People Engagement & Transition Deployment Manager

Royal Mail Group • Reading, Berkshire, Berkshire; South East England; England, UK • 2m ago

Job reference 322172
People Engagement & Transition Deployment Manager
Salary £45,000 - £49,500 depending on relevant skills and experience, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, and a company pension scheme with highly competitive contribution rates
Fixed Term 9 - 12 months, full time. This role will require you to work flexibly and be visible in our Delivery Offices between Monday and Friday, including early mornings

This role covers our South Central Region (Reading Mail Centre and the postcode areas that it serves) with regular Regional travel and some National travel required in line with business needs. Due to the nature of the role, the successful candidate is required to live in their designated patch, and have a full valid UK Driving Licence, with access to their own vehicle.

Please note, there are numerous Regional vacancies throughout the UK. Please only apply on the advert linked to your preferred Region, as you will be given the opportunity during the application process to advise if you wish to be considered for any other locations.

With over 130,000 colleagues and 500 years of history, here at Royal Mail Group we are going through an exciting period of change and transformation. This includes the modernisation of our network, improving customer access to our services and implementing new ways of working.

As a regulated organisation we are proud to deliver the Universal Service Obligation (USO), however with the rise of email and digital communications, people are sending fewer letters and we need to respond. In 2024 we presented a proposal for change to our regulator to help us make the postal service more efficient while protecting choice of price, speed, and reliability for people across all corners of the UK.

Our regulator has launched a public consultation on proposed reform to the USO which would enable significant further transformation across our organisation. If reforms are agreed, we need to equip our teams to be ready to deliver this possible change at pace whilst continuing to effectively lead our people through our ongoing wider transformation.

We are seeking Engagement and Transition Deployment Managers to join our team across the UK and play a pivotal role in our ongoing transformation journey. Working to the People Deployment Lead you will provide targeted HR support to our leaders on the ground, guide our teams through people change and help colleagues to embrace new ways of working.

You will also:
• Provide expert, on the ground support to carefully selected units with people-related challenges during the planning & deployment of the possible USO reform programme
• Build robust relationships at all levels to ensure everybody understands their role in delivering transformation successfully, and feels fully supported in doing so
• Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners and Regional Programme Managers to provide a cohesive ring of support for complex units
• Support units to deliver their workforce transition plan and any changes to staffing arrangements
• Stay connected with key sites to provide unit assurance and ensure compliance to the People Transition Plan

About You
You are a proven people leader, with experience of leading others through complex organisational change or coaching and influencing stakeholders to lead their teams through change. You have a track record of delivering successful change through providing hands on support, coaching and utilising engagement methodologies. You also understand the needs of stakeholders at all levels of the organisation and are skilled in mitigating or resolving people specific problems.

To truly excel in role, you will have the key skills and experience listed below
Key Skills
• Demonstrable evidence of coaching and influencing stakeholders at all levels of the organisation
• A good working knowledge of a highly unionised logistics environment
• A people problem solver, able to identify people deployment risks, and plan appropriate mitigation

Experience
• Led, or supported, large groups of people through a significant change
• Worked autonomously to adhere to project deadlines or achieve project deliverables
• Delivered or supported upskilling activities and initiatives to a wide range of stakeholders

Extra Benefits
• Family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
• Discounts and offers - there are more than 800 offers to help you save on things like groceries, days out, holidays and your household bills*.
• Supportive and generous company sick pay
• Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 access to services and tools to help you get the most out of life. From your physical and mental health to financial and social support and advice. It’s free, and it’s for everyone.
*Available only to perm employees

Next Steps

The next stage of the selection process will be a virtual interview consisting of competency based and role specific questions, and a pre-prepared presentation. We plan to hold interviews late February early March.

Trust forms the foundation of everything we do in Royal Mail. We want to be transparent about what kind of qualities we are looking for and build trust from the very beginning of your journey with us. The first step is your interview, and we mean ‘your’ interview. We want to give you the opportunity to shine. To enable you to do this, we will provide you with your interview questions ahead of the interview taking place. This will allow you time to prepare, and ensure you have your best examples in mind. Royal Mail Group values both trust, and our people.

Royal Mail are proud of our diverse employee network groups and the active role they play to support belonging and encourage a positive work environment. We are firmly committed to inclusion and passionate about our people representing the communities we serve.

We are happy to support your need for any adjustments during the application and hiring process. Please share the details within your application if required.

We are Forces family friendly and a Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant. We welcome applications from ex-Armed Forces personnel, reservists, veterans, cadet instructors and military spouses/partners.

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Closing Date: Monday 17th February 2025. Please note, this advert may close early if the appropriate number of applications has been reached.
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