HR Project Consultant

Job Description

At M&G our purpose is to help people manage and grow their savings and investments, responsibly. As a business, we are continuing to take steps towards a sustainable future, delivering better long-term solutions for our customers and clientsand identifying new opportunities to make a positive impact for our environment and communities . To help us achieve our vision were looking for exceptional people who live our values of care and integrity and who can inspire others; embrace change; deliverresults and keep it simple. We will consider flexible working arrangements for any of our roles and also offer work place accommodations to ensure you have what you need to effectively deliver in your role. This is a temporary role to support the delivery of a functional transformation programme and strategic HR projects for a period of of up to 12 months for the Retail and Savings business. The role of HR Project Consultant will work closely with the HRD andHR Business Partners to support the end-to-end restructuring process and HR strategic projects. There may be multiple streams of work running concurrently so the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines is essential. Accountabilities:

• Managing the HR people and project plans, tracking, and raising with the HRD and HRBP where any risks to delivery may arise.
• Manage and produce data and reports to support transformation and change activities.
• Tracking employee data through the project to ensure the right actions take place at the right time.
• Issuing project documentation, tracking returns and updating systems appropriately.
• Supporting the HRBP with the collective consultation process, attending and minuting meetings.
• Supporting managers with the creation of new profiles, quality checking, coordinating and tracking the process to ensure all profiles are produced to the required timescales.
• Acting as the link between the project and the HR operations team to ensure that deadlines are met, and the correct documents are provided at the correct times.
• Supporting the HRBP to deliver manager upskilling sessions, supporting managers and answering questions from them thought out the process.
• Setting up and managing communication channels such as a TAP site and project mailbox.
• Being available to support colleagues with any questions they have on the process which need additional support out with the normal routes.
• Support HRBP and managers with local and global policy queries.
• Apply policies to specific business situations, including determining exceptions.
• Engage and consult with employees and representative bodies during change to manage transition of potential redundancies by applying employee centric change practices.
• Interpret relevant country employment and labour legislation into policy and practice.

Projects:

• Organisation Design, spans and layers exercise.
• Talent and succession review.
• Consumer Duty Regulation - is a very significant piece of regulation that sets higher expectations for the standard of care firms across the financial services industry give to consumers in retail financial markets. It aims to ensure that existing bestpractice around good outcomes for consumers is applied consistently across the industry.
• Senior Executive Accountability Regime (SEAR) - regulatory project that requires adjusting job descriptions and people policies, places obligations on firms and senior individuals within them to set out clearly where responsibility and decision-making lies.
• Review of the benefits offer.
• Review of professional subscriptions regarding benefits in kind and tax reliefs, employment contracts amendments accordingly.

Key Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Proven work experience as an HR Generalist / HR Project Manager / Co-ordinator.
• An awareness and understanding of the end-to-end business transformation process with experience of supporting similar projects previously.
• The ability to proactively anticipate issues and be confident in developing solutions
• An ability to react quickly and decisively to problems once identified, considering options and making decisions to determine the appropriate course of action.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Comfortable working under pressure and using own initiative with minimal supervision.
• Experience of building relationships with a range of stakeholders at all levels in the organisation.
• Strong organisational, project management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to multi-task.
• Demonstrable experience with HR data, reporting and metrics. Strong expertise in Workday, Excel and PowerPoint.

Work Level Accountabilities:Experienced Colleague:

• Accountable for providing a quality service to customers and stakeholders, using skills/experience built through significant practical experience.
• Works within established frameworks and procedures, with the freedom to interpret them to solve a range of problems.
• Delivers outputs that are clearly defined, using discretion over how to achieve them.
• Makes suggestions for improvements to the work of the team, based in previous experience and knowledge of similar situations.

Recruiter : Martyn Jack We have a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture at M&G plc, underpinned by our policies and our employee-led networks who provide networking opportunities, advice and support for the diverse communities our colleagues represent. Regardless of gender, ethnicity,age, sexual orientation, nationality or disability we are looking to attract, promote and retain exceptional people. We also welcome those who take part in military service and those returning from career breaks.