HR Project Lead, Job Families

HR Project Lead, Job Families

Corporate Resources and Business Improvement

The Corporate Resources and Business Improvement directorate is led by Executive Director, Dianne Tranmer. It's responsible for: People Function, Facilities Management, Digital Experience Unit, Technology Group, Information Governance, Executive Support Team and leadership of all our shared services across the GLA Group.

About the team

The People Function is responsible for the development and oversight of the people strategy, building on the identified people priorities. The team consists of Capability & Learning, Employee Relations, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Culture, HR Business Partnering, Performance and Governance, Reward, Talent and Leadership, and Strategic Resourcing. The team works closely with the colleagues in TfL who deliver routine transactional HR processes.

About the role

This role is the overall HR lead on a large-scale organisational change programme, which is focused on implementing a ‘Job Families’ framework. This includes the development of professional families and clusters and a comprehensive review of the approach to pay and reward, to ensure equity, fairness and transparency.

Skills, knowledge and experience

To be considered for the role you must meet the following essential criteria:

• Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) or able to demonstrate an equivalent level of knowledge gained through extensive and high-level strategic experience within HR.
• A successful track record of leading an HR function and leadership of large scale organisational change programmes, in comparable high profile and complex organisations.
• Able to operate in a political environment and quickly gain credibility with senior stakeholders, including politicians.
• Significant experience of leading HR projects in a unionised environment and experience of union relations.
• Effective management of internal and external contractor resources.

If you would like to apply for the role you’ll need to submit:

· a Word statement (1,500 words) outlining how you meet the essential criteria as well as the competencies outlined in the advert.

If you have questions about the role

If you wish to talk to someone about the role, Laura Heywood would be happy to speak to you. Please contact them at Laura.Heywood@London.gov.uk.

Assessment process

Once you have submitted an application, your details will be reviewed by a panel. If shortlisted you’ll be invited to an interview/assessment.

The interview/assessment date is: Tuesday 15 April 2025.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

London's diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London's diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements.

Please note, should you require any adjustments through the process, we will accommodate as much as possible. Please contact the recruitment team for further information if required.

Please note we are a Disability Confident Employer so for candidates who wish to be considered under the scheme and meet the essential criteria, they will automatically be invited to interview.

Additional information

Please note, all candidates will need to confirm that the information provided in this application form is true and correct. Should a candidate deliberately give false information, including the use of AI software, they understand that this would disqualify them from consideration.

Secondments longer than 6 months

If you are a GLA employee applying for an internal fixed-term position, as an internal secondment opportunity, you must ensure you satisfy the following secondment policy criteria before applying. You must:

• be on a permanent contract or a fixed term contract where the time left on the contract at the point at which you apply for secondment is longer than the secondment period;
• have successfully completed your probation period and be performing to the required standard for your current role; and
• have completed at least 18 months’ service with the GLA.

If you do meet the criteria listed above, you will need to complete the Approval for secondment application form and gain line manager approval, before emailing the fully completed form to the Resourcing Assistant who is managing the vacancy. This form must be received by the closing date of the vacancy. Failure to provide this form will mean your application cannot be progressed.

If you are unable to satisfy all of the criteria, unfortunately, you are not eligible to apply for this vacancy as an internal secondment. For further information, please see Secondment Policy and Procedure.

IMPORTANT: If you are a current GLA employee on a fixed-term contract that is due to end BEFORE the end date of this vacancy, you DO NOT NEED to complete the Approval for secondment application form as it is not a secondment.

If you are successful in securing this secondment opportunity, you will need to be released from your existing role, so please ensure that you make your line manager aware of your application.

The GLA is proud to be a Level 2: Disability Confident employer. We are committed to becoming a more inclusive and accessible organisation, and creating a truly inclusive and accessible workplace and culture for our disabled staff. We have named Disability Equality as a key corporate priority within our EDI Strategy. We welcome and encourage applications from disabled applicants. Should you wish to opt into the scheme, please let us know during your application.

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