Onboarding and Experience Planner

Job Description

The Onboarding and Experience Planner will be responsible for supporting the Onboarding and Experience Manager and the SPD Management team to create and implement a seamless onboarding and early learning experience for applicable new employees, with a view to recruits being able to add value to the Licence quickly. Focussed on initial 6 months, but will be capable of working with stakeholders to outline and set in motion a typical first 2y.

The role is critical to the implementation and success of SPD's workforce renewal and growth plans, specifically delivering an efficient centralised early learning process for high volumes of 'bulk role' recruits.

What you'll be doing

• Meticulously plan and ensure completion of key onboarding deliverables with all the associated inputs being tightly coordinated, including attendance compliance
• Proactively manage complex series of existing (and create new) processes, on and off system, between P&O, Licence managers, and other SPEN business departments
• Contribute to the teams general operations with tasks including accurate preparation of reports, scorecards
• Maintain and manage any departmental contacts, responding to requests and queries from line managers, new recruits and other SPEN or Corporate departments.
• Consult with and provide support to line managers on the onboarding and early learning process
• Develop, maintain, and enhance relations with key business stakeholders

What you'll bring

• Experience in a role that's been responsible for understanding and organising others learning
• Awareness of early learning associated with small construction and / or electrical works
• Enthusiastic and self motivated individual that will be the welcoming face for many
• A highly motivated, pro-active individual with (as a minimum) growth potential into a people person and coach/trainer.
• Strong organisation and planning skills.
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Excellent interpersonal, communication & influencing skills
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders across all channels to create standardised onboarding content and deliverables
• Effective prioritisation of work
• Comfortable working in a matrix management way
• Demonstrated business acumen and analytical skills for effective and efficient problem solving
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, reactive environment
• Ability to deliver to challenging performance metrics and conflicting goals

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow. That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why SP Energy Networks

SP Energy Networks is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. We keep electricity flowing to homes and businesses through Central and Southern Scotland, North Wales and in the North West of England. We operate over 4000km of cables and lines that make-up the transmission network - connecting infrastructure like wind farms into the electricity system. It's a role that puts us right at the heart of Scotland's ambition to be Net Zero by 2044. And we're taking it very seriously.

We're investing >£5.5 billion into our transmission network, directly supporting the rapid growth needed in renewable energy. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

We are committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].