People Consultant, HR​/Recruitment

About the Role

At NESO, we're helping to deliver a cleaner, more secure and affordable energy future for Great Britain. Our People team plays a critical role in ensuring the organisation has the capability, leadership and culture needed to achieve its ambitions. As a People Consultant, you will play a key role in turning NESO's People and Culture Strategy into meaningful action. Working alongside People Partners, Centres of Expertise, People Operations and business stakeholders, you will use workforce insight, organisational development expertise and project delivery skills to help implement people initiatives that strengthen organisational performance, workforce capability and colleague experience.

Combining analytical thinking, problem-solving and project delivery, you will use data, insight and evidence-based practice to diagnose organisational challenges, identify opportunities for improvement and deliver workforce planning, organisational development, organisational design and change initiatives across assigned business areas. You'll bring curiosity, pace and care to the role, working in partnership with others to support an inclusive, high-performing culture where colleagues feel connected to NESO's purpose.

This role is based in Warwick, and we continue to offer hybrid working from office and home. We are open to full time and part time applicants, as well as flexible working arrangements.

Supporting the delivery of People Plans by translating strategic priorities into practical people initiatives and measurable outcomes. Building capability within the manager population through coaching, facilitation, organisational development interventions and support with people initiatives. Analysing workforce data, colleague feedback and external insights to identify trends, risks and opportunities, providing evidence-based recommendations. Supporting workforce planning, organisational development and organisational effectiveness activities that build future capability and improve business performance.

Leading and delivering People and Organisational Development projects and work streams alongside People Partners, ensuring successful implementation and measurable impact within their respective functions. Identifing emerging people risks and issues, escalating complex matters to the relevant People Partner to ensure appropriate mitigation and minimise business risk. Facilitating workshops, engagement activities and organisational development interventions that enhance capability, performance and colleague experience.

Building effective relationships across the People function, Centres of Expertise and business stakeholders to ensure joined-up delivery of people priorities. Evaluating the effectiveness of people initiatives and contribute to the continuous improvement of people practices, tools and ways of working.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK by the start of employment. Visa sponsorship may not be available for this role and will be considered in line with business requirements.

We're looking for a skilled People professional who enjoys solving organisational challenges, using data to inform decisions and delivering practical solutions that improve business performance and colleague experience. You’ll bring:

• Experience supporting the delivery of people initiatives across organisational development, workforce planning, change, organisational design or employee experience activities.
• Sound understanding of HR practices, employment legislation and organisational effectiveness principles.
• CIPD5 would be desirable.
• Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret workforce data and translate findings into practical…