Human Resources Profile “The breadth of opportunity available to employees at Rolls-Royce surprised me – it’s a complex, diverse and dynamic organisation with something for everyone. If you’re ambitious and keen to develop your career, there are always plenty of opportunities across a number of functions to help you achieve this. The most enjoyable aspect of the programme is this opportunity to gain solid experience in a number of different departments and locations - in my first 18 months I worked in 4 departments in 3 different locations. This enabled me to work with a whole range of people in the organisation, both in and outside the HR function, and ultimately gave me the opportunity to build an invaluable professional network. The programme has also given me a solid grounding in the HR function at Rolls-Royce. The experiences I’ve had have developed both my technical and managerial skills and have provided a valuable perspective on HR activity, which I can build on as I progress my career. My main responsibilities have been to design and deliver HR projects. For example, a people processes handbook for defence aerospace managers in Bristol, the global orientation process across South East Asia and an employee handbook for Singapore. In each case, I was responsible for leading the activity, designing the content and implementation through getting buy-in from the relevant businesses and key stakeholders. The most interesting of these projects was the Employee Handbook
in Singapore. My work included reviewing internal employee handbooks
in the UK and those of external organisations, developing an understanding
of Singapore employment legislation to ensure compliance and working
across businesses to bring an element of standardisation to in-country
employment practice. It was hard work at times, but it was a really
interesting and satisfying project.” © Rolls-Royce plc 2007 |