Job Vacancy People Capability Lead - KSA Business Partner

Job Title: People Capability Lead - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Business Partner

Location: Warton OR Samlesbury. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £54,793+ depending on skills and experience

What you'll be doing:

• Responsible for a range of people and capability activities supporting the Air Procurement team located in the UK and KSA
• Acting as the focal point for the KSA based Procurement team, for all Air Procurement Functional Excellence team activities, including but not limited to Functional Governance, our Digital Strategy and our Environmental, Social and Governance agenda working in conjunction with the KSA based People Capability team to implement an aligned approach to our People Capability key pillars Learning and Development, Resourcing and Early Careers
• Responsible for ensuring regular resource and people reviews are embed across the BAE Systems Saudi Arabia Procurement enterprise
• Facilitating and coordinating briefings, training and awareness session for the KSA community, drawing on both internal and external subject matter experts to support
• Responsible for engaging with the Human Resource teams, Learning and Development Teams and Business Resource Planning teams to ensure that the KSA People and Capability strategy is fully integrated with the rest of the immediate business
• You will be expected to undertake planned travel to KSA on a bi-monthly basis, as well as ad hoc travel to meet emergent business needs

Your skills and experiences:

• Skills and experience of working in a fast paced and dynamic environment with a desire and passion to learn about and experience a different culture and undertake regular travel
• A degree or equivalent level qualification in a business or people and capability related subject
• Evidence of strong and effective people management skills specifically when dealing with resourcing, training, development and coaching
• A proven ability to collaborate, fostering close & trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels to drive high standards of performance
• Strong planning and management skills and an ability to work independently on tasks and collaborate as part of a team
• A Continuous Improvement mind-set with proven examples of identifying new ideas that drive improvement, problem solving and working collaboratively with others to identify a solutions

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Air Procurement Functional Excellence team:

The Air Procurement Functional Excellence team is responsible for People and Capability initiatives, Functional Governance, Digital Strategy, Risk and Opportunity Management and Environmental, Social and Governance initiatives.

In this role you will have the opportunity to influence and deliver Functional Excellence initiatives, specifically our KSA People and Capability strategy, whilst acquiring an in depth understanding of our KSA footprint.

The role would appeal to someone who is passionate about joining a fast paced and dynamic Functional Excellence team, committed to providing an excellent service to the Air Procurement function at BAE Systems.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals.

We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 2nd January 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.