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Human Resources lead the implementation of the Group’s people strategy in line with business objectives. It facilitates talent management, succession planning and employee mobility while defining and overseeing frameworks that support employee performance management, reward, learning and development, resourcing and engagement.
 
As an HSBC employee in the UK, you will have access to tailored professional development opportunities and a competitive pay and benefits package. This includes private healthcare for all UK-based employees, enhanced maternity and adoption pay and support when you return to work, and a contributory pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
 
We are currently seeking an experienced individual to join this team in the role of HR Consultant – Human Resources
 
As a HR Consultant you are in the driving seat, your thought leadership and creativity will enable HSBC to accelerate into the future. You will be accountable for managing the successful delivery of large scale HR programmes and initiatives that support the business strategy as set out in the strategic people priorities. No day will be the same, you will have a diverse portfolio to deliver with a variety of stakeholders across HR and the business with the ability to tap into HR specialists to deliver pragmatic solutions. Your critical thinking skills drive the quality of the solution so you will have the ability to turn data into powerful insights that help develop the project delivery plan. You get to do all of this whilst working with an amazing team, a supportive team with collective expertise across all HR which we use to coach each other and grow together as a result.
 
In this role, you will:

• Demonstrate a consultant mind-set with the ability to support clients to diagnose complex issues and provide evidence based recommendations and solutions;
• Manage programme delivery proactively balancing scope, schedule, interdependencies, risks and budget where applicable;
• Effectively manage complex relationships with HR and Business stakeholders and to drive high engagement and commitment to UK People Priorities;
• Understand the HSBC HR model with the capability to effectively deliver across the spectrum of HR activities;
• Report progress, issues, dependencies and risks to the relevant governance forum and make recommendations to influence decision making in order to maintain progress towards delivery and benefits realization;
• Be able to effectively communicate and demonstrate how HR programmes and initiatives connect the people priorities and the business goals.

 

Qualifications

 To be successful in this role you should meet the following requirements:

• Must have experience in a complex matrixed and/or regulated organisation;
• Must have experience in a project or continuous improvement role, either in HR or otherwise, focused on delivering strong customer outcomes;
• Highly desirable to have experience in either people strategy/ organisational transformation (e.g. M&A/TUPE)/culture or EVP or customer experience and/or commercial or business awareness;
• Demonstrable experience in leading or managing transformation/change and/or large scale programme management roles;
• Project management capability with experience planning, executing, controlling and closing the work initiative to achieve specific goals over a specific timeframe;
• Consulting Agility; to act as an advisor and provide direction, guidance and solve problems for clients;
• Analytical rigor; applying appropriate and meticulous standards of assessment to better understand data and draw conclusions;
• Strong influencing skills and ability to establish trust and credibility.

The base location for this role is Birmingham, but we work in a Hybrid way. We would need you to do a minimum of 1-2 days per week in the office rest of the working week from home. We connect face to face on a regular basis, travel will also be required to other HSBC sites dependent on project delivery.
 
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At HSBC, we look to enable our employees to better balance their work / life priorities and have the flexibility required to meet challenging needs as they progress through different life stages! Where possible we will consider the following flexible working options: part-time working, job sharing, term-time working, and working from home and staggered hours. If in considering a role with HSBC you have a need for some flexibility in your working arrangements please discuss this with the recruitment team in the early stages of the application process.
 
As a business operating in markets all around the world, we believe diversity brings benefits for our customers, our business and our people. This is why HSBC is committed to being a broad employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified applicants irrespective of ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/long term health condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate. Within the work place you will have access to various employee resource groups which aim to promote and achieve a balanced work / life balance and support our diversity ambitions. HSBC has in place processes in order to avoid nepotism, which means to avoid crafting circumstances in which the appearance or possibility of conflicts of interest may exist within the hiring process.
 
We want everyone to be able to fulfil their potential which is why we provide a range of flexible working arrangements and family friendly policies