HR Director

at  Department for Energy Security Net Zero

JOB SUMMARY

The HR Director will be a pivotal member of the GBE leadership team, responsible for developing the new organisation and delivering across all aspects of its people agenda. The role requires an individual who has experience in developing a workforce and culture to best enable a new organisation to deliver.
This role will require close working with others in Great British Energy and its partners (such as The Crown Estate) to ensure efficient use of capabilities and clear responsibilities and accountabilities are in place, as well as a close working relationships with the DESNZ policy, HR and sponsor teams.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The role requires an individual who has experience in developing a workforce and culture to best enable a new organisation to deliver.
This role will require close working with others in Great British Energy and its partners (such as The Crown Estate and National Wealth Fund)
to ensure efficient use of capabilities and clear responsibilities and accountabilities are in place, as well as a close working relationships with the DESNZ policy, HR and sponsor teams.

Key responsibilities:

• Work with the Board and Executive team and DESNZ Director of HR and their team to establish and lead a high performing HR function, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• As part of the Great British Energy leadership team, shape the development of the company’s strategy, culture, values and operating model.
• Set direction, lead and drive cultural and organisational change across the organisation, role modelling behaviours in line with Great British

Energy’s desired culture and values. Lead Great British Energy’s engagement with our workforce, ensuring people-related communications are effective and punctual to keep staff informed.

• Act as a key advisor to the Chair, Board and Executive team on HR matters. Deliver expert opinion, impartial robust advice and support on all people related issues including capacity and capability, diversity and inclusion, cultural and organisational change and well-being matters to the Great British Energy and leadership team.

Promote and sustain effective compliance with appropriate employment legislation, public sector guidance and other relevant policies throughout

the organisation.

• A close working relationship with Department of Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ) will be essential.
• Provide HR expertise in the setup of the new organisation, utilising best practice to ensure Great British Energy has effective structures,

workforce size and shape, culture and capabilities. Set and monitor relevant people targets, ensuring the team delivers against Great British Energy’s strategic objectives.

• Empower, coach, and manage the team and others to develop organisational capability and promote effective succession planning and talent management across the organisation.
• Lead and maintain effective oversight of provision of services by third-party suppliers relating to HR services e.g. through our Integrated Corporate Services provider including pay, pensions and employee assistance and welfare programmes.
• Lead engagement and relationship management with Trade Unions to support positive employee relations environment.
• Lead on the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion strategy for the organisation including reporting and monitoring of progress and engagement with

stakeholders.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• A proven track record of successful leadership experience at HR Director level and ability to work as part of a senior executive leadership team to provide organisational leadership, direction and strategic focus.
• Provides authentic, inclusive, inspiring, and visible leadership of the function and wider organisation, with ability to lead and develop a diverse multi-disciplinary staff through continual improvement and transformational change.
• Proven ability to influence and build strong credible relationships with colleagues, external partners, and senior stakeholders.
• Evidence of delivering improved organisational performance and cultural change against a backdrop of innovation and change whilst promoting inclusivity.
• Passionate about the Company and its policy objectives to deliver clean energy, drive economic growth, create UK jobs and supply chains and provide value for the UK taxpayer, whilst demonstrating a passion for creating societal impact and value.
• Hold membership of a chartered professional body relevant to the HR Director role (e.g., CIPD) at level 5 or above.
  Roles in what will become Great British Energy will initially be undertaken in shadow form within the Department for Energy Security and Net
  Zero. They will then be transferred to Great British Energy when the Great British Energy Bill becomes law and the company has the necessary
  procedures and systems in place to employ people directly.
  SCS grades are expected to be in the office a minimum of 60% of their working time.
  Benefits
  Alongside your salary of £100,000, Department for Energy Security & Net Zero contributes £28,970 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero offers a competitive mix of benefits including:

• A culture of flexible working, such as job sharing, homeworking and compressed hours.
• Automatic enrolment into the Civil Service Pension Scheme, with an employer contribution of 28.97%.
• A minimum of 25 days of paid annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year up to a maximum of 30.
• An extensive range of learning & professional development opportunities, which all staff are actively encouraged to pursue.
• Access to a range of retail, travel and lifestyle employee discounts.

Things you need to know

NATIONALITY REQUIREMENTS

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Key responsibilities:

• Work with the Board and Executive team and DESNZ Director of HR and their team to establish and lead a high performing HR function, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation.
• As part of the Great British Energy leadership team, shape the development of the company’s strategy, culture, values and operating model.
• Set direction, lead and drive cultural and organisational change across the organisation, role modelling behaviours in line with Great Britis