HR Project Manager (12 month Fixed Term Contract) - Bromley or Leeds
- Recruiter
- Direct Line Group
- Location
- Kent
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 19 Aug 2014
- Closes
- 21 Aug 2014
- Sectors
- Engineering, Design
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Purpose of role
Plans, controls and manages the delivery of HR projects covering technology and business work-streams over the full project life cycle, to meet the agreed business needs, identifying and utilising the necessary systems and HR resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality.
Deploy relevant project methodologies, as required.
Key Duties
Scope, plan and deliver projects, to meet an agreed set of business needs, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality:
Provide input to business cases, ensuring they are robust the right level of business support and signoff is obtained
Cost, scope and plan projects, acquire and maintain the necessary resources and skills throughout the life of the project
Create effective, informed and highly motivated teams focused on delivering the benefits of the project through working with key stakeholders, SMEs, and other programmes/projects and teams to ensure cross-team cooperation and coordination.
Ensure projects evaluate the impacts of change on the operating model (process, governance, people, organisation, location, systems, data) and addresses the impact effectively through deployment of relevant tools and skills eg stakeholder mapping, communications, training, process design, organisational design.
Effectively manage scope, costs, quality, changes of requirements, dependencies, milestones, risks, issues, priorities, contingencies etc. to deliver the project. Typically medium complexity with inter-project or cross-organisation dependencies
Communicate and provide visibility of the progress of the project, escalating to the Project Sponsor and providing evaluated recommendations for changes
Ensure best value is obtained for the project including where appropriate, engaging with suppliers through the supplier management team and ensuring they are supporting the department in line with requirements
Ensure the project creates a closure report to incorporate learning into future activities
Work within agreed standards and methods to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of Business Change approaches, methods and training
Maintain knowledge and skills appropriate to working effectively with colleagues across the business, including insurance and technology
Meet all the ethical, legal, risk and compliance requirements of the organisation
Champion departmental culture, processes and continually challenge and look for innovative and efficiency improvements.
Identify, own and manage the risks involved in running our business appropriate to own role, in line with the Dire Line Group risk framework. Maintain high service levels through the delivery of quality deliverables, assurance and appropriate assessment of risk/operational impact
Key Skills
Business:
Understanding of the Insurance business, HR Strategy and HR Systems roadmap
Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills
Technical:
Qualified Project Manager
Previous experience of mapping Lean HR processes
Knowledge and understanding of HR processes and systems
Experienced in release management of change in systems, particularly HR Systems
Selection Process
Our application process has been designed to make joining us as smooth a transition as possible, it not only provides us with the information we need to decide whether you're the right person for the job, but also to make sure we're right for you. Get more details on our application process here.
Your Online application
No matter which job you're applying for, completing our online application form is the first thing you need to do. It takes about 10 minutes to complete by uploading your CV and telling us a bit about you. Take a look at our tips on writing a great CV and before you apply pages to find out what information you'll need to hand.
Career benefits and rewards
It all starts with a competitive salary, benchmarked against our competitors, which will grow as you do. We've made sure your annual holiday entitlement is attractive too - and what's more, we let you choose the rewards that suit your lifestyle.
That kind of flexibility is a key feature of our benefits package. And there's plenty to choose from, including:
Pension funding of 9% of your base salary - you can choose to contribute less or more than this
Income protection
Life assurance
Private medical cover (anyone can choose this through our flexible benefits scheme, and managers receive this as standard)
Direct Line Group employees can apply for 50% off Direct Line and Churchill home, motor and pet insurance policies
We also provide free Direct Line travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover to our people.
Where can I find out more?
You can find out more by speaking to our Recruitment Consultant for this vacancy, Ross Henry.
Please also contact us if you consider yourself to have a disability that requires an adjustment to help facilitate your application, interview or the joining process.
Who we are
Direct Line Group is an organisation with a clear vision: to be Britain's best retail general insurer. We have market leading positions in the UK in personal lines motor and home insurance. We're home to some of the nation's best-known brands, including Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Green Flag and NIG.
