Employee Relations Specialist

Our client is a people-led organisation with a strong heritage and a genuine commitment to creating a positive, inclusive workplace. They are now looking to appoint an experienced Employee Relations & Engagement Specialist to support their continued growth and to help shape best-practice people initiatives across the business.

This is a field-based role requiring regular travel across the UK, providing hands‑on ER support, complex case management and tribunal support, union dispute resolution, and partnering closely with HR colleagues and operational leaders.

As an Employee Relations Specialist, you will act as a trusted advisor on the employment relationship, championing fair and consistent employee relations practices. You will play a key role in developing clear, compliant policies and processes, contributing to engagement-focused projects, and promoting best practice across the wider group.

• Deliver high-quality, pragmatic advice on employee relations and engagement matters, ensuring alignment with employment legislation and business objectives
• Work collaboratively with HR specialists to support initiatives across Employee Relations, Wellbeing, Diversity & Inclusion and Reward
• Review, develop and maintain policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance and cultural alignment
• Contribute to HR and cross‑functional projects, supporting continuous improvement and engagement
• Manage group BAU ER activity, including complex casework and escalations
• Design and deliver ER training to upskill HR teams and people managers
• Support external employment solicitors with tribunal cases, including preparation and settlement discussions where appropriate
• Provide on‑site ER support for high‑risk or urgent issues across the estate, often at short notice

• Consistent, legally compliant ER practices embedded across the business
• Improved compliance and risk mitigation in employee relations matters
• Effective use of ER data (e.g. tribunals, disciplinaries, redundancies) to identify trends and develop line manager capability

• Strong background in providing commercially focused ER advice on complex and escalated cases
• Proven experience managing Employment Tribunal cases
• Experience working with Trade Unions and handling dispute resolution
• Track record of creating and delivering ER‑related training
• Confident communicator with strong influencing and presentation skills
• Highly organised with excellent planning and analytical abilities
• Resilient, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast‑paced, field‑based role
• IT‑literate
• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle

• Competitive Salary
• Collaborative environment
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday
• Charity fundraising events
• Educational sponsorship
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
• Long service awards
• Reward & recognition

New Ventures Recruitment Ltd is committed to promoting equal opportunities and diversity in the workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.