Job Description:

This is a role within the Castrol organization, and the successful candidate will become part of the Castrol ring-fence. If you are part of the ring-fence, it is expected that your employment will move with Castrol to new ownership.

Our purpose is to deliver energy to the world, today and tomorrow. For over 100 years, bp has focused on discovering, developing, and producing oil and gas in the nations where we operate. We are one of the few companies globally that can provide governments and customers with an integrated energy offering. Delivering our strategy sustainably is fundamental to achieving our ambition to be a net zero company by 2050 or sooner.

About the role:

The P&C Advisor will act as a key in‑country People & Culture point of contact for Poland and the Nordics, supporting leaders and employees across the countries in scope. The role will work closely with partnering and CoE colleagues to deliver agreed entity and sub‑entity P&C priorities, ensuring local requirements and ways of working are reflected in solutions. The P&C Advisor will collaborate across the People & Culture function to deliver key initiatives that underpin successful execution of the business strategy across Poland and the Nordics.

Given the nature of the role, the P&C Advisor must be able to flex across multiple concurrent initiatives of varying complexity, business impact, and duration, while providing responsive, hands‑on advisory support to employees and managers across the countries in scope. Experience operating in a Poland and/or Nordics P&C environment is strongly preferred, together with confidence navigating different local employment practices and cultural contexts.

Support VP P&Cs and P&C Partners in delivering agreed entity/sub‑entity P&C priorities across Poland and the Nordics; translate priorities into tangible actions and project deliverables to enable successful delivery of the people plan.

Collaborate across the People & Culture function (Partnering, CoEs, Operations & Advisory) to deliver key initiatives underpinning successful execution of the business strategy in Poland and the Nordics.

Work flexibly across single or multiple concurrent projects/initiatives that may vary in terms of complexity, business impact, geographical spread, and duration, including periods of peak demand.

Act as an in‑country P&C Advisor for Poland and the Nordics, providing day‑to‑day guidance and support to employees and people leaders, and connecting them to the right P&C services and specialist support when required.

What you will deliver:

• Align with partnering and CoE colleagues to develop, plan, and complete delivery of prioritized strategic people and culture initiatives including talent management and development, DE&I, employee engagement, reorganizations, etc., ensuring local country considerations for Poland and the Nordics are incorporated.
• Work as part of a team to translate priorities into tangible actions/project deliverables.
• Work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary squad, often collaborating across geographies and time zones to ensure effective delivery.
• Maintain business knowledge to ensure deliverables are contextualized to the needs of different parts of the client organization as needed.
• Leverage and interpret data and insights relevant to the delivery of prioritized initiatives
• Partner with business leaders as needed to ensure successful project delivery
• Where supporting businesses with 24/7 operations, demonstrate willingness and ability to support Crisis & Continuity Management (C&CM) and/or IMT activities as needed, in line with local arrangements

What You will need to be successful:

Education requirements

• Degree and/or professionally qualified. Postgraduate qualification in Human Resources or a connected field would be advantageous

Skills

• Managing change
• Psychological safety
• Programme management
• Interested party management
• Communication
• Continuous improvement
• Organizational knowledge
• Commercial savvy
• Analytical thinking
• Collaboration
• Resilience
• Teamwork
• Coaching
• Customer centric thinking
• Excellent command of the Polish and English languages

Experience

• Demonstrated experience gained across a range of people & culture fields within commercial and operational environments
• Experience operating in a Poland and/or Nordics P&C environment is strongly preferred, with demonstrated ability to adapt P&C delivery to different local employment practices and cultural norms

Behavioural

• Track record of effective partnering, advising, and coaching
• Role-modelling of standards in continuous improvement and driving high performance

Technical

• Proven capability and experience in talent management, ER, change management, and organizational development
• Clear experience of project implementation and execution
• Demonstrated experience of operating in complex, geographically dispersed, and culturally diverse environments
• Experience working in cross country P&C teams and matrixed environments is preferred

Key Relationship - Internal

• VP P&C
• P&C Partners in Europe, META, GAM & GME team
• P&C Partners / Advisors in country cluster
• Business Leadership teams
• People Relations, Reward, Ops & Advisory, Talent

Why Join our team?

At Castrol, we provide an excellent working environment and employee benefits such as an open and inclusive culture, a great work-life balance, tremendous learning and development opportunities to craft your career path and many others.

We support our people to learn and grow in a diverse and exciting environment. We believe that our team is strengthened by diversity. We are committed to crafting an inclusive environment in which everyone is respected and treated fairly.

There are many aspects of our employees' lives that are significant, so we offer benefits to enable your work to fit with your life. These benefits can include flexible working options, collaboration spaces in a modern office environment, and others benefits.

Reinvent your career as you help our business meet the challenges of the future.

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Travel Requirement
Up to 10% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:
Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Analytical Thinking, Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and Innovation, Customer service delivery excellence, Customer Service Design, Data Management, Decision Making, Developing and implementing strategy, Discovered resource estimation and assurance, Employee and labour relations (Inactive), Extract, Global Perspective, Information Security, Leading transformation, Management Reporting, Managing change, Managing strategic partnerships, Measurement and metrics, Organizational Knowledge, Performance and planning, Problem Solving, Project and programme management {+ 5 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp's recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.