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Barclays Bank UK Jobs – Human Resources Business Partner-AVP
Organisation: Barclays
Bank UK
Bank UK
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Uganda
About Barclays UK:
Barclays is a British
multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London.
It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and investment
banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit cards. It
has operations in over 50 countries and territories and has around 48 million
customers. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and
clients worldwide. With over 300 years
of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ
over 140,000 people. We provide corporate banking solutions to businesses with
an annual turnover of more than £5 million in the UK, and to large local
companies, financial institutions and multinationals in non-UK markets. We
support the success and growth of our clients by providing lending, risk
management, cash and liquidity management, trade finance, and asset and sales
financing.
multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London.
It is a universal bank with operations in retail, wholesale and investment
banking, as well as wealth management, mortgage lending and credit cards. It
has operations in over 50 countries and territories and has around 48 million
customers. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and
clients worldwide. With over 300 years
of history and expertise in banking, we operate in over 50 countries and employ
over 140,000 people. We provide corporate banking solutions to businesses with
an annual turnover of more than £5 million in the UK, and to large local
companies, financial institutions and multinationals in non-UK markets. We
support the success and growth of our clients by providing lending, risk
management, cash and liquidity management, trade finance, and asset and sales
financing.
Job Summary: The Human
Resources Business Partner will serve as the focal contact point for the
business area for all HR related queries. The incumbent is also responsible for
the interpretation of local HR policies and maintain HR standards and best
practice within business units.
Resources Business Partner will serve as the focal contact point for the
business area for all HR related queries. The incumbent is also responsible for
the interpretation of local HR policies and maintain HR standards and best
practice within business units.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
1. HR Planning, Forecasting
& Execution:
& Execution:
- Acquire
knowledge of external HR best practice, understands and challenges HR
policy, direction and practice in a timely way to ensure Barclays achieves
‘Employer of Choice’ recognition - Organizational
diagnosis, design & development, to facilitate high individual and
organizational performance - Employee
Relations D&G accredited and experienced in design of ER plans such
that employees are engaged in the sharing of business information and consulted
in business change as appropriate. - Stays
updated on the changes in employment legislation and ensure practical
application in the work place. - Represents
the business in employment tribunals or critical stage 3 Disciplinary&
Governance. - Comprehensive
knowledge and understanding of the HR strategy
2. Strategy and Business
Planning:
Planning:
- Driving
High Performance Agenda throughout the organization and ensuring each
component part becomes BAU including differentiation of reward,
consequence management - Grow
the talent agenda to safeguard the leadership pipeline, attract and retain
the most talented employees.
3. HR Consultancy 40%:
- Serve
as the point of contact for the Line Managers in relation to HR support
needed to meet business objectives - Deal
and respond to verbal (i.e. telephone or face to face) and written queries
from staff on HR issues - Interpreting
and advising on local HR policies on staff related matters, referring
complex issues to senior HR official - Actively
communicate HR policy changes and updates to other team members - Acts
as HR quality controller and maintain HR standards and best practice
within business units
4. Recruitment 30%
- Assess
manpower needs for business units in liaison with HRBP and line managers - Co-ordinate
recruitment needs of business units - Actively
facilitate internal or external advertisement of vacancies within business
unit - Receive,
sort and vet internal / external job applications - Carry
out and evaluate recruitment interviews and invigilate assessment with the
respective business - Undertake
all administrative requirements covering recruitment e.g. opening files,
arranging medicals, issuing offers and regret/decline letters/ draw up
employment contracts - Assess
candidates’ suitability for specific roles - Explain/answer
questions to potential recruits relating to benefits, bank policies, general
conditions of employment - Ensure
that new recruit information is input in the HR Information System
5. Administrative Support to
Human Resources Department- 20%
Human Resources Department- 20%
Salaries
- Calculate
any salary adjustment in line with staff manual, for checking by a second
official and check workings of other HR Assistants - Receive
amendments from business lines on salary adjustments
Contracts: Check and originate new and amended contracts
for all staff types
for all staff types
Transfers
- Complete
all necessary paperwork, liaising with branches and other Staff Control
Points as necessary. - Receive
returns on transfers and ensure that the HR Information System is updated
Performance Management
- Collation
of end of year assessments for all staff.
