Employee Relations Consultant

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government entity in Birmingham is seeking an Employee Relations Consultant to deliver expert HR advice. The role involves supporting managers in employee relations, focusing on solutions and policy improvement. Candidates should be CIPD Level 5 qualified or bring equivalent experience. This position offers the chance to make a significant contribution to the city's workforce development.

Benefits

Inclusive workplace

Support for career development

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering expert advice on employee relations matters.
• Ability to coach managers in a unionized environment.
• Proven track record in policy improvement and supporting strategic projects.

Responsibilities

• Deliver expert HR advice on conduct and capability.
• Support both strategic projects and day-to-day casework.
• Contribute to training delivery and legal case preparation.

Skills

Expert HR advice

Strong partnership building

Policy improvement

Training delivery

Solutions focus

Education

CIPD Level 5 qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Overview

Employee Relations Consultant — Permanent; Grade 5 - £42,839 - £51,356; Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review; Working 36.5 hours per week.

About us

We are at the heart of Birmingham City Council’s most essential asset – it’s People. Playing a vital role in shaping the future of the city and ensuring that key services reach those who need them most. With a focus on aligning workforce needs with organisational goals, our team supports, engages, and motivates the workforce to deliver exceptional services to Birmingham's citizens. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive, guided by our core principles of being helpful, open-minded, and delivering positive outcomes. By working collaboratively across service areas, we provide expert guidance and support to colleagues, empowering them to focus on delivering vital front-line services. If you're passionate about making a difference, this role gives you the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking, diverse, and vibrant city, creating lasting impact for both our employees and citizens.

About You

As an Employee Relations Consultant at Birmingham City Council, you’ll play a vital role in delivering expert HR advice across a wide range of ER matters—from conduct and capability to TUPE and litigation. This is a dynamic opportunity where your expertise will directly support both strategic projects and day-to-day casework, ensuring fair and effective outcomes that enhance employee experience and organisational performance.

You’ll be the go-to advisor for managers across the council, building strong partnerships and coaching them to confidently manage employee relations in a unionised environment. With a clear focus on solutions, policy improvement, and empowering others, you’ll also contribute to training delivery and legal case preparation. If you're CIPD Level 5 qualified (or bring equivalent experience), and thrive in a fast-paced, people-first setting, this is your chance to shape positive change at scale.

Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached.

Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.

We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.

We are dedicated to supporting internal mobility and the development of our people. As such, applications from internal employees and those under S118 will be given priority and reviewed before external applications are considered.

For any informal enquires please contact: [e-mail]

Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.

We strive to advertise all roles for a minimum of two weeks. However, due to high application volumes vacancies may close earlier than the stated deadline. We encourage you to submit your application without delay to ensure consideration.