View Vacancy - MNL - Regional HR Advisor (B3)

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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Operations and Corporate Services)
HR

Main purpose of job: 

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has a Corporate Services Centre consisting of a Global Transaction and Processing Centre and Regional Finance, Human Resources, and Procurement hubs, as well as a based in Manila. The HR Hub oversees 34 British Embassies, High Commissions and other Offices located in the Asia Pacific Region.

The HR hub is an integral part of the global HR team serving staff working in the overseas network for the UK Government.  The role of the Regional HR Hub is to provide key HR Services (recruitment, pay and reward, talent and performance management and HR enquiries) to customers in the region and to provide a strategic and professional HR capability to support Regional Senior Leaders in delivery of business objectives.

The Hub has two HR Advisors, who provide professional advice and support on key HR processes for Embassies and High Commissions in the Asia Pacific Region for Post management and local staff. The role reports to the Deputy Head of HR for APAC region and will deliver through the HR hub team. Stakeholder engagement both within the region and will colleagues in other hubs and with London is also key. 

Roles and responsibilities / what will the jobholder be expected to achieve?

  • Support the Head and Deputy Head of HR by streamlining HR processes, standardising terms and conditions of employment and implementing consistent performance management processes
  • Ensure Service Level Agreements for HR Direct (employee relations) are being met.
  • Effective and timely response to employee queries and handling of cases. 
  • Identify and implement efficiencies to the HR service delivery process, feeding into the global model.
  • Establish and maintain communications/engagement with key customers/stakeholders. Give input to policy development.
  • Identify areas to drive changes and standardisation; conceptualise projects and interventions; co-lead implementation.
  • Provide local staff and management consistent and accurate HR advice and guidance on local labour law across Asia Pacific region
  • Liaison with Corporate Services teams in Posts to ensure local staff policies and procedures are consistent with local labour law
  • Engage with a wide network of external contacts to understand and keep up-to-date with workforce regulations and HR compliance policies and issues across the region reporting as appropriate
  • Support and monitor appraisal/review cycles with Line Managers
  • Support to line managers on misconduct, managing poor performance; sick absence and grievance casework
  • Provide guidance and support in job evaluation and grading  once appropriate training is undertaken
  • Manage HR information administration and reporting with analysis of trends
  • Manage the HR enquiries operation including monthly reporting and analysis of key trends/issues
  • Work with groups within the Corporate Services Centre and other interdependent teams.
  • Maintain open dialogue and good working relationships as partners in service delivery.
  • Work together with HR colleagues on various HR projects, programs and  development of new HR policies
  • Diploma/Degree holder or equivalent (advantageous if relevant to HR, Psychology, Industrial Relations)
  • At least 3-5 years experience in an HR role
  • Experience in any of the specialist fields in Human Resources preferably in Performance Management, or regional labour law
  • Ability to work with minimal supervision and prioritise work
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to analyse information
  • Experience in global or regional HR delivery
  • Experience in an HR or similar BPO/KPO shared service environment
  • Experience in account management or a client-facing role
29 January 2018
Executive Officer (EO)
Full-time, Permanent
36
Asia Pacific
Philippines
Manila
British Embassy
1
PHP
47,060
12 March 2018

Learning and development opportunities (and any specific training courses to be completed): The British Embassy offers a guaranteed five days of learning and development each year.

The British Embassy offers a competitive compensation package, 36-hour work week, guaranteed 13th and 14th month pay, 20 days paid annual leave (calculated on Pro-rata basis if joined after 1 January), extensive medical insurance, life insurance and access to a guaranteed 5 days of learning opportunities a year. 

No accommodation or relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. You must have work authorisation for the Philippines in order to apply.

Employment offers are subject to successful clearance of pre-employment checks. Staff recruited locally by the British Embassy Manila is subject to Terms and Conditions of Service according to local Philippine employment law.

Candidates are expected to have a valid NBI Clearance.

All applications must be received before 29 January 2018 at 23:55 Manila time.

Incomplete application forms will not be taken into consideration, so please ensure you provide the information requested. We regret to advise that we will only be contacting short-listed candidates. Applicants called for an interview will be assessed on the core competencies listed above. Employees who are not eligible to pay local income tax: e.g. certain third-country nationals and spouses/partners of UK diplomats will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount. Reference and security clearances checks will be conducted.

Information about the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Competency Framework can be found on this link:https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-competency-framework

Interviews for this position will commence during the week of 12 February 2018.

The successful candidate should be able to start as soon as possible.


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This opportunity is closed to applications.