*Faxing is not our preferred method of application. Please Apply to ALL positions by clicking "Apply Now"*
Plans, controls and manages the delivery of HR projects covering technology and business work-streams over the full project life cycle, to meet the agreed business needs, identifying and utilising the necessary systems and HR resources and skills, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality.
Deploy relevant project methodologies, as required.
Key Duties
Scope, plan and deliver projects, to meet an agreed set of business needs, within agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality:
Provide input to business cases, ensuring they are robust the right level of business support and signoff is obtained
Cost, scope and plan projects, acquire and maintain the necessary resources and skills throughout the life of the project
Create effective, informed and highly motivated teams focused on delivering the benefits of the project through working with key stakeholders, SMEs, and other programmes/projects and teams to ensure cross-team cooperation and coordination.
Ensure projects evaluate the impacts of change on the operating model (process, governance, people, organisation, location, systems, data) and addresses the impact effectively through deployment of relevant tools and skills eg stakeholder mapping, communications, training, process design, organisational design.
Effectively manage scope, costs, quality, changes of requirements, dependencies, milestones, risks, issues, priorities, contingencies etc. to deliver the project. Typically medium complexity with inter-project or cross-organisation dependencies
Communicate and provide visibility of the progress of the project, escalating to the Project Sponsor and providing evaluated recommendations for changes
Ensure best value is obtained for the project including where appropriate, engaging with suppliers through the supplier management team and ensuring they are supporting the department in line with requirements
Ensure the project creates a closure report to incorporate learning into future activities
Work within agreed standards and methods to contribute to the ongoing development and improvement of Business Change approaches, methods and training
Maintain knowledge and skills appropriate to working effectively with colleagues across the business, including insurance and technology
Meet all the ethical, legal, risk and compliance requirements of the organisation
Champion departmental culture, processes and continually challenge and look for innovative and efficiency improvements.
Identify, own and manage the risks involved in running our business appropriate to own role, in line with the Dire Line Group risk framework. Maintain high service levels through the delivery of quality deliverables, assurance and appropriate assessment of risk/operational impact
Key Skills
Business:
Understanding of the Insurance business, HR Strategy and HR Systems roadmap
Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills
Technical:
Qualified Project Manager
Previous experience of mapping Lean HR processes
Knowledge and understanding of HR processes and systems
Experienced in release management of change in systems, particularly HR Systems
Selection Process
Our application process has been designed to make joining us as smooth a transition as possible, it not only provides us with the information we need to decide whether you're the right person for the job, but also to make sure we're right for you. Get more details on our application process here.
Your Online application
No matter which job you're applying for, completing our online application form is the first thing you need to do. It takes about 10 minutes to complete by uploading your CV and telling us a bit about you. Take a look at our tips on writing a great CV and before you apply pages to find out what information you'll need to hand.
Career benefits and rewards
It all starts with a competitive salary, benchmarked against our competitors, which will grow as you do. We've made sure your annual holiday entitlement is attractive too - and what's more, we let you choose the rewards that suit your lifestyle.
That kind of flexibility is a key feature of our benefits package. And there's plenty to choose from, including:
Pension funding of 9% of your base salary - you can choose to contribute less or more than this
Income protection
Life assurance
Private medical cover (anyone can choose this through our flexible benefits scheme, and managers receive this as standard)
Direct Line Group employees can apply for 50% off Direct Line and Churchill home, motor and pet insurance policies
We also provide free Direct Line travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover to our people.
Where can I find out more?
You can find out more by speaking to our Recruitment Consultant for this vacancy, Ross Henry.
Please also contact us if you consider yourself to have a disability that requires an adjustment to help facilitate your application, interview or the joining process.
Who we are
Direct Line Group is an organisation with a clear vision: to be Britain's best retail general insurer. We have market leading positions in the UK in personal lines motor and home insurance. We're home to some of the nation's best-known brands, including Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Green Flag and NIG.
*Faxing is not our preferred method of application. Please Apply to ALL positions by clicking "Apply Now"*