Employee Relations Consultant

The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.

Leicester, hybrid working

C £50,000 p.a. DOE

• Are you an experienced Employee Relations professional looking for your next challenge within a fast-paced, commercial organisation?
• Do you have experience supporting organisational change, restructures and redeployment alongside complex ER casework?
• Are you confident partnering with senior leaders to provide pragmatic, commercially focused people advice?

ER Recruitment are excited to be working with our client, who are a successful and nationally-known business. They are now looking for a talented and knowledgeable ER Partner to join their successful and dynamic team! With hybrid working and brilliant benefits, this role is perfect for anyone looking for a career with a team who will support but still maintain a great work-life balance.

• Partner with business leaders to provide commercially focused Employee Relations advice across your aligned business area.
• Manage a varied caseload including absence, disciplinary, grievance, performance and capability matters.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives including restructures, consultation processes, redeployment and organisational design projects.
• Coach and influence managers to ensure consistent, fair and commercially balanced decision making.
• Provide expert guidance on employment legislation, policy and best practice.
• Support collective and individual consultation processes, working with Trade Unions and colleague forums where appropriate.
• Analyse Employee Relations data and trends, producing meaningful MI and recommendations to reduce business risk.
• Identify opportunities to improve people processes, policies and ways of working.
• Build trusted relationships across the business, supporting both commercial objectives and the wider people strategy.
• Ensure customer and colleague outcomes remain at the heart of all decision making.

• Significant Employee Relations experience within a complex, fast-paced private sector organisation.
• Previous experience supporting organisational change, restructures, redeployment and consultation processes is essential.
• Experience of organisational design (OD) or wider transformation projects would be highly advantageous.
• Strong knowledge of UK employment legislation and Employee Relations best practice.
• Experience coaching and influencing managers at all levels.
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a changing business environment.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using management information (MI) to identify trends and support decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex issues.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience is desirable.

• Excellent Salary
• Hybrid working
• Generous holiday allowance with the opportunity to purchase up to 5 more days
• Flexible pension options
• Healthcare cash-plan
• Income protection and life assurance cover
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounts and cashback