Technical Assistant to the CPO & People Leadership Team

Technical Assistant

Derby/London/Hybrid

What you will be doing:

We are recruiting for a Technical Assistant to support the Chief People Officer and the People Leadership Team.

A fantastic career development opportunity for a Grade C individual wishing to broaden their experience and enhance their visibility at a senior level, complementary to long term career aspirations of high performing individuals.

The role will be for around a 18–24-month period. The location of the role is split between London and Derby with the option for hybrid working.

Responsibilities:

• Partnering with the SVP People Programmes and PMO to review, manage and communicate the annual corporate calendar for the team in accordance with the Board cycle and key ET core meetings linked to our People Strategy, preparing presentations, papers and agendas for key meetings and events
• Managing the Head Office HR budget and forecasting processes liaising with the HR teams and Finance
• Organising the PLT agenda, including capturing, organising and following-up on actions and outcomes from PLT meetings
• Preparing monthly CEO Board Report People inputs
• Programme managing the People Priorities process, including the creation, tracking, updating, reviewing and cascading of key projects and activities. Work collaboratively across the enterprise to ensure an integrated approach in step with organisation effectiveness team.
• Acting as a liaison between the CPO and internal/external parties as required, building positive relationships with stakeholders and collaborating effectively with other Technical Assistants and Chief of Staff to the Executive Team
• Completing day-to-day tasks for the Chief People Officer and their first line as required, including special projects such as the employee champion network, stakeholder committees and meet the board
• Supporting the CPO and wider PLT on any aspect of the full people system portfolio, including specific data analyses, project work and preparation of presentations and papers
• Programme managing and supporting the extended HR meetings as required

Why Rolls-Royce?

Work with us and we’ll welcome you into a culture of caring and belonging where you can be yourself. We will listen first, embrace feedback and act with integrity. We will invest in your continuous learning and development, and make sure you have access to a wide breadth and depth of opportunities to grow your career and make a difference.

We offer excellent development, a competitive salary and exceptional benefits. These include bonus, employee support assistance and employee discounts.

Hybrid working is a way in which our people can balance their time between the office, home or another remote location.  It’s a locally managed and flexed informal discretionary arrangement.  As a minimum we’re all expected to attend the workplace for collaboration and other specific reasons, on average three days per week. Discover more on our GBS Service Portal about hybrid working.

Who we’re looking for:

Being a part of Rolls-Royce, you’ll know we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference.  These principles form our behaviours. They are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles.

• Commercial acumen and be outcome focussed
• Great verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated high achievement in their roles to date within the Company
• Programme Management capability
• Competence in Microsoft excel to use as a data analytical tool
• An adaptable and resilient style
• An interest in Human Resources and an ability to demonstrate how the TA role will benefit their career
• The ability to work with minimal instruction
• The successful applicant will join the role for the period of the assignment and on completion would generally move into an appropriate career development opportunity

Join us & help Rolls-Royce to become a high-performing, competitive, resilient business.

Please be aware that the priority will be given to employees identified as being at high risk. 

The professional level and salary of the position will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate but is anticipated to be Level C.

This job is advertised at the grades shown, and this is the desired operating level for this role.

We encourage applications from candidates with relevant experience from any grade.

It is advised that you inform your current manager of your application for this role. 

We are an equal opportunities employer. We’re committed to developing a diverse workforce and an inclusive working environment. We believe that people from different backgrounds and cultures give us different perspectives. And the more perspectives we have, the more successful we’ll be. By building a culture of respect and appreciation, we give everyone who works here the opportunity to realise their full potential.

You can learn more about our global Inclusion strategy here.

Grade: Level C

Closing Date: 17/07/2025

Recruiter: [email protected]