong roots dating back to 1938, and an ambitious strategy to achieve our vision of becoming Mobility partner of choice.

CrossCountry, cross more of the country than any other train company. With Birmingham at its heartland and HQ, CrossCountry stretch from Aberdeen to Penzance, Stansted to Cardiff, including Newcastle, Leeds, Sheffield, Manchester, Nottingham, Bristol, Southampton and Edinburgh.

Owned by Arriva, CrossCountry is the most extensive rail network in Britain and the business plays a vital role in connecting tens of thousands of people to work, leisure and education every day. The one Arriva rail purpose is to connect people to opportunities by providing a reliable and friendly train service. So, there is no better time to join us!

The Role

CrossCountry recently introduced a new role of HR Business Partner to support our local leadership teams across the West Midlands & North West with all aspects of people management activities.

Our coverage spans across Birmingham and Manchester and we welcome applications from any of these areas.

Successful applicants will work at both an operational and strategic level within the business, leading the design and delivery of the people plan, ensuring full alignment to the short, medium, and long-term business objectives.

Principal Accountabilities

• Supporting the relevant local leadership teams with all elements of people management activity, including but not limited to absence management, performance management, health, safety and well-being, and equality, diversity and inclusion
• Representing the organisation at local stakeholder groups such as Women in Rail
• Ensuring effective and ongoing resourcing through robust workforce planning
• Leading the local employee engagement agenda, including the design and delivery of effective engagement and communications plans
• Building capability levels through effective training and development needs analysis
• Facilitating and maintaining strong relationships with recognised employee groups and trade unions
• Establishing and maintaining effective people management systems
• Supporting and coaching line managers to ensure compliance to employment law, company policy and recognised best practice
• Ensuring effective performance improvement approaches, including goal setting and reviewing, and management of conduct and capability
• Proactively supporting, encouraging and demonstrating the organisations visions and values to ensure that they become embedded in the culture.

Our HR Business Partners will have the following skills, experience and qualifications:

• HR Generalist with level 5 CIPD or equivalent
• Previous HR leadership experience in complex and unionised environment, including dispute resolution
• Excellent working knowledge of employment law
• Business focused
• Change leadership and management
• Effective project management skills
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills
• Excellent coaching skills
• Good numeracy and literacy levels
• Commercial awareness
• Flexible and adaptable
• Computer literate (Word, Excel, Access etc)
• Strong organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• Experience of building strong working relationships, with the ability to challenge and influence at difference levels across the organisation.
• Experienced in delivering coaching, training and development interventions to drive Line manager capability.
• Customer-focused

If this sounds like you, then please click ‘Apply Now’ as applications close 31st July 2022.

This role is a FTC for a period of 14 months.

We acknowledge the importance of our people’s diverse experiences, talents and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success.

Benefits:
Free rail travel for you and your family (rules and conditions apply).

A healthier and cheaper way to commute with a tax efficient way to fund buying a bike.

Enjoy discounts with major retailers through Arriva’s employee benefits portal, The Village.