Employee Relations Specialist Transformation

Role Overview

Are you resilient, decisive, and focused on delivering results? Do you communicate with clarity and take ownership of outcomes? This Employee Relations Specialist (Change & Transformation) will deliver expert employee relations support across complex change programmes, working within the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) to strengthen its culture and outcomes.

• Deliver expert employee relations support during organisational change projects, including restructures, realignments, and redundancies.
• Manage complex casework such as grievances raised because of change and transformation, ensuring timely resolution and risk mitigation.
• Ensure restructuring, redeployment, and realignment activities are managed sensitively and in accordance with IOPC policy, employment legislation, civil service governance frameworks, and best practice.
• Consult with staff and support management in providing written responses to staff proposals, ensuring thorough documentation.
• Work with People Business Partners to ensure redeployment and realignment processes are fully exhausted, reducing exit costs.
• Develop processes, policies, and procedures to facilitate effective change management.

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development Level7 qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong knowledge of change management and transformation principles.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and practical application.
• Excellent knowledge of HR best practices when managing change and redundancy consultation.
• Significant experience advising senior managers on organisational change, restructures, and large-scale transformations.
• Experience in consulting and negotiating with trade unions.
• Experience supporting staff through change, including redeployment, redundancies, and grievances.
• Experience with in the civil service, public, not‑for‑profit or charity sectors, preferably with exposure to the civil service redundancy process.
• Experience developing and implementing policies and procedures to support change.
• Ability to assess and evaluate the outcomes of change and transformation projects.

• Influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical and decision‑making skills.
• Problem‑solving and cost‑effective solutions.
• Coaching and mentoring skills.

• Willingness to travel to regional locations for in‑person meetings with staff and senior management.

We believe that diverse perspectives contribute to a more innovative and dynamic workplace. We actively encourage applications from individuals typically under‑represented or disadvantaged in society, including women, people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, parents and carers, disabled candidates, and neurodiverse candidates. The IOPC is a Disability Confident employer and commits to removing barriers for disabled people to thrive in the workplace. Reasonable adjustments are available and can be discussed during the application process.

• 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing to 32.5 days with service).
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan (provided by BHSF Civil Service pension).
• Civil Service maternity leave package and PAM employee assistance programme.
• Access to Civil Service Sports Council membership.
• Cycle‑to‑work scheme and Vivup Car Leasing Scheme.
• Learning and development tailored to the role.
• Flexible working options and a hybrid working policy requiring 40% office attendance.

Positive action under the Equality Act
2010 will be applied where required to promote diversity among top candidates.

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