Deputy Director HR People Strategy Ref. 3698

Deputy Director HR People Strategy Ref. 3698

Department Specialist Roles

Location(s) Cheltenham, London, Manchester

You will receive a minimum salary of £100,133 plus a non-concessionary payment of £3,144 (subject to security compliance) and London Pay Addition of £6,250 if contracted to a London work location.

Primary Location - The role can be based in Cheltenham, London or Manchester, but the successful candidate would be expected to spend time in each of the three locations.

Working Pattern

This is a full time or minimum of 30 hours per week role that can be based at any of our large sites (London, Manchester, Cheltenham), but will require frequent travel to Cheltenham for leadership presence. It is also a hybrid role which can include approx. 20% homeworking, along with office attendance and working in a collaborative team space.

Requests for flexible working patterns will be considered and should be discussed with the Hiring Manager upon application.

The role

Reporting to Chief People Officer, this is an exciting and broad opportunity. We are seeking an HR Professional to act as Deputy Director to lead the delivery of key HR initiatives across the organisation, focusing on Pay, Pensions, and Careers and Skills. The successful candidate will be a strategic HR professional with a proven track record of delivering complex projects and managing stakeholder relationships.

This post will work closely with the leadership team in GCHQ and across UKIC HR and as a team you will cover all HR functions so an ability to work with others to drive genuine transformation is critical to succeeding in this role.

Key Responsibilities Pay

• Lead the development and implementation of the organisation's annual pay award remit, ensuring compliance with relevant legislation and regulations.
• Negotiate with trade unions and other stakeholders to secure agreement on pay awards and related terms and conditions.
• Analyse and interpret data to inform pay decisions and ensure fairness and equity across the organisation.

Pensions

• Oversee the policies and administration of the organisation's pension schemes, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and legislation.
• Develop and implement pension strategy, including communicating changes to employees and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with pension scheme administrators and other stakeholders to resolve issues and improve processes.

Careers and Skills

• Lead the design and development of career pathways for specific professional groups in conjunction with heads of profession.
• Lead the career and skills alignment across UKIC.
• Collaborate with heads of profession and other key stakeholders to identify skills gaps and develop targeted interventions.

About you

You will be an experienced HR professional with relevant skills and experience in the HR field; a leader with excellent personal resilience, ability to demonstrate strong teamwork, and also commitment to self awareness and professional development. You'll be a leader who demonstrates GCHQ's values of Integrity, Ingenuity, Impact and Teamwork, who works inclusively, collaboratively and takes a learning approach to agile delivery. You should be an excellent communicator in person and in writing, able to explain complicated issues and identify solutions that work for the business.

You will have:

• Professional HR qualification CIPD Level 7 and significant experience in a senior HR role.
• Proven track record of delivering complex HR projects and managing stakeholder relationships.
• Strong knowledge of employment law, pensions, and pay practices.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and inform decision making.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders.
• Ability to work at a strategic level, influencing organisational decision making.
• Experience of working in a large or complex organisation.
• Knowledge of careers development and talent management principles.

SCS Competency Framework

The role is broad and varied in scope, but particularly focused on the following SCS1 Competencies (Level 5):

• Driving Innovation and Change
• Leading Inclusively
• Providing Customer Value
• Delivering Outcomes

Rewards and Benefits

You will receive a minimum salary of £96,981 plus a non-concessionary payment of £3,030 (subject to security compliance) and London Pay Addition of £6,250 if contracted to a London work location. Other benefits include:

• 25 Days Annual Leave automatically rising to 30 days after 5 years' service, and an additional 10.5 days public and privilege holidays
• Opportunities to be recognised through our employee performance scheme
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Facilities such as a gym, restaurant and on site coffee bars (at some locations)
• Paid parental and adoption leave

Diversity and Inclusion

At GCHQ diversity and inclusion are critical to our mission. To protect the UK, we need a truly diverse workforce that reflects the society we serve. This includes diversity in every sense of the word: those with different backgrounds, ages, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, ways of thinking and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from everyone, including those from groups that are under represented in our workforce such as women, people with ethnic minority background, people with disabilities and those from low socio economic backgrounds.

We're Disability Confident

• Meeting the eligibility criteria
• Meeting the essential criteria for the role at initial sift