We are recruiting for an experienced HR Business Advisor / Assistant People & Change Partner to join Transport for London's People & Change function. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a large, complex and highly unionised organisation, supporting business-led transformation, organisational change initiatives and strategic people plans.
Working alongside a collaborative team of People Business Partners and Change professionals, you will play a key role in delivering people-focused solutions, providing data-driven insights and supporting stakeholders through organisational change.
Rate: £350 per day Umbrella
Location: Palestra, London (with attendance at Pier Walk, North Greenwich and Endeavour Square, Stratford as required)
Hybrid Working: 2/3 days office based.
Contract: 6 months initially
Key Responsibilities - Support the delivery of people plans, organisational change programmes and strategic HR initiatives.
- Analyse workforce and HR data to identify trends, risks and opportunities.
- Produce reports, presentations, change plans and readiness assessments.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple business areas, building strong working relationships.
- Support workshops, meetings and engagement activities with managers and key stakeholders.
- Coordinate actions arising from change programmes and people initiatives.
- Provide HR advice and guidance while working closely with specialist functions including Employee Relations, Learning & Development and Diversity & Inclusion teams.
- Contribute to performance management cycles, organisational change activities and job evaluation processes.
- Manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced and evolving environment.
About You We're looking for a confident HR professional who thrives in a complex environment and can balance strong analytical capability with excellent stakeholder management skills.
Essential Experience & Skills - Experience working as an HR Business Advisor, HR Business Partner, People Advisor, People Partner or similar role.
- Proven experience within a large and complex organisation.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building capabilities.
- Experience supporting organisational change, transformation programmes or people plans.
- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and provide meaningful insights.
- Strong reporting and presentation skills.
- Experience working across matrix organisations and collaborating with multiple HR specialist teams.
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes in a fast-paced environment.
Desirable Experience - Experience within the transport sector or similarly complex environments.
- Exposure to organisational design, operating model reviews or transformation projects.
- Experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.
- Understanding of trade union engagement, employee relations and highly unionised workplaces.
Why Apply? - Opportunity to support high-profile people and change initiatives within one of the UK's largest organisations.
- Hybrid working arrangement with flexibility built into the role.
- Collaborative and supportive People & Change team.
- Exposure to complex transformation and organisational change projects.
- Competitive day rate.
Interview Process - Single-stage Teams interview (with potential for in-person interviews if required).
- Competency-based assessment and CV walkthrough.
Apply Now If you have a background in HR business partnering, organisational change and workforce analytics, and you're comfortable operating within a complex stakeholder environment, we'd love to hear from you.
Please apply with your updated CV as soon as possible, as interviews are expected to take place shortly and applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.