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HR Consultant
Reference	bs/c600ba3c/00030021
Employer	RBS
Sector	Human Resources
Salary	Negotiable
Town/City	London - UK
Locations	South East
Contract Type	Permanent
Date Posted	19/08/2010 21:15:00

Job Description

Job Description
Purpose of the role:
The HR Consultant assists the HR Business Partners to meet key objectives through the innovative use of the human resources, by leading, participating in and contributing to a variety of project based assignments-

Requirements
Deliverables:

To manage and deliver large and/or complex HR projects or programmes, change programmes, HR and organisational initiatives across the full spectrum of HR and business activities;
Effectively provide high quality HR activity;
Successfully deliver tailor made business solutions;
Providing technical input and HR advice to the business (involving HR specialists where appropriate);
Effectively measure HR activity and value add utilising MI, customer feedback and tracking mechanisms;
Engage stakeholders (HR team, specialists, business etc) in support of initiatives;
Proactively identify and diagnose business requirements and use organisational knowledge to recommend options and solutions to stakeholders which are best aligned to business objectives;
Identifying project/programme risks and advising / working with stakeholders to mitigate their impact, or escalating if required;
Conducting research including qualitative and quantitative data collection;
Engage and manage external suppliers as appropriate;
Requesting, generating and analysing specific information in order to help diagnose issues and make appropriate recommendations;
Maintaining personal development activities;
Building collaborative relationships cross functionally in order to deliver projects to time and budgets;
Passionately put customers and their interests at the heart of all you do and at the centre of all activities;
The role holder may also be required to perform tasks within the HR function, which are not specifically aligned to Business Partnering-

Responsibilities
Scope of Role: This role requires individuals to work with a high degree of autonomy on large projects working with significant levels of ambiguity around the process; · Projects are likely to have significant risks associated with them and significant business impact-
Financial Management: · May have responsibility for project budgets; · To be aware of the financial implications of HR initiatives; · Ability to make a direct connection between work activity and value to the business-

The Individual
Experience:

Generalist HR experience;
Experience within a consultancy environment;
Relationship management of multiple individuals at a middle level;
Project management experience;
Experience of Greenfield set up would be advantageous-

Other Significant Role Requirements:

Strong diagnostic skills;
Business knowledge and acumen;
A 'can do' attitude;
Flexibility and change orientation;
Commercial astuteness;
Technical expertise on all aspects of HR;
A focus on delivery;
Excellent project management skills;
Personal resilience;
Personal credibility;
The ability to work autonomously whilst maintaining an awareness of the impact of their actions on the wider HR team;
Judgement and problem solving skills;
Global awareness
Employee relations knowledge;
Professional qualification (CIPD)/degree would be desirable but not essential-