Employee Relations Manager

We are partnered with a leading professional services organisation in their recruitment of an Employee Relations Manager to join their HR function on a 12 month FTC. This is a hands-on, role providing expert, commercial employee relations advice across a large and complex business.

The role will suit an experienced ER professional who is confident operating at senior stakeholder level, balancing legal risk with commercial priorities, and supporting the business through a wide range of employee relations matters and strategic initiatives.

• Provide expert, pragmatic advice to HR teams, people managers and senior stakeholders across a broad range of matters including: disciplinary, grievance, discrimination, restructures, conflict resolution, capability, settlement agreements and policy interpretation.
• Manage and lead the day-to-day activity, development and coaching of the Employee Relations team, acting as first point of escalation for complex and high-risk cases.
• Manage ER cases end to end, including investigations, documentation, attendance at meetings to successfully resolve.
• Lead the review, development and refinement of HR policies, ensuring consistency of approach and alignment with current legislation.
• Support organisational change initiatives, including restructures, acting as subject matter expert on individual and collective consultation processes.
• Monitor ER trends and contribute to data analysis and reporting, identifying themes, risks and opportunities and making recommendations to senior HR leadership.

• Proven experience in a specialist employee relations or HR role with a strong ER focus, including complex case management and policy development.
• Experience of managing or coaching a small team.
• Confident communication and stakeholder management skills with the credibility to influence and advise at the senior level.
• In-depth knowledge of UK employment law, policy and process.
• Experience with in professional services or a similarly regulated, fast-paced environment would be advantageous.

Hybrid working available, with offices based in Central London.