Job Title: Head of People Capability – P&SC

Location: Flexible, UK + Hybrid Working Arrangements

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Role ID: SF65831

At Babcock we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together, and if you join us, you can play your part as a Head of People Capability – P&SC.

The role

As a Head of People Capability – P&SC you’ll have a role that’s out of the ordinary. Responsible for ensuring that the Global Procurement and Supply Chain function has a People Plan, aligned to the People Team priorities and functional 5-year Strategy. This role is pivotal in shaping a high-performing, inclusive and future ready P&SC workforce aligned with business priorities.

Day-to-day, you’ll be refining and deploying the P&SC People Strategy in alignment with business goals.

• Responsible for ensuring that P&SC People Capabilities are aligned with functional requirements, priority programmes and the 5-year plan
• Design and implement benchmarking, assessment and analysis tools to support standardised capability assessments
• Lead the creation and continuous improvement of the function’s talent pool, ensuring ongoing assessment, robust development plans, succession planning and support with capability gaps
• Input into the Strategic Workforce Plan, manage succession plans and work with key functional stakeholders to understand how the function needs to adapt to meet future demands

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Head of People Capability – P&SC:

• Proven experience in a people capability role or evidence of leading people capability change initiatives
• A background in, or good understanding of Procurement & Supply Chain
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders
• Established experience of working in a large corporate organisation
• Experience of leading change and feels comfortable managing matrix teams

Qualifications for the Head of People Capability – P&SC:

• We value difference and don’t have a fixed idea when it comes to background or education, provided you can show the required level of experience and/or willingness to learn then we would like to hear from you.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) / Security Check (SC) clearance for this role.

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

• Generous holiday allowance
• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
• Employee share scheme
• Employee shopping savings portal
• Payment of Professional Fees
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10-days special paid leave
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement. There is an annual Window to request this benefit.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity
• Flexible locations

Babcock International
For over a century Babcock has helped to defend nations, protect communities and build a better world. To continue, we must adapt, advance and be a sustainable business with a shared goal.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email [email protected] with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.

Closing date: 06/08/2025