Job Description

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Network Rail operates and maintains the railway infrastructure 24/7 365 days a year. Our purpose is to connect people and goods with where they need to be and our vision is for a simpler, better, greener railway.
You will be part of the NW&C Region which consist of three routes:
xc2xb7 North West Route, covering Manchester, Liverpool, Lancashire and Cumbria.
xc2xb7 Central Route, covering the West Midlands and Chiltern areas.
xc2xb7 West Coast South Route, covering the south of Crewe to London Euston.
There is also a Regional Team which supports Regional Major Programmes & Professional services.
To find out more about us -
For us, 'Diversity' means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. 'Inclusion' means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.
We value the commitments you may have outside of work and will consider flexible and hybrid working applications. If we can make it work - we will! .
Brief Description
Provide proactive, professional HR support to HR Business Partner teams to enable the delivery of value add HR support and the people plan for the supported organisation/s.
About the role (External)
Every day will be different, but you can expect to be involved in the following activities:
1. Provide proactive, professional HR Support to the HR Business Partner team/s and the business to facilitate the delivery of value add HR and the delivery of the people/HR plans.
2. Support HR Business Partner teams in Talent Management, Workforce and Succession Planning and performance planning, maintaining appropriate data within the associated process.
3. Provide support for Organisation Change programmes, through the full development and implementation phases.
4. Provide project management support to the HR Business Partner team, tracking, measuring and communicating through the project timeline.
5. Support the associated HR Business Partner team/s with research, reporting requirements, analysis and production of reports to support the implementation of HR initiatives.
6. Seeks, identifies and develops solutions to continuously improve the HR support to the business.
7. Maintains up to date professional HR knowledge to input into the development of both operational and value add HR initiatives.
8. Takes ownership for delivery of assigned work within HR programmes/initiatives.
9. Support the associated HR Business Partner team/s with ad hoc administrative and operational HR activity.
In order to be successful in this role, we would like you to have/to be:

• Demonstrates strong customer service skills.

• Experience of working within a large, complex and fast moving organisation.

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong time management, organisation and prioritisation skills and the ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.

• Resilient, Adaptable and Flexible.

• IT literate, strong excel, word and PowerPoint knowledge.

• Experience of event coordination and facilitation.

• Research and analytical skills.

• Strong relationship building skills.

• Experience of supporting the delivery of HR initiatives and projects.

We would also like but it isn't crucial to have/to be:

• CIPD Qualified or relevant HR Support experience.

• Graduate calibre

How to apply (External)
We are a Disability Confident Leader and want to make the most of the skills and talents disabled people bring to the workplace - skills and talents we need in our business
Want to find out about what fantastic benefits we offer?
Salary: Band 5, Starting at xc2xa326,000
Network Rail adheres to a structured pay framework, any salary offered will be within the pay range advertised.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.
Closing date: 12th June 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
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