Description
The CMA plays a vital role in supporting economic growth and household prosperity through effective competition and consumer protection. To increase that impact, we are transforming how the CMA works. Our People Strategy is integral to this transformation and as Director of HR Operations and Reward, you will play a key role in leading the evolution of our core people services, bringing together HR operations, pay and reward, workforce insight, systems and data to create a more efficient, digitally enabled and insight-led service.
Join the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and play a key role in building the capacity, capability and commitment of our employees.
The CMA helps people, businesses, and the UK economy by promoting competitive markets and tackling unfair behaviour. Our work is wide ranging, ambitious and often new and challenging.
You can read more about working at the CMA in our candidate pack.
Job description
Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will lead a multidisciplinary team covering HR operations, pay and reward, systems and people analytics. You will also oversee the CMA’s relationships with recognised trade unions and lead the HR contribution to implementation of the new ERP, ensuring that systems, processes and insight support effective workforce management and organisational decision-making.
This is an exciting leadership role that provides the opportunity to combine inspiring leadership and expert thinking with senior-level influence. You will work with the Executive Committee, the CMA Remuneration Committee, senior leaders and fellow Corporate Services Directors, translating strategy into practical improvements across the organisation.
During the appointment, you will be expected to deliver tangible improvements in priority areas, strengthen the foundations for longer-term transformation and build the capability of the teams you lead. This is a significant opportunity for an experienced senior HR professional to shape transformation, lead a substantial portfolio of people services and make a lasting impact across the CMA.
This is a fixed term contract that is also available on a loan basis for current government employees.
The role can be based from one of the following CMA offices: Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, London or Manchester.
Person specification
You must be able to provide evidence and examples for each of the following selection criteria:
- Strategic pay and reward expertise: experience of developing and delivering evidence-led pay and reward strategies in a complex, regulated or publicly accountable environment, including working with remuneration governance and operating within significant policy and affordability constraints.
- Operational improvement: a track record of leading improvement in HR operations, including simplifying processes, improving service quality and resilience, and using technology or other approaches to achieve greater efficiency.
- Communication and influence: The ability to turn complex and contested issues, with evidence-based insights, into clear strategic choices, providing clear advice to executive and remuneration committees, and influence decisions in a complex stakeholder environment.
- Leadership and stakeholder management: a track record of leading multidisciplinary teams through change, setting clear priorities, building capability and enabling people to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Behaviours
We will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Leadership
- Managing a Quality Service
Technical skills
We will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:
- Evidence-led decision making – ability to bring together and analyse complex, people, workforce and organisational data, identify meaningful insights and trends and translate into clear practical recommendations for senior decision makers.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £86,000, Competition & Markets Authority contributes £24,914 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. You’ll also get:
- 25 days leave (increasing to 30 days over five years), plus 8 public holidays and an additional day off for the King’s birthday.
- Season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, flu vaccinations and eye tests.
- Access to the Civil Service Sports & Leisure, giving discounted gym membership, high street discounts, free access to UK wide attractions and a free Tastecard.
- A range of wellbeing benefits, including an employee assistance programme, flexible working options and family friendly policies, regular networking events and professional learning opportunities at work.