People Growth Specialist

Description & Requirements

Be part of something great. Maximus is a global organisation that specialises in providing health and employment services to millions of people every year. Here in the UK, we employ around 5,000 people across the country to deliver services that have a profound impact on people's lives. From assessments and health services to employability programmes and specialist support, we do work that matters with people who care. Home based.

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave
• 9% combined pension
• Holiday trade scheme
• Flexible benefits package

Closing date: Close of play on Wednesday 16th April.

The People Growth Specialist will play a pivotal role in supporting the growth of Maximus. This role will support the development of clear innovative people responses to our bids, with exceptional attention to detail and the ability to work closely with the growth and operational bid teams to ensure the people responses to bids are high achieving to give Maximus the greatest opportunity of success. This role will work with stakeholders in the growth and bid team, social value, recruitment, T&D and operations. The role will understand the overarching Maximus strategy and how the people team can respond to these ensuring our bids meet the requirements of the commissioner and the Maximus values.

Salary range: £50,000 to £60,000

1. Partnering:
   1. Understand Maximus' strategic growth model and operational model to ensure the responses to bids are aligned.
   2. Understand the innovation and technology capabilities within areas of excellence that can be used to demonstrate added value in people responses in bids.
   3. Work with current suppliers (incumbents) to ensure transfer of colleagues is seamless.
   4. Work with HRSC to ensure set up of people data for colleagues transferring is seamless ensuring appropriate system access at point of transfer.
2. Data Analysis and Reporting:
   1. Provide updates on progress of bids.
   2. Review ELI and TUPE data, identify risks e.g., pension liability, attrition, absence.
   3. Understand resource requirements and ensure appropriate tracking in place to deliver contractual requirements.
3. Standardisation:
   1. Support the People Lead - growth in creating a people bid library of standard mobilisation / integration plans, TUPE approach, clarifying questions, etc.
4. Project Management:
   1. Ability to manage multiple bids simultaneously ensuring appropriate updates to relevant stakeholders.
5. Technological Enablement:
   1. Ensure all activities focus on technological enablement, assisting managers to self-serve resources where possible using available tools and platforms.

Key Contacts & Relationships:

• Internal Growth team
• Change and Transformation team
• Operations team
• HR directorate
• Social Value
• External organisations
• Unions

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in HR, People Business partner or similar role.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with senior leadership and influence decision making.
• Experience of using data to inform and support key decision making.
• Experience of managing organisational change and transformation.
• Understanding of talent management, succession planning, and performance management processes.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects and deliver results.
• Familiarity with HR technology and data analytics to improve people strategies.
• Strong communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, balancing strategic thinking with operational execution.
• Comfortable working in an agile way to support requirements of the business.
• Ability to be curious and work with relevant teams to ensure organisational success.

Individual Competencies:

• Business acumen: understand company vision, goals and industry landscape.
• Communication skills: Excellent written and verbal communication to effectively interact with internal and external stakeholders.
• Analytical: ability to identify trends, analyse trends and identify patterns, measure effectiveness of HR programmes.
• Change management: guiding the business through organisational change, mitigating disruption and adoption of new approaches.
• Solution focused: identifying and addressing complex HR challenges, developing creative solutions and navigating challenging situations.
• Collaboration: Works well with cross-functional teams and builds positive relationships.
• Detail-Oriented: Ensures accuracy and quality in all deliverables.
• Proactive: Anticipates needs and takes initiative to solve challenges.
• Empathy: Understands employee/manager perspectives and creates programs that resonate.

EEO Statement: Maximus is committed to developing, maintaining and supporting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion throughout the recruitment process. We know that feeling included has a dramatic impact on personal well-being and are working to ensure that no job applicant receives less favourable treatment due to any personal characteristic. Advertisements for posts will include sufficiently clear and accurate information to enable potential applicants to assess their own suitability for the post. We are a Disability Confident Leader, thanks to our commitment to the recruitment, retention and career development of people with disabilities and long-term conditions. The Disability Confident scheme includes a guaranteed interview for any applicant with a disability who meets the minimum requirements for a job. When you complete your job application you will find a question asking you if you would like to apply under the Disability Confident Guaranteed Interview Scheme. If you feel that you have a disability and apply under this scheme, providing that you meet the essential criteria for the job, you will then be invited for an interview. Your Guaranteed Interview application will only be shared with the hiring manager and the local resourcing team. Where reasonable, Maximus will review and consider adjustments for those applicants who express a requirement for them during the recruitment process.

Minimum Salary: £50,000.00

Maximum Salary: £60,000.00