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Employee Relations Consultant

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  • Job type

    Permanent

  • Location

    London

  • Working Pattern

    Flexible Working,Full-time

  • Specialism

    Employee Relations

  • Industry

    Education & Training

  • Pay

    Between 42,000 and 49,550 depending on experience

  • Closing date

    7 Apr 2025
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Employee Relations Consultant

Your new company
This London-based university is a service-driven function, working closely alongside six academic schools as well as their Professional Services Directorates to understand and collaborate on their priorities, opportunities, and challenges. Operating at strategic and operational levels, within a rapidly changing political, economic, and legal context, the HR Directorate aims to provide innovative and practical solutions, thereby helping managers to achieve their aims and objectives.

Your new role
As part of a dedicated Employee Relations Team, the post holder will provide complex employee relations advice as a subject-matter expert to people managers across the newly integrated institution, supporting the University to minimise and resolve employee relations matters efficiently and in line with its policies and procedures. They will also ensure employee relations issues and trends are measured, reported on, analysed, and appropriate continuous improvement measures implemented.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

  • Act as first line of contact and subject-matter expert in the HR Team for any complex people management issues, working closely with people managers on the management and resolution of individual employee relations cases. This will include, for example, providing HR support at investigation and hearing stage.
  • Guide, coach, and develop people managers to manage employee relations issues using the university’s policies and procedures, and in line with HR best practice.
  • Advise on and positively encourage the application of best practice in employment matters with regard to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Contribute to the development of good practice in relation to case management, conflict resolution and mediation.
  • Liaise with specialist legal counsel as appropriate.
  • Contribute to the preparation for and coordination of employment tribunals and associated legal fora. Participate in employment tribunals where appropriate.
  • In collaboration with the Employee Relations Manager, Organisational Development Team, and other HR colleagues, evaluate and identify case risk, and advise senior leadership and management on the appropriate interventions for managing risks identified.
  • Design and implement/deliver a variety of support mechanisms (e.g., training resources and guides, website resources) to maximise support available to the HR Team, and staff and managers involved in processes.
  • In collaboration with colleagues in the Employee Relations & Policy Team, analyse trends from employee relations casework and employment case law to identify areas of potential risk, and make recommendations for policy changes, updates or training requirements.
  • Work closely with Organisational Development, and other members of the HR Senior Team, in providing support with the implementation of change programmes that impact the university and its staff, ensuring both consistency and best practice are followed.
  • Advise on and positively encourage the application of best practice in employment matters with regard to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
  • Contribute to the professional development of the Employee Relations & Policy Team, and wider Directorate, through your functional expertise.
  • Support collective trade union relations, for example, by contributing to consultation and negotiation processes with the university’s recognised trade unions.
  • Co-ordinate responses to surveys, e.g. sector benchmarking.
  • Participate in HR, University, and HEI working groups as required.

What you'll need to succeed
  • A graduate membership of the CIPD or broad-based business qualification, together with practical HR experience in a range of HR activities including experience in employee relations.
  • Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of employment legislation and employment practice, with a sound judgement in HR and Employee Relations matters.
  • A demonstrable track record of HR and Employee Relations delivery, including management of a broad range of casework, and significant experience of providing advice to managers on a full range of employee relations and HR issues.
  • Recent experience of developing robust strategies for managing complex employee relations processes.
  • Experience of staff engagement and liaison with Trade Union(s), in particular on an individual level.
  • Excellent writing skills with the ability to draft complex HR documents
  • An understanding of GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018, with the ability to deal with sensitive matters with discretion.

What you'll get in return
  • A salary of between £42,632 to £49,250 per annum, depending on experience.
  • 30 days of annual leave, plus 8 statutory and 4 additional days during the Christmas holiday period.
  • A hybrid-working structure.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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