Employee Relations Business Partner

MCS Group; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading employer in Northern Ireland is seeking an Employee Relations Business Partner for a full-time permanent role in Belfast. You will act as a trusted advisor, leading complex employee relations cases and ensuring positive relationships with trade unions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in HR and be CIPD qualified. Competitive salary, bonuses, and flexible working options are included.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Bonus

Hybrid and flexible working

Enhanced pension

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Proven HR Business Partner or HR Advisor with Employee Relations expertise.
• Solid knowledge of Northern Ireland employment law and best practices.
• Experience managing complex ER cases.

Responsibilities

• Lead on complex employee relations cases including grievances and disciplinary actions.
• Support managers with proactive employee relations advice.
• Provide expert advice on HR policies and employment law.

Skills

Employee relations expertise

Knowledge of NI employment law

Communication skills

Ability to influence

Coaching ability

Education

CIPD Qualified

Job description

Employee Relations Business Partner - Belfast - Permanent

MCS Group is delighted to partner with a leading employer as they look to add an HR Business Partner to their team, in this full-time permanent role.

The role:

As Employee Relations Business Partner, you will act as a trusted advisor to managers and employees, providing expert guidance on all aspects of ER including investigations, grievances, disciplinaries, performance management and conflict resolution.

You will also play a key role in maintaining positive working relationships with trade unions and employee representatives, ensuring collaborative and constructive dialogue on matters that impact our people and the business.

The main responsibilities:

• Lead and advise on complex employee relations cases including grievance, disciplinary, absence, performance and capability.
• Support managers with proactive ER advice, ensuring consistency and fairness across the organisation.
• Provide expert advice and guidance on the application of HR policies, best practice, employment law and IR.
• Provide support for HR wide initiatives and lead network wide HR projects as required.
• Build line manager capability through coaching and delivering ER-focused training.
• Provide insight and recommendations on ER trends to shape people strategy and drive a positive employee experience.

The ideal candidate:

• Proven HR Business Partner (or HR Advisor ready to step up) with strong employee relations expertise.
• Solid knowledge of NI employment law and best practice ER processes.
• Experienced in managing high-volume, complex ER cases from end-to-end.
• Skilled communicator, able to influence and challenge with credibility.
• CIPD Qualified.

What's on offer:

• Competitive base salary.
• Bonus.
• Hybrid and flexible working.
• Enhanced pension.
• Support for continued professional development.

To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity please contact Rebekah Mulligan, Senior HR Recruitment Consultant at MCS Group.

MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.