Employee Relations Specialist Transformation

Are you resilient, decisive, and focused on delivering results? Do you communicate with clarity and take ownership of outcomes? If so, this could be the right opportunity for you.

This role offers the chance to make a tangible impact, combining strategic influence with hands on delivery in a fair and inclusive manner. You will build your expertise, broaden your experience, and drive meaningful organisational change that delivers real value to colleagues and the wider public.

You will join a high-performing People & Change team, where your experience will contribute directly to shaping organisational transformation.

As an Employee Relations Specialist (Change & Transformation), you will play a key role in delivering expert employee relations support across complex change programmes. You will operate in a fast-paced environment where accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement are essential.

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• Organisational change and transformation projects, such as restructures, realignments, and redundancies, are effectively delivered in line with employment law, best practice and civil service governance frameworks.
• Complex casework, such as grievances raised because of change and transformation, are managed promptly and effectively and seek ways to mitigate financial risk and legal recourse.
• Restructure, redeployment, and realignment activities are managed sensitively and in accordance with IOPC policy and employment legislation.
• Consultation with staff is effectively conducted and proposals offered by colleagues are given full consideration by leaders, and support management with providing a written response.
• Work alongside People Business Partners to ensure that our redeployment and realignment processes are fully exhausted to reduce exit costs.

• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development level 7 qualification or equivalent experience.

• Excellent knowledge of change management and transformation principles.
• Excellent knowledge of employment law and its practical application.
• Excellent knowledge of HR best practice when managing change.
• Leadership principles and practices.
• Excellent knowledge of redundancy consultation.

• Experience of leading and advising senior managers on implementing organisational change and restructures.
• Significant experience of consulting and negotiating with trade unions.
• Significant experience of supporting staff through change.
• Significant experience of leading on providing employee relations advice in relation to redundancies, redeployment and grievances.
• Experience of leading large organisational transformational change.
• Working in a People/HR environment with responsibilities for influencing change.
• Experience of working in the civil service, public, not for profit or charity sectors, preferably with experience of engaging with the civil service redundancy process.
• Developing processes and or policies and procedure to facilitate effective change.
• Working collaboratively with senior managers and leadership teams.
• Experience of working with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of assessing and evaluating the outcomes of change and transformation.

• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Strong decision-making skills.
• The ability to problem-solve and find cost effective solutions.
• Good coaching and mentoring skills.

Applicants must be willing to travel to regional locations to conduct in person meetings with staff and senior management.

The role requires clearance to BPSS.

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We believe that diverse perspectives contribute to a more innovative and dynamic workplace. We actively encourage applications from individuals who are typically under-represented or disadvantaged in society. This includes women, people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, parents and carers, and disabled candidates, including neurodiverse candidates.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and creating an inclusive environment where diverse perspectives are valued and supported.

• 27.5 days paid annual leave (increasing with service to 32.5 days)
• The option to buy, sell, or carry over annual leave is reviewed each year and offered when possible.
• Voluntary Health Cash Plan provided by BHSF
• Civil Service pension
• Civil Service maternity leave package
• PAM employee assistance programme
• Access to Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC) membership
• Cycle to work scheme
• Opportunity to enjoy the latest home and electronics in a more affordable way provided by Vivup
• Car Leasing Scheme
• Staff Networks…