Employee Relations Specialist WCC

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Salary range
: £44,331 - £48,402 per annum. Salary negotiable depending upon experience
Work location
:
Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, Westminster, SW1E 6QP

Hours per week
: 36
Contract type
:
Fixed term until 30 November 2027
Closing date
: 09 October
Interview date
:
To be confirmed

THE EXTRAORDINARY STORY OF DAPHNE’S INSIGHT
Corporate Services in Westminster City Council is a world of extraordinary stories, where passionate and expert professionals go above and beyond for their colleagues every day.
Daphne, our champion for people with learning difficulties, is a real beacon. She doesn’t just advocate for colleagues with these difficulties, she teaches managers how to identify and understand the conditions and support their teams hne has an innate ability to see the human behind every situation, helping them capitalise on strengths and overcome challenges to be their very best. With her empathy and expertise, she’s a natural.

But then, a lifetime of managing her own dyslexia and dyspraxia brings with it unique insight. Our people – and ultimately residents – benefit every day.
Please view the extraordinary story of Daphne’s Insight here .

As an Employee Relations Specialist you can make your own powerful contribution to Westminster’s success. Providing expert guidance on employee relations including disciplinary, grievance, performance and wellbeing matters, you’ll help our managers navigate a range of challenging issues while ensuring fair, consistent and legally compliant outcomes. Offering carefully considered guidance on employment legislation, HR and best practice, you’ll lead, deliver and contribute to a range of projects and work with legal to prepare responses and witness statements for Employment Tribunals.
Interpretation of policies and procedures for line managers and helping them to meet their legal, procedural and development requirements, you’ll devise and implement tailored solutions to a range of complex subjects, and lead on the development and review of our HR policies and employment practices. We’ll also expect you to work with managers and the HR team to ensure that operational issues are identified, and provide updates and information relating to the development of the latest HR strategies and initiatives.
But your work won’t stop here – you’ll also make recommended changes to HR policies and employment practices to ensure they meet our needs. Committed to keeping up to date with the latest developments in employment legislation, EC directives, codes of practice and related matters, and maintaining your knowledge of HR policies and procedures, employment law and relevant case law, you’ll also be responsible for ensuring the council complies with its statutory responsibilities, and support and promote our equality and diversity agenda.
Please refer to the Job Description for more information.

To be a success in this important, fast-paced role you should have well developed experience of working in the HR function of a unionised local authority or other multi-service organisation, and advising on issues such as discipline, grievance, sick absence, performance management and redundancy. With in-depth knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, you’ll have a proactive approach to your responsibilities, and be capable of working to deadlines and targets while focusing on a large number of cases and projects at the same time.
Your excellent communication and interpersonal skills will see you developing positive working relationships with managers and trade union representatives at all levels of our organisation, and your superb research, analytical and…