Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement - People Operations Lead

Responsibilities

• This role combines:
• Transformation delivery: aligned to the Future Operating Model and technology roadmap
• Operational leadership: across Employee Relations (ER) processes and case management
• Capability build: including establishing a dedicated Investigations Team
• The role directly supports Centrica's shift to:
• A tech-enabled, data-driven People Operations function
• A consistent, scalable ER and case management model
• A proactive approach to colleague relations and experience
• During your placement, you will:
• Take on a high-impact, hands-on role and operate across three interconnected domains. These are:
• Operating Model Transformation:
• Support design and implementation of the Future People Operations model
• Translate strategic design into practical, workable processes and structures
• Drive standardisation, governance, and clear ownership across services
• Technology & Process Transformation:
• Lead delivery of People Operations technology changes
• Simplify and digitise colleague and manager journeys
• Embed automation, workflow consistency, and data insight
• Operational Delivery & ER Capability Build:
• Provide leadership across day-to-day People Operations activities
• Establish and operationalise a central Investigations Team
• Strengthen ER case handling, governance, and consistency
• You'll also live our values: Courage, Care, Delivery, Agility and Collaboration

Requirements

• We're looking for potential, not perfection. You don't need to meet every requirement to apply:
• We'd love to see:
• Experience of HR / People Operations / ER environments
• Operational delivery in complex organisations
• Strong process design and improvement capability
• Ability to translate strategy into practical delivery and lead change in ambiguous environments
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• High levels of ownership, accountability and resilience
• Experience operating in structured, high-accountability environments
• Leading teams through change or transformation
• Problem solving and decision-making capability
• Ability to work across multiple priorities and stakeholders
• An interest in People transformation and Technology & operational improvement
• This role offers:
• Exposure to enterprise-level transformation
• Experience in building and scaling operational capabilities
• Opportunity to lead real organisational change
• Development of strategic, operational, and people leadership capability
• On placement you'll also have a dedicated business mentor, opportunities to meet senior leaders, and plenty of support to settle into your role.
• Who the programme is for. This placement is open to:
• Military Service Leavers: leaving the Forces or within the 2-year CTP window at application
• Elite Athletes: international competition experience and/or professional UK sports experience within the last three years
• We recognise excellence: We want you to feel included, supported and able to succeed. On placement you'll receive:
• Real project & transformation experience in a FTSE100 organisation
• £50,000 salary for the 12month

Benefits

Additional Information

Join us, be part of more. We're so much more than an energy company. We're a family of brands revolutionising how we power the planet. We're energisers. One team of 21,000 colleagues that's energising a greener, fairer future by creating an energy system that doesn't rely on fossil fuels, whilst living our powerful commitment to igniting positive change in our communities. Here, you can find more purpose, more passion, and more potential. That's why working here is #MoreThanACareer. We do energy differently - we do it all. We make it, store it, move it, sell it, and mend it. Military & Elite Athlete 2026 Talent Placement - People Operations Lead September 2026 Intake Location: UK wide. Hybrid with occasional office travel for collaboration and team meetings. For example: Leicester, Stockport, London, Windsor, Reading Length of Placement: 12-month Fixed Term Contract with significant potential to roll off into a Permanent role. A programme designed to help you thrive during career transition. We're delighted to open applications for our Military & Elite Athlete Talent Placement Programme - September 2026 Intake. This programme is designed to support you as you transition into a new career. Whether you're leaving the Armed Forces or finishing an elite sporting career, we welcome the experience, discipline and resilience you bring. You'll gain hands on experience in a FTSE100 organisation, receive tailored support, and join a community that values who you are and what you can offer. We have five placement roles available, and People Operations Lead role is one of them

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