HR and Business Operations Manager

{ “@context”: “http://schema.org”, “@type”: “JobPosting”, “title”: “HR and Business Operations Manager”, “description”: “Background The Northern Ireland Office supports the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in promoting the best interests of Northern Ireland. We make sure that Northern Ireland interests are represented within the UK Government and that UK Government responsibilities are fully and effectively represented in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Office employs around 170 staff, with offices in Belfast and London. As a small Department, we adopt a flexible project-based approach to ensure that we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right place to support the delivery of our key objectives. Due to our structure and size, we are able to offer extensive exposure to Ministers and the opportunity to work on a far wider portfolio of policy and responsibilities than might be the case in a larger department. Supporting greater inclusion, tolerance and openness in Northern Ireland Contributing to a safer Northern Ireland, where terrorist and paramilitary groups are less able to cause harm to communities Ensuring that governance in Northern Ireland is responsive, transparent and able to deliver effective public service. Addressing the legacy of the past in Northern Ireland For more information about what we do: Visit: About the Role This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive HR professional to take on a rewarding role at the heart of the NIO. Reporting to the Head of Capability and Culture, you will play a pivotal role in building departmental capability and delivering an exceptional HR service that supports our business and people objectives. This is a multi-disciplinary role covering a wide range of HR responsibilities, including day-to-day support for recruitment (managing campaigns end-to-end), delivering our talent schemes, supporting the line manager capability agenda, the diversity, inclusion and wellbeing agenda, and HR communications. At the same time, you will provide advice and support across the full employee lifecycle, including performance management, onboarding, offboarding, induction, and flexible working. Duties and Responsibilities The main responsibilities of the role include but are not limited to Build and maintain collaborative and productive relationships with business managers, senior management and wider stakeholders Lead on end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and offboarding activities for departmental campaigns Lead on intranet updates and guidance packs Supports the development of policy and guidance Support work on data for workforce planning and recruitment activities Compile Management Information and central HR Returns Support budgets and transacting of HR and Finance activities Support Performance Management policy and processes Ensure accurate and up-to-date record keeping and efficient HR data management, in line with governance and assurance requirements Respond to queries relating to recruitment plans and HR processes Essential Criteria The post holder will need to demonstrate the following in their application and at interview: Desirable Criteria: CIPD Level 5 qualification or have experience in a HR Generalist role Behaviours We will assess you against the following Success Profiles Behaviours for HEO level during the application sift and at interview: Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Working Together Seeing the Big Picture How to Apply This vacancy is using Success Profiles and will assess your Behaviours and Strengths for HEO level. Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Working Together Seeing the Big Picture A statement of suitability no longer than 500 words to assess the essential and desirable criteria. While strengths questions are shorter and we do not expect a full STAR response, the panel is interested in your first reaction to the question and information or reasoning to support this. It may help to use one or more examples of a piece of work you have completed or a situation you have been in and use the WHO or STAR model to explain: WHO: What it was? Failure to provide sufficient information in support of an application prior to the closing date will not be considered as grounds for an appeal if an applicant is not shortlisted for interview. Security Clearance This role requires National Security Vetting given the access to sensitive information afforded by the job role. In addition, there is a minimum UK residency requirement set by the Cabinet Office which is dependent on the security level required for the role. Neither Detached Duty terms nor relocation costs will apply to this post. Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Further information about the post may be obtained from Daneeta Chubbah via email to Complaints The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. Appointment to the Civil Service is governed by the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles. You have the right to complain if you feel a department has breached the requirement of the Recruitment Principles. If you are not satisfied with the response, you may bring your complaint to the Commission. For further information on bringing a complaint to the Civil Service Commission please visit their web pages: Interview dates Date(s) w/c 22th and 29th June 2026 Contact information If you require any assistance please call (Monday to Friday 8am – 6pm) or email”, “datePosted”: “2026-05-22”, “hiringOrganization”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “Ministry of Justice”, “sameAs”: “https://uk.whatjobs.com/pub_api__cpl__438974135__4861?utm_campaign=publisher&utm_medium=api&utm_source=4861&geoID=936” }, “jobLocation”: { “@type”: “Place”, “address”: { “@type”: “PostalAddress”, “addressLocality”: “Belfast” } } }