- Work
closely with staff and senior management to obtain ratings - Receive
performance plans and complete necessary paperwork and pass to HR Assistant
for input - Maintaining
HR records throughout the year ensuring that fresh performance plans are
signed off when staff are transferred or promoted - Act
as Performance Management champion by interpreting policies to business
lines
6. Influence, coach and
facilitate 20%
facilitate 20%
- Support
and coach senior executive leadership in implementing the HR dimensions of
the business strategy defined.
Drive agreed priorities and HR initiatives to implementation,
ensuring that the business effectively executes the initiatives to create
real business value for time, effort and associated cost. - Support
coaching and facilitation within the BEE & EE framework.
7. Delivery Management 20%
‘Delivering the basics’ – Work in partnership with HRSP to deliver
integrated people solutions. Monitor delivery of HRSP around the basic
requirements of the business area for HR Shared Services and Resourcing &
Learning. Understand and provide feedback to HRSP and HR Leaders around
compliance with Service level Agreements, monitor these on behalf of the
business and bring to attention any areas of concern that could affect the performance
of the business.
integrated people solutions. Monitor delivery of HRSP around the basic
requirements of the business area for HR Shared Services and Resourcing &
Learning. Understand and provide feedback to HRSP and HR Leaders around
compliance with Service level Agreements, monitor these on behalf of the
business and bring to attention any areas of concern that could affect the performance
of the business.
Contracting with Suppliers
– discuss with HR Leaders
potential requirements for specialist services, e.g. within ER & Reward
HRSP and Senior & Specialist Resourcing. Agree actions with Business. HR
Leaders and Human Resources Specialist Practice for specifically agreed
activities.
– discuss with HR Leaders
potential requirements for specialist services, e.g. within ER & Reward
HRSP and Senior & Specialist Resourcing. Agree actions with Business. HR
Leaders and Human Resources Specialist Practice for specifically agreed
activities.
8. Employee Relations:
- Implement
and provide feedback around the employee relations environment for the
business. Manage day to day ER issues and union stakeholder management. - Develop
action plans associated with performance improvement and Employee Opinion
Survey. - Work
in liaison with Key Stakeholders to develop a culture within the
Functional Business Unit that underpins Employer of Choice brand. - Ensure
protection of the partnership agreement and facilitate joint trade union
and management communication as appropriate to support change programmes.
9. Commercial Management-5%
Financial
impact – Challenge
Leadership at Senior Executive level to ensure HR plans drive EP, are focused
on value at stake activity and remove value-destroying activity. P&L awareness and understands the causal
factors of costs in the business area supported.
impact – Challenge
Leadership at Senior Executive level to ensure HR plans drive EP, are focused
on value at stake activity and remove value-destroying activity. P&L awareness and understands the causal
factors of costs in the business area supported.
10. Leadership and Management
HR
Planning & Cost Leadership
Planning & Cost Leadership
- Develop
and monitor the HR plan, R&L forecast and calendar for the area,
anticipate current and future resource/ activity demands for key
suppliers. - Monitor
costs/ usage and seek to demonstrate the value/ cost equations for all HR
interventions undertaken.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
applicant should be CIPD qualified or hold similar post graduate
qualification and evidence of continued professional development. - Full
range of distinctive capabilities and at least 70% of technical
capabilities - Top
Grading experience, Recruitment, Disciplinary & Grievance accredited - Full
range of distinctive, technical capabilities and experience in high
performance organization or world class HR consultancy - The
ideal candidate should have several years HR experience comprising a
minimum of three years generalist experience or HR consultancy experience
in at least one HR specialism. HPO
background preferred - Skills
in Organizational Diagnosis - Skills
in Influencing, coaching and facilitation - Skills
in transformational change management - Commercial
acumen - Delivery
management - Professional
Technical capability & skill set - Employee
Relations skills - Skills
in Reward Management - Performance
Development Management skills - Skills
in Talent Management - Employee
Communications skills - Excellent
Organizational Development skills - Leadership
& People Management skills - Skills
in Resourcing - Skills
and knowledge in Diagnosis Training and Development Planning
How to Apply:
If you feel challenged by any
of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined
above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies
of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
of the above positions, and believe you can deliver on key deliverables as outlined
above, upload your application letter, current curriculum vitae and photocopies
of academic certificate to our recruitment website detail below:
Barclays is an equal
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
opportunity employer that recruits, develops and promotes people on merit, and
rewards outstanding performance, regardless of background and gender.
For queries contact us on
0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
0417122453 or email: barclays.uganda@barclays.com
Deadline: 5th
November, 2014
November, 2014